ETA landscape rake is a beast

[Thomabear]

Correct, It was the angle I was referring to. I suppose I can live with the anestetics as long as it gets the job done. Still wish it was straight though.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Rest easy. It'll be taken care of one way or another!! :thumbsup:

 

[Thomabear]

Rest easy. It'll be taken care of one way or another!! :thumbsup:

Ted, I appreciate the offer to fix this 100% but theres really no reason to take care of anything. The rake will work just fine the way it is. This is by no means a reflection on the quality of work you do and it isn't worth our time and efforts to pursue. I'm very happy with the rake the way it is and I understand things happen from time to time. You're wanting to take care of this just goes to show what you stand for. I appreciate that. I'm good on this end. :thumbsup:

 

[Thomabear]

Well I just received a call from ETA about my rake. Ted offered me an exchange because he wanted to make sure I was happy with my purchase. By the time you figure shipping to me, back to him then back to me he probably would have made next to nothing on the sale. This is what I call good old fashioned customer service. I declined his offer because I don't see this minor alignment issue as a real problem. The heavy duty quality of this rake is more than I could ask for. I would purchase one again without a moments thought. The answer to my hard headedness of not wanting to swap the rake was an offered discount toward my next implement purchase. Now I have an excuse to go after that PHD I've been wanting... Umm Needing!
One thing I've learned from all this is that you cant beat a good old fashioned, family owned company that stands behind their products. USA made products and providing homeland jobs is also a plus I consider when shopping. Thanks to ETA for representing all of that..

 

[BGigHarbor]

Well I just received a call from ETA about my rake. Ted offered me an exchange because he wanted to make sure I was happy with my purchase. By the time you figure shipping to me, back to him then back to me he probably would have made next to nothing on the sale. This is what I call good old fashioned customer service. I declined his offer because I don't see this minor alignment issue as a real problem. The heavy duty quality of this rake is more than I could ask for. I would purchase one again without a moments thought. The answer to my hard headedness of not wanting to swap the rake was an offered discount toward my next implement purchase. Now I have an excuse to go after that PHD I've been wanting... Umm Needing!
One thing I've learned from all this is that you cant beat a good old fashioned, family owned company that stands behind their products. USA made products and providing homeland jobs is also a plus I consider when shopping. Thanks to ETA for representing all of that..

Kudos to both sides.

I have three things on order with ETA right now and some more stuff in mind for the future. This thread points out some of the reasons.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

My next purchase from ETA is going to be a wicked root grapple, can't wait to strap one on my Kubota.

 

[BGigHarbor]

My next purchase from ETA is going to be a wicked root grapple, can't wait to strap one on my Kubota.

Biggest problem is that you have to decide what size. 50 with single lid is cute light and nimble. Bigger ones hold more.

 

[crazyal]

That rake looks like it would make for a great assemble it yourself kit.

 

[Kioti Tom]

My next purchase from ETA is going to be a wicked root grapple, can't wait to strap one on my Kubota.

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You are not going to believe how good it looks on the front of my tractor and How great it works
when you are busy moving logs. Then we used it as a saw buck and I had to keep moving
the grapple along the log after a couple of cuts. Better than moving it by hand or cant hook
to keep the saw blade out of the dirt.

You will love it.

Tom

 

[jim_wilson]

I received my Xtreme Duty rake from ETA about a week ago. It sat in the trailer for a few days before I had the chance to pull it out and get it hooked onto the tractor to try it out. I had looked at Landpride and Woods and a few others because I had been thinking about getting a rake for a while - then I saw the Xtreme rake and the videos from the ETA guys and that was what helped me make the decision to go ETA.

My initial need for the rake is to grade out an embankment I need to lay down topsoil and plant grass on - it's steep enough that I wouldn't be able to do it with a 3pt hookup - so I got the 3pt adapter for the Artillian fork frame I had made up earlier this summer - and plan on mounting the rake on the FEL - and using it that way. I got it mounted up and tried it out the other day - and I'm very happy , it seems to work great.

