Landscape Rake! Who knew?

[diggerd]

I bought a 96' ETA extreme duty rake a month or so ago. I have to agree it is handy. I can dig about 3'' in hard ground.

 

[Ken45101]

I definitely agree that gage wheels really help for leveling ground.

My rake doesn't get too much use, though. When I do use it, it gets the job done very quickly, therefore it doesn't get too much actual time in use. But it sure beats other options.

 

[rd_macgregor]

It isn't quite the same thing, but we got one of these Track & Ring Conditioner 8' for our outdoor arena. Given how expensive it is, I haven't considered using it elsewhere for more demanding applications, but it works really well for re-conditioning the arena surface. They also make ones with wheels, that would probably work better trying to work a rougher surface.

 

[ttriff]

Almost Canadian,

I would think about putting some weights on that rake to give it just a little more heft. A long time ago I bought a cheap Chinese grader blade that was too light to grade effectively. I added two 40# suitcase weights and now it feels like it has a real "grip" on the ground as I go over it. I would be willing to bet that just a little weight would make your rake that much better at digging into the soil/dirt you have left.

Hope this is helpful,

Smalltrac
SubcompactTractorWorld.com |

Big difference between the individual tines of a rake and a rear blade.

I have the EA extreme rake, quality replacement tines are $22ea. No way am I going to bend/break a bunch of tines trying to do something the tool wasn't intended to do. If people want to dig, they need a rear-blade, box blade, or whatever, not a rake

 

[SmallTrac]

Almost Canadian,

If you have really tough soil or soil with a lot of rocks, consider either a box blade or a renovator like this one



The size of this pict is small, but my connection right now is also slow. This option would be like a super heavy rake and could have weights added if needed

SmallTrac
Subcompacttractorworld.com

 

[SmallTrac]

Here we go, better pic

 

[JMER817]

I agree. Landscape rakes are very handy. I have a fairly heavy duty Farm King rake and use it much more than the rear blade. I have loaned my rear blade semi-permanently to my neighbour and said I'll just get it from him if/when I need it. Some others don't agree, but guage wheels make it far easier for finish levelling.

I agree with the gauge wheels

 

[edkemper]

Look up the ratchet rake. I just got mine delivered. I got the forest Service Model because of the size of my tractor and the amount of clean-up I need. They also have a model for arena maintenance for an ATV. Darn nice design and quality of material. Looking forward to hopefully using it this weekend.

Worth the consideration and great people to deal with.

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