How good or useful is a tractor rake?

[bdhsfz6]

A rake becomes much more useful if it has gauge wheels. They can be set to minimize surface damage when raking lawns or gravel driveways instead of relying on 3pt height adjustments. Add a T&T kit and you have a very versatile implement.

 

[Omega Woods]

The only regular use mine gets is on the gravel driveway or moving brush. It's great for gravel ops.

It's murder on grass for what you're trying to do but I'm a bad operator with terrible three-point skills and bumpy ground. If you flipped it around and had a hyd top link, it might not be so bad. Mine is great for ripping out creeping charlie when it takes over in the dormant garden beds.

As @bdhsfz6 said, gauge wheels make it WAY more useful.

 

[Chuckanut]

Very useful! In western Washington we have a abundance of trees which in November we get storms from the Pacific. With 6 acres of Cedar, Hemlock, and Big Leaf Maple, the branches are all over the place. Clean up with a rake makes it much easier. Drop the rake and drive all the debris to the fire.

I have used it to blend gravel but I have a box blade or land plane that does a a better job.

We also have lots of Potato (and up) sized rocks whenever we dig in the dirt. The rake rolls those rocks into a nice straight line to be picked up by the bucket.