I do have question though - is there a sleeve or something available that I can install to make the rake fit better into the Speeco quick hitch I have? The Speeco typically uses a "pin" that gets installed onto the attachment - the pin is larger than the typical Cat 1 pin - I think it's Cat 2 diameter. The ETA rake fits onto the Speeco hitch - but the pins are loose in the pockets

Hopefully this pic shows what I'm referring to:

 

[Kioti Tom]

Many farm equipment supply stores such as TSC, and etc, have cat 1 to cat 2 bushings. That may help you. the outer pin half on the rake is cat 2.
try one end of the QH to see if it fits. Otherwise if not, you will have to have one made or a bushing modified.

Tom

 

[BGigHarbor]

I got an email today that my ETA order will ship today including my version 3 landscape rake with a custom added offset.

(And a 60 inch wicked grapple).

Yahoo.

 

[BGigHarbor]

I got an email today that my ETA order will ship today including my version 3 landscape rake with a custom added offset.

(And a 60 inch wicked grapple).

Yahoo.

I put in three days with my EA landscape rake last weekend. I am severely extremely impressed with how tough the tines are. I was pulling acres of fairly stiff roots, branches and whatnot and the rake held up really well.

I did tweak one tine a little, but if you saw what I did to it and how many times I had branches and roots completely intertwined in the tines you be impressed too I think. That tine is still completely usable but I had bought a couple extra tines to have on hand in case I ever need them. Killer tool, esp with the grapple.

I had previously tore the roots and large scotchbroom etc out of the ground with the scarifiers of my LP hrl3578 which did a great job, esp with the hydraulic scarifier bar. I would drag a huge amount of stuff, and then was able to clear the Box Blade by simply raising the blade and raising the scarifier bar with the hydraulics. Could not have done the work I did without the hydraulic feature of that BB, seriously. Worth every penny.

I did not have call yet to really put to test the new offset capability of my landscape rake although I did play with that feature and it looks like it will be really useful later. I am happy to have that extra feature.

 

[sd455dan]

That's me. They are going to build me a custom version 3 rake but with offset. Since it's a custom (although they plan to offer that at some point) I hope there are no first version snafus.

It's not just a simple swap from their angle blade because the version 3 rake has a slotted floating style hitch. I trust them to work the issues out, though.

That's one reason I like working with smaller manufacturers, more flexibility.

Servis used to build what i believe you are referencing - it has the standard rear angle adjustment -AND a forward boom angle adjustment (up to about 40degrees) plus gauge ? wheels that can be adjusted vertically by spinning a screw adjuster... mine is ancient but still gets the job done here's a couple pictures this one was bought new in 1973 and and it does allow the entire rake to be offset. I use it a lot more in the offset mode than directly behind the tractor but don't see new rakes with this feature?? Glad ETA is able to build a rake to suit :thumbsup:

 

[mikehaugen]

Servis used to build what i believe you are referencing - it has the standard rear angle adjustment -AND a forward boom angle adjustment (up to about 40degrees) plus gang? wheels that can be adjusted vertically by spinning a screw adjuster... mine is ancient but still gets the job done here's a couple pictures <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=340581"/> <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=340585"/>this one was bought new in 1973 and and it does allow the entire rake to be offset. I use it a lot more in the offset mode than directly behind the tractor but don't see new rakes with this feature?? Glad ETA is able to build a rake to suit :thumbsup:

Looks like an awesome rake!

 

[sd455dan]

Looks like an awesome rake!

Thanks it has had a hard life.
It was used at my spouses fathers landscaping company for over 25 years then sold and used to clear land in Montana for several years , so when I needed one and remembered how heavy duty the old rake was, decided to chase it down and the owner was willing to sell -so I bought it back. Hopefully replace some bushings and a couple tines and give it a new paint job someday -it has earned it!

Checked out the ETA site and their versions look very well built, looks like it would be hard to go wrong with an ETA unit

 

[BGigHarbor]

cool gauge wheel setup. Thanks for the pics.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Received mine yesterday. Havent used it yet, but will soon.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Our landscape rakes have been getting great reviews. I hope you guys are still enjoying yours!!
Travis

 

[Thomabear]

Our landscape rakes have been getting great reviews. I hope you guys are still enjoying yours!! Travis

Still enjoying the one I have. So far I have cleared about 10 acres following dozer work. I did bend a couple of tines which was my fault due to hanging up on a tough root but had I put this amount of torture on my old rake the tines would have looked like the eye brows of a 90 year old man. The EA rake is definitely built to last a lifetime.