How good or useful is a tractor rake?

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I guess I'll soon have 40 attachments!
I recently got a stump grinder which does a great job but leaves a foot deep pile of chips and dirt. I have 40 pines all in a row to do.
I was thinking about a rake like this TSC or similar.
1) if I use it for small limbs, sticks or leaves does it work for that?
2) does it damage the lawn. I have hydraulic top link so I can change angle
3) It won't get a lot of use. What's the best bang for the buck?
4) 6ft.? (50hp Deere)
5) We have a horse paddock that's compacted with sand on it. It's about 50x60, level & hard as concrete. Horse piles I clean area every 2 weeks or so. Would it work for that?
I have a 7ft rear blade or sometimes just the FEL bucket...but I then have to put a little more sand down.
6) Is it useful for anything else?

Thanks so much...

 

[old and tired]

I use mine on the gravel driveway... to make it look nice.

 

[Alan46]

We use ours in the spring to rake the small branches and things that fall on the trails. Was it worth the 950, 2 years ago I think so, it’s not used much but saves a lot of time!!!

 

[AntiqueIron]

I have one. Old school york industrial model. Hydraulic angle. Works great for grading gravel and picking rocks.

I like it.

 

[scootr]

I've had mine for a long time, it's 7 ft for 6ft wide tractor. Never does exactly what I want... the exception being windrowing fist rocks on hard ground for pick up. In tall stuff it just pulls grass and weeds until it clogs up. On deep gravel it digs deep every chance it gets. I added hydraulic angle. Rock collection it's good at, may work for your manure collection in a hard pen too.