Landscape rake for roots, sticks

[BruceS_55]

I am clearing land for a home site. I am removing a bunch of trees (mainly walnut, oak and locust). After clearing the trees and grinding stumps there is a lot of loose roots and sticks and also depressions left over from stump grinding. Would a landscape rake be a good tool for raking all this up and leveling it? I am thinking about a Land Pride LR1672 with gauge wheels behind a TYM 2515H (25 hp). A local dealer priced one at $2250 with the wheel kit. That seems high but if the quality is there maybe not. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Any experience with a landscape rake?

My lot has a lot of small 2-4" rocks that I would like to clear. I was going to try to collect them by hand with a garden rake but it's just to much. I can buy a 48" landscape rake for my BX for $600 but was wondering if it would be the right tool. My rototiller sorted out all the bigger...

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[buckeyefarmer]

Everything Attachments Landscape Rake, Root Rake

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EA also has lighter rakes for smaller tractors.

 

[BruceS_55]

Everything Attachments Landscape Rake, Root Rake

Landscape rake, Root Rake, Rock Rake, York Rake, available in 60', 72', 84', and 96 inch sizes FREE SHIPPING WITHIN 1,000 MILES!

www.everythingattachments.com

EA also has lighter rakes for smaller tractors.

I wasn't looking for an advertisement. They are a dime a dozen.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I wasn't looking for an advertisement. They are a dime a dozen.

Pardon me for trying to help you.

 

[BruceS_55]

Pardon me for trying to help you.

I apologize if I was snippy to you. I have already read the thread about rocks. I was wondering about sticks and roots and leveling. Sorry for the perceived slight.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I am clearing land for a home site. I am removing a bunch of trees (mainly walnut, oak and locust). After clearing the trees and grinding stumps there is a lot of loose roots and sticks and also depressions left over from stump grinding. Would a landscape rake be a good tool for raking all this up and leveling it? I am thinking about a Land Pride LR1672 with gauge wheels behind a TYM 2515H (25 hp). A local dealer priced one at $2250 with the wheel kit. That seems high but if the quality is there maybe not. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

That sounds like a lot of money to me for a basic rake. I have a King Kutter rake, 7 foot. I think I paid around $300 for it new 6 years ago (I don't remember the exact price, but it was under $400). I know the prices have gone up on everything the last few years, but over 2 grand? Whew. Not for a basic rake. Not in my book anyway.

You want one wide enough that you can angle it and still cover your tracks. That's why I went with a 7 foot rake on a 6 foot wide tractor.

From the sounds of what you're trying to accomplish, I don't think gauge wheels are going to be needed. Quite the contrary, I think they will be a hindrance for raking through the rough stuff. If you were finish raking a new gravel driveway, or trying to comb the top of a riding arena, then maybe. But not for pulling leftover slash over uneven ground.

If your ground is relatively soft, the rake will help fill in holes. If your ground is hard, the rake will only be able to pull trash off of the top. You may end up needing to use your bucket, or a blade to fill in stump holes.

 

[drumminj]

I bought a landscape rake to help cleanup the aftermath of forestry mulching several acres of land. Probably pretty similar to what you're thinking.

I've found it works really well. I've been able to clean up all the refuse in an area and use it to level/smooth a bit before seeding by hand. I probably have photos of our side yard I could dig up if needed to show before/after.

For more sparse branches I've found that I probably need to remove every other tine (haven't yet -- that's a lot of work on an 84" rake) to make it work better. Branches/roots keep getting tangled up in the tines.

I have a Homestead Implements rake which it looks like is a bit cheaper than LandPride if you haven't looked at them: Landscape Rake Pinnacle Series . Been happy with it so far (also have a land plane and grapple from them and honestly no complaints to date)

 

[Thomas]

I've try what you're thinking about doing and it will help lot in clean up,only down fall rake will fill up quickly and you'll have lot piles to clean up,not unless you can pull debris in wind row.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I apologize if I was snippy to you. I have already read the thread about rocks. I was wondering about sticks and roots and leveling. Sorry for the perceived slight.

it's good. I've been researching landscape rakes myself, but I'm looking for a small one for a small tractor. Same purpose, rake limbs and rocks.