I've had a ratchet rake on my FEL most of the time for years. I have about 90 acres of brushy woodland and the RR is perfect for pushing out brush and piling it up. That's why I bought it. But I then discovered that it was perfect for minor maintenance of my mile-long gravel driveway. It fills in holes and really smooths things out perfectly without having to mount a blade, landscape rake or box blade. Even after heavy maintenance or with new gravel, it is great. Only problem is that, after years of use, the short teeth going down have worn down about 50 percent. They still work but not as well. I had hoped that, as a long time user, I would be able to get a new RR at a low rate, but no deal. So I'll be paying full freight, but not until I absolutely have to. By the way, I have used a few other toothbars and found they are OK but not a brute force as the RR for removing brush - they cut it too often - and of little use on the driveway.