Rake Wheel kit on a landscape rake??

[TractorLegend]

What does the optional wheel kit accomplish on a landscape rake? Never before used rake.

 

[rameye]

I have one on mine...no gouging or washboarding.

I have a backblade without one...wish it had one.

I use mine to spead dirt...man it works really well..nice and smooth.

Thats the bottom line

 

[greg_g]

I only lower the wheels on mine for finishing or touch up work. Before that, I control the rake with position/depth/float control capabilities of the TPH. So when the full weight of the rake is needed to move heavy/bulky material, it's "wheels up".

At the end, when I want to level the job - drag the high spots into the low spots - then it's "wheels down" time.

//greg//

 

[RonMar]

Without the wheels, while rolling over a uneven surface, as the front of the tractor goes up over a rise, the rear mounted rake or blade will go down and dig into a already low spot. With the guide wheels on behind the rake, the rake will only dig into the high spots and drag the debris to the low spots. Just like a road grader does with the blade located between the front and rear wheels.

On the rake I built for my garden tractor I don't have wheels. I really only use this rake for collecting branches and debris under and around the trees. It does dig into the dirt as I drive up over uneven ground. The rake I am building for the big tractor will have wheels.

 

[SCB]

here are acouple of pics of my rake and guage wheels. It keeps the rake from digging in when you go over bumps or rocks with the tractor. rake