For anyone that was following the hydraulic angle landscape rake project thread I had, here is the latest.When I originally did the hyd angle on my landscape rake I really didn't think too much about ever spinning the rake 180 degree's as I had only used it two times in 12 years of in the reversed. So, I didn't design the hydraulic cylinder brackets so that this could be done. Some of the rakes that have factory cylinder brackets are set up with a bracket on each side so that you can indeed spin the rake 180 degrees and then move and pin the cylinder to the opposite side of the rake to give you the hydraulic angle even with the rake spun around backwards. I had originally thought about cutting off the small piece of L shaped steel that held the pin when the rake was still angled manually but didn't do it when I was installing the brackets and cylinder. Today I cut that piece off and the light bulb came on! Now the rake could be spun 180 degrees manually and also be pinned manually in any of the reverse positions if I ever needed it. Better yet, it could also be used with the hydraulic cylinder either straight or angled right. It will not angle left as there isn't enough stroke on the cylinder. The only thing I would need to get are two longer pins and maybe two bushings to make the rake work in the hydraulic reverse position.
Heres a pic of the rake in the reversed straight position and the cylinder extended. By closing the cylinder it will angle the rake to the left.
Sincerely, Dirt
