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[f4rm3rj03]

How do you get a bx 3 point to float? My bx25d has up and down on the 3 point hitch. I don't know of a way to get it to float.

Hold the 3-point hitch control lever down continuously. It will then move up and down freely limited only in the downward spped dictated by the setting of the 3-point hitch lowering speed knob. However, once the 3-poin hitch has gone, say -3" below ground level, it will travel from -3" to +6" unhindered but the movement to -4" will be at a rate set by the speed knob. Once it has traveled to -4" it will then travel freely between -4" to +6"... and so on.

 

[Oiltech]

I picked up a 3-pt 72" Houser rake today and tried it for a couple house this evening. It did an awesome job, this is the tool I needed to clean all the wood from the clumps of dirt. It even broke up all the big chunks of dirt and now we can get back to leveling and spreading. I'll try to take a few pics of the work we are doing. Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[oldballs]

Will be looking forward to seeing your Houser pictures. So far, I've used a Pine Needle Rake for such clean up in smaller areas. It worked okay for gathering the debris into piles/rows.

 

[Oiltech]

This is what I was dealing with, lots of sticks, broken roots mixed in the clumps of dirt.





We spread the dirt as best we could, then passed the 3-pt rake


This is how it looks now

 

[oldballs]

Those dirt clods look pretty dried out. How did your Houser rake break them up enough to pass through the rake?.... just wondering...Obviously something did, because your finished job looks good.

 

[Oiltech]

We drug it out with a box blade to spread it as much as possible, then the rake did the rest. The clog tumbles in the claw of the rake and breaks itself up. The rake was 500 bucks but worth every penny as it busted the clogs, spread dirt and raked up all the sticks

 

[oldballs]

Hate to bother you again, but what does the "Houser Rake" look like. The search mostly talks about heating etc. Is it the same as the regular Landscape Rake?

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Oiltech]

No bother here, it's just like this one but 72" wide

Howse Landscape Rake — 3-Point, 7ft. Length | Category 1 Disc Harrows Rakes| Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[TSO]

I like to use my rear 3pt rake to pull them to a spot (the small ones) then use the bucket to make a pile (again, talking small stuff) then either use the bucket or grapple to move them to where you want. For the larger stuff, I use the grapple. Only problem is that you have to be careful not to tear up the area if it's a manicured spot, like when you are cleaning up a tree you fell. In that case, I float the bucket and push the stuff into a pile for grapple use.

 

[Xfaxman]

Hate to bother you again, but what does the "Houser Rake" look like. The search mostly talks about heating etc. Is it the same as the regular Landscape Rake?

Cheers,
Mike

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