Broke my landscape rake

[TractorGuy]

Bought a cheap 5 ft landscape rake from Agri Supply last year. Have done nothing but abuse it. Pulling large piles of debris, roots, and small stumps with it. Broke the pivot bolt loose dragging a 10 inch diameter pine I had cut into 8 ft lengths. I guess that's why they didn't call it a logging rake.

Welded it back up tonight. Should be at least as good as it was.

 

[teg]

What?!? no before, nor after photos...

 

[TractorGuy]

Didn't think to take any before. Here are a few after. Couldn't get to where it broke out of the bottom of the square tube without cutting the plate off so I just welded around the bottom of the bolt with as much penetration as I could get and ground it flush with the bottom plate. Welded the top back where it was before it broke. Should hold up okay.

 

[Steave]

I wonder if it would hold up for a 9" pine log.