gizmo111
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How much do the Cyclone rakes sell for?
How to pick up pine needles?
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len10
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I have the "classic" which is the smallest model. It sells for $1045. The largest model sells for $1945.
Because the mower is cutting/mulching as you go the suction is extremely powerful. Mine is middle of the road size. 8 inch with 9 hp motor. Some dust involved depending on the debris. When the trailer is full it produces dust out the vent. So you empty and start again. They make a screw drive or hydraulic type lift to assist. If you lower your deck will vacuum more debris. It is trial and error. But the machine works its not one of them smoke and mirror miracle devices as seen on TV buy one get one free plus separate S&H. It is one of the real get what you pay for. I think they have a try and buy. Call them. You will talk to a person and not asked to press one for English.
gizmo111
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I can't quite see in the photo how you clamped them to the bucket. How did you do it?
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gizmo111
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How much did it cost you? How long to attach to bucket?
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Well it's not really a standard bucket
the category it fits in would be- a tined manure bucket/grapple this one is used New would be close to $1000 I would think...
As far as (attaching to bucket ) this whole assembly pins on to the loader arms.
I have a standard bucket for normal loader uses...
gizmo111
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That is an interesting bucket and it looks like you can pick up a lot of needles that way. Thanks for the photo and info. It is appreciated.
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The photos here are for a fairly easy and cheap-to-build front loader brush forks. The "L" tine support is 3x3x3/8 and the fork rebar is 3/4", doubled every other fork the back guard is 1/2" and 3/8" rebar alternated. All stock was in the scrap pile so it just cost me fabrication time and a bit of welding stick. I live in the forest too and this moves A LOT of pine needles effortlessly on my BX 23.
See the painted photo. The bottom 3x3x3/8 "L" deflected under big loads (green, leafed out logging branches, not pine needles) so I boxed the "L" with another piece of 3x3x3/8...no problems since with loads to max loader capacity...granted it's a small tractor.
See the painted photo. The bottom 3x3x3/8 "L" deflected under big loads (green, leafed out logging branches, not pine needles) so I boxed the "L" with another piece of 3x3x3/8...no problems since with loads to max loader capacity...granted it's a small tractor.
gizmo111
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Excellent needle rake...Thank you for being so kind to post the photos and information. It will make it easy for me to build one for my small JD 2210.