Rake Rake for ball field maintenance?

[taylor6400]

I am in our local baseball bird for youth ball. We have 3 fields. I am the director so in charge of maintenance. Basically we leave the majority up to the coach playing to rake it and like it. We have a nail drag and a screen drag that work well for day to day during the season. But we get a lot of stone that comes up after rains. I normally hand rake once a week if it needs it. I have a Deere 2210 and was thinking about buying a rake for it. Will it pull the stone into piles or will they mainly go through the tines? Anything else I should consider instead? I'm paying myself so I can't afford a big piece of equipment.

 

[Streetcar]

What is the size of your stones

 

[taylor6400]

In general id say size 57 gravel. If you don't know what that is smaller than golf ball.

 

[Streetcar]

Welcome to tbn
For rocks one inch in diameter , I had the baseball teams(parents for little kids) walk the fields. It gave them a sense of ownership in the fields.
I was not able to find rake to remove small stones.
What part of Ohio are you in

 

[pwright]

The tines on a landscape rake are typically about 1" wide with 1" spacing between them. You would want to check out various manufacturers to see how tight of spacing you could get.

I would think that you would also want gauge wheels on the rake to make sure you kept the field level.

 

[jenkinsph]

Might try a power broom or an Agrimetal rake http://agrimetal.com/en/turf-care-equipment/rotorake-debris-rake/

 

[sweettractors]

I am in our local baseball bird for youth ball. We have 3 fields. I am the director so in charge of maintenance. Basically we leave the majority up to the coach playing to rake it and like it. We have a nail drag and a screen drag that work well for day to day during the season. But we get a lot of stone that comes up after rains. I normally hand rake once a week if it needs it. I have a Deere 2210 and was thinking about buying a rake for it. Will it pull the stone into piles or will they mainly go through the tines? Anything else I should consider instead? I'm paying myself so I can't afford a big piece of equipment.

To keep cost down, I would try something like this to rake them into a pile so they will be easier to remove manually or with a front bucket. Ken Sweet
New 72" Landscape Rake Rock Rake Can SHIP Cheap | eBay

 

[sweettractors]

I am in our local baseball bird for youth ball. We have 3 fields. I am the director so in charge of maintenance. Basically we leave the majority up to the coach playing to rake it and like it. We have a nail drag and a screen drag that work well for day to day during the season. But we get a lot of stone that comes up after rains. I normally hand rake once a week if it needs it. I have a Deere 2210 and was thinking about buying a rake for it. Will it pull the stone into piles or will they mainly go through the tines? Anything else I should consider instead? I'm paying myself so I can't afford a big piece of equipment.

To keep cost down, I would try something like this to rake them into a pile so they will be easier to remove manually or with a front bucket. Ken Sweet
New 72" Landscape Rake Rock Rake Can SHIP Cheap | eBay