The inventor of agricultural machinery has no degree.

Starting as a motorcycle mechanic in a rural area on the outskirts of Hanoi, through perseverance and a passion for invention, Ta Dinh Huy has created versatile agricultural machines that have transformed farming methods for many households. He has contributed to making the dream of rural mechanization a reality.

A turning point in the life of the agricultural machinery inventor.

Ta Dinh Huy was born in Hoa Phu commune, Hanoi city, but grew up in the industrial city of Thai Nguyen. His father was a steel worker. The air thick with the smell of iron and steel, and the constant roar of machinery day and night, instilled in him a love for machinery and mechanics.

After graduating from high school, Huy passed the entrance exam to the University of Industrial Fine Arts. However, his plans to attend university had to be put on hold when a family tragedy struck: his father passed away suddenly. The difficult economic circumstances forced him to start working earlier than many of his peers. He enrolled in a short-term motorcycle repair course and then returned to his hometown of Hoa Phu to open a mechanical shop. It was there that Huy discovered his true passion for these inanimate machines, which held many fascinating secrets he wanted to explore.

Mr. Ta Dinh Huy next to the 23-in-1 multi-functional agricultural machine.

During his time as a mechanic, he had many farmer clients. Seeing how hard they worked, enduring the harsh sun and rain, and how precarious their income was, he harbored the idea of ​​inventing agricultural machinery to help farmers reduce their hardship in the fields. "I saw how hard the farmers worked pumping water, bailing water, carrying rice, and doing manual labor, so I wanted to create simple machines to replace them. I thought about repurposing machines and engines no longer used in road transport to improve them into affordable agricultural machines," Huy explained.

Determined to realize his idea, he threw himself into the work. During the day, he repaired cars for customers to earn an income. In the evenings or whenever he had free time, he would take out machinery and scrap metal to study. Sometimes he worked through lunchtime, and other times he stayed up all night tinkering, learning, sketching parts, calculating functions and technical specifications to create the machine's shape; he made countless mistakes and had to correct them for days, over many years.

Mr. Ta Dinh Huy (right in the photo) invented agricultural machines that help farmers reduce the hardship of their work in the fields.

During that period, Huy's motorcycle repair shop was a chaotic mess, like a junkyard. A mechanic abandoning his customers to immerse himself in seemingly discarded machinery – to many, this was incomprehensible, and some even considered him "eccentric." Close friends shook their heads, saying, "Who would buy or use that?" However, among the few who believed in him and supported him was Nguyen Ba Thao, a close friend and partner of Huy: "We met because we shared a common interest in sports – Huy and I were both on the village badminton team. From our group activities, I heard him talk about his plans and witnessed him seriously researching and inventing machinery day and night. So I followed in Huy's footsteps and continued his passion."

Ignoring the criticisms and complaints, Huy persevered with his project. By 2005, the first machine created by Ta Dinh Huy took shape – a three-function agricultural machine. Although rudimentary, it proved successful in practical testing. Huy shared: “The first machine only had three basic functions: pumping water, winching, and tilling the soil for farmers. I used scrap metal and sprockets from vehicles, and used a chain drive, which resulted in a lot of gears and space to accommodate the entire sprocket system, making the machine large and cumbersome. Gradually, I improved the machine to be more compact, lightweight, and more functional and convenient.”

This remote-controlled tiller was invented by Mr. Ta Dinh Huy.

From his early days tinkering and assembling in a small workshop in his hometown, Ta Dinh Huy gradually nurtured bolder ideas. He developed the initial 3-function machine into a "6-in-1," "15-in-1," and then a "23-in-1," each generation of product being the culmination of hundreds of trials and errors, sleepless nights spent with blueprints and steel.

Lacking formal training in mechanical engineering, Ta Dinh Huy taught himself through trial and error, creating his own solutions. He started from the practical needs of farmers to find a solution. Each failure was a learning experience, allowing him to derive the simplest and easiest-to-use operating principles for farmers.

After nearly 20 years of dedicated invention, Mr. Ta Dinh Huy has created a remarkable "brainchild"—an agricultural machine integrating 23 functions. This machine can replace human labor in most farming tasks: from plowing, tilling, and sowing to pumping water, spraying pesticides, creating furrows, winching, and sucking mud. Its versatility not only saves farmers the cost of investing in many separate machines but also significantly reduces the effort required for operation. Thanks to its outstanding efficiency in production, Mr. Huy's product has quickly become a familiar tool for farmers in many localities nationwide, and is also exported to Laos, Cambodia, and several neighboring markets. Mr. Kieu Ngoc Le, owner of a 38-hectare organic farm in Tuyen Quang province, said: "Farming on a large scale without machinery is very labor-intensive. When I learned about Mr. Huy's agricultural machine with its outstanding features, I went directly to his farm to learn more and place an order."

Aspiration to open new avenues for rural laborers.

Not content with just agricultural machinery, Mr. Ta Dinh Huy has also expanded into the production of wood-look plastic doors. In 2017, during a trip to another country to learn about modern agricultural machinery production lines, Mr. Huy and his close associate Nguyen Ba Thao had an unexpected experience. Impressed by the high level of automation in the machinery, they took notice of a production line for plastic doors using advanced technology, designed to replace wooden doors in civil construction.

Inside the agricultural machinery manufacturing workshop of Mr. Ta Dinh Huy.

Huy recounted that, standing before the plastic molding process, shaping the mold, and finishing the product, within minutes, he immediately thought of its potential application in his hometown – where many rural houses still use traditional wooden doors, which are both expensive and harmful to forest resources. From a fleeting glance, a new idea was sparked. According to Huy, "making products to serve the people is a joy, but helping others find work and earn an income right in their own homeland is the greatest happiness."

Returning to Vietnam, Huy and Thao began researching and adapting the technology to suit local conditions. Soon after, a company producing wood-look plastic doors was established in their hometown of Hoa Phu. From an initial experimental production line, Huy and his partners' plastic door factory gradually expanded in both scale and technology. As market demand increased, they boldly invested in additional workshops, semi-automatic machinery, and a high-quality product finishing area. “The factory has been established for 8 years now. Initially, the production scale was very small, only a few thousand square meters, but now it has expanded to 15,000 square meters, producing 1,000 door sets per day, supplying dealers and distributors, and creating jobs for about 500 local workers,” Huy said.

Ta Dinh Huy's persistent journey has been honored with numerous prestigious awards. In 2014, his invention of a multi-functional plow won first prize in the "Inventors" program organized by Vietnam Television. In 2018, he won first prize in the 7th National Farmers' Technical Innovation Competition. In 2019, he was awarded the "Farmers' Scientist" certificate. In 2022, his "Multi-functional Agricultural Machine" invention was officially granted a patent for a useful solution. Prior to that, he received a commendation from the Chairman of Hanoi City for being an "Outstanding Advanced Model" in the patriotic emulation movement during the 2010-2015 period.

From an unqualified mechanic to a business owner with a chain of modern factories, Ta Dinh Huy's journey is a testament to the power of willpower and the spirit of daring to think outside the box, daring to pursue one's passion and personal choices.

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