Good landscape rake - cheap (Part 2 - Daver1963's attempt)

[BukitCase]

Here's a rough idea of what I meant - also, whenever I try to get TWO pieces of tubing to go into TWO separate sockets while welded to a third piece, if I'm lucky it only takes an 8 pound hammer to get 'em to cooperate - so I've taken to making ONE of the two as a "slipper tee" whenever possible - this gives just enough slop so it fits without giving you fits

If anyone didn't get that last part, I'll go take a pic of one of my current project parts to illustrate... Steve

 

[Daver1963]

Finally got my 3-point hitch painted and a stand put on my rake.

 

[Daver1963]

Finally got my 3-point hitch painted and a stand put on my rake.
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[Jim Timber]

I have one I made that's similar, and found it does a great job of cleaning up debris. This should give you good service.

 

[Daver1963]

I decided that the single tines with the rubber between the cup and the tine was bending too much. I changed them out for the double tine rake teeth.


Went from this:


To this:

I raked some today and it seems like it is doing better. Now I just need to fabricate something to attach to the front end loader to pick up the piles of pine needles better.

 

[D2Cat]

Here's a simple way to accomplish a rake. Take the pickup reel off of a baler. Square or round baler doesn't matter. Build a frame and bolt the entire line of teeth on. Use all four pickup reels about 12" apart.