422 Rake

[emr]

Has anyone had any experience with the rake on lawns? Does it rip it up at all? Does it do a good job at moving small twigs or is it better for leaves?

I'm having a hard time posting a pic but I'm not talking about the power sweeper but the thing that looks like a spring tine leaf rake but bigger.

 

[MossRoad]

The rake like this?

 

[emr]

That's it. My phone was taking screen shots in some format that Tapatalk doesn't like.

 

[Impulse]

I've got the rake and I love it. I have tested it with the tines staged for pulling, pushing, and alternating. Ultimately, pulling and in float works best for me. If the pile of what you are moving gets too big, it will float over the top so then you get to go to manual. I have used this for mainly leaves and cleanup after dropping trees. It will handle pretty good sized stuff.

As far as tearing up the lawn, I think that depends on the operator and the lawn. It will leave little slices/scars through bare spots but those disappear with the rain.

 

[Impulse]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/power-trac/386548-spring-rake-improvement-post4887211.html

 

[emr]

Thanks! This is exactly the feed back I was looking for. I think I'd like one but not if it was total junk.

 

[Impulse]

I don't think the price is too bad and it is one of my most used attachments. It had its faults like anything else but I find it indispensable. The tines are also easily replaceable. Go for it.

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks! This is exactly the feed back I was looking for. I think I'd like one but not if it was total junk.

If you're going to order one, consider getting a bunch of other stuff, too, as shipping one item is a bit costly.

 

[emr]

Yeah. I would love to get the 4 in 1 bucket as well.

 

[Impulse]

I've also got the 4-in-1 bucket. I've used that a great deal as well. I bought mine with the teeth but ended up taking them off (for now) since I haven't needed them yet. Actually, aside from the rear wheels on the mower deck and throwing a tooth on the mini-hoe, I don't know that I have any real complaints about the attachments I have.

I've used the 4-in-1 for grabbing piles of small stuff (larger stuff gets the utility grapple), clearing an area at the cabin by ripping small trees out of the ground, moving big rocks, etc. The jaws of the bucket have some very aggressive teeth on them so if you clamp down, whatever you are grabbing normally stays put. The front/rear edges of the bucket as well as the dozer piece have got a blade on them and are pretty sharp.

I've got the forks, mini-hoe w/ thumb, utility grapple, light material bucket, 60" mower, post hole digger, trailer hitch, 4-in-1, spring rake, power rake, 60" snow blade w/ the rubber scraper. Maybe some things I'm not thinking of right at the moment, so if you want any details on any of them, I'd be glad to help where I can.

 

[MossRoad]

I got the small rock bucket with teeth and the large light material bucket when I purchased( along with several other things). I was disappointed with the teeth on the small bucket, because they didn't seem to want to push into larger rocks, like railroad ballast. Then someone on TBN (sorry, fellas, can't remember who) told me to take a grinder to the teeth and sharpen the tips, as they are blunt from the factory. Man! That made all the difference. They'll slip right between the rocks and debris now.

Looking back on it, with years of hindsight, I should have skipped the small bucket with teeth and gotten the grapple bucket with teeth. It's the same bucket and a lot more useful.

 

[emr]

We pretty much only use the grapple bucket. I love it.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Yeah. Like the pt itself a 4in1 is ok at everything and great at nothing. I would buy a bucket and a grapple and you might want to reach out to everything attachments as well as pt for these.

 

[jfh28]

most of the time I have either the plow or the lmb attached.......but the grapple bucket is an absolute life saver when it comes to dealing with fallen trees......Jack

 

[SpringHollow]

I have not used the grapple bucket in a couple of years. The swinging mini hoe is more useful, especially for larger logs. The grapple bucket comes in handy for moving branches and debris but I think i would be happier with just a large grapple (teeth instead of bucket).

Ken

 

[Marks481]

a 4in1 is ok at everything and great at nothing

+++1 on this.

The LMB and one of these would be a much better choice.

See this thread for Everything Attachments making a grapple for the PT.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/power-trac/369385-demand-pt-grapple.html

Although I am torn, since like this might be better, since it can get a better clamp when removing brush and black berry bushes.

Root Rake Grapple For Kubota BX

 

[woodlandfarms]

T Marks, I have an "open Throat" grapple like the one in your photo and it still works great for brush and blackberries. You did right by this version. The closed throat version is fine as well but IMO it does not haul as much as the bottom teeth are not there. Stuff falls out quicker.

 

[Marks481]

You did right by this version. The closed throat version is fine as well but IMO it does not haul as much as the bottom teeth are not there.

Unfortunately not mine (yet)... came close to buying one last year, but then got distracted and spent the money on something else.

The good thing is that EA shipping prices are amazing. $80 to ship it to a terminal near Seattle (EA is in NC). PT would charge like $300+ for shipping for something this size.

Thanks for your input... kind of was still thinking about one vs the other grapple like this. On one hand, I have some brush piles to move. On the other hand, I have unending blackberry bushes to clear.

 

[MossRoad]

That's a ridiculously cheap shipping quote! I'd take that in a heartbeat.

Back in 2001 when we got our PT425, we had the tractor, 60" finish mower, 60" power angle snowplow, 48" brush cutter, large light material bucket, small rock bucket with teeth, pallet forks, and loading ramps shipped from PT to South Bend, IN for $500. Ordered Friday afternoon and it was here Monday afternoon. That was reasonable back then. Don't know what it would cost today.