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I took the first step today in making my own bucket mounted brush and root rake. The first step was easy. I bought a used, damaged 6' KK box blade for $100. The A-frame is badly bent; the rest of it is fine.
I was inspired by a picture of a bucket rake I found on a search of TBN; for the life of me, however, I can no longer find it. I believe the one that inspired me was built by TraderMark. It uses box blade scarifier shanks/teeth hanging below the bucket.
The first step was easy but very important. For my $100, I got 6 scarifier shanks which sell at $21.99 each at TSC, so I'm already $32 + tax ahead of the game. Also included are the hitch pins and hitch clips, worth something. The most important thing, though, is that I will cut out the 6' long, 4"x3" main tube which holds the shanks, and use that as the bottom frame for my rake. If I hadn't found the used box blade, I would have had to cut the rectangular slots for the shanks and weld the loops for the hitch pins - an enormous amount of work saved. I also expect to use some of the steel from the rest of the box blade as part of the frame, saving me that expense. I may be able to use the rear blade portion of the cut-up box blade for a future blade project, and I'll hang on to the bent-up A Frame parts to see if I can straighten them and use them for a mount for something else - I have an engine crane that I'd like to be able to mount on my 3PH.
I'm sketching it up now, and will pick up the rest of the steel tomorrow. I'll post some pictures as work progresses.
I was inspired by a picture of a bucket rake I found on a search of TBN; for the life of me, however, I can no longer find it. I believe the one that inspired me was built by TraderMark. It uses box blade scarifier shanks/teeth hanging below the bucket.
The first step was easy but very important. For my $100, I got 6 scarifier shanks which sell at $21.99 each at TSC, so I'm already $32 + tax ahead of the game. Also included are the hitch pins and hitch clips, worth something. The most important thing, though, is that I will cut out the 6' long, 4"x3" main tube which holds the shanks, and use that as the bottom frame for my rake. If I hadn't found the used box blade, I would have had to cut the rectangular slots for the shanks and weld the loops for the hitch pins - an enormous amount of work saved. I also expect to use some of the steel from the rest of the box blade as part of the frame, saving me that expense. I may be able to use the rear blade portion of the cut-up box blade for a future blade project, and I'll hang on to the bent-up A Frame parts to see if I can straighten them and use them for a mount for something else - I have an engine crane that I'd like to be able to mount on my 3PH.
I'm sketching it up now, and will pick up the rest of the steel tomorrow. I'll post some pictures as work progresses.