Eddie, one more thought for you. I don't know what size tractor you have, but I the photo show my 6' rake mounted on a Kubuta B2910 (30hp). I also use it on a NH TC24D (24hp). Both of those are small tractors. If you are using it on a tactor larger than 25hp, consider making a bigger rake for your jobs.
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Originally Posted by EddieWalker My roads are a minimum of 30 feet wide to as much as 50 feet wide. Then there's the debris under the trees that I'd like to clean up. |
It strikes me that a 6' rake is small for your roads. If you are running 30hp or more, go up to a 7' or 8 foot rake without hesitation.
Also, I think many people think of a rake as a light duty tool. Please do yourself a favor and don't skrimp on the steel structure. These rakes can be amazingly versitile tools, they can endure a lot of torque stress if you build it heavy enough. Entend your toplink and it can be used to aggressively tear up the soil and it does a great job of smoothing dirt/clay paths, shorten the toplink and you skim across the grass but gather the debris that is in the lawn. I found that a hydraulic toplink makes life easier and makes the rake more useful, but it also taught me that the rake is more useful than I originally thought it would be.