Thanks to everyone for the kind words!
2ManyRocks, that is a good observation about me working on grading projects, I hadn't even looked at it that way. i don't have a ton of that kind of work, although the Rake Gauge wheels payed for themselves right-away as I cleared and smoothed about 1/4 acre area on the side of our front yard.
I'm just building projects that relate to some of my current equipment and making them more versatile. (When all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail.)
We have trails in our woods and the rake with gauge wheels really helped smooth them out. We also have some trails that will need grading, so the Power-Angle Rear Blade (PARB) will come in handy for that, as well.
(oh no, not another acronym!)
The Main Reason for the power-Angle rear blade is for snow.
Have been using that blade for about 20 years now, for snow clearing.
I don't how many times I've gotten off the tractor to manually change the angle using the pin holes. Now the only time I'll have to adjust manually will be when changing from forward/plowing to rear/pushing.
Should be a time saver.
I actually got ahead of the seasons for once, built the leaf vac during the summer so it would be ready for fall. Built the power-angle for snow, in the fall, so I'm ready for winter.
But now, today, I am splitting and stacking firewood.
Oh my aching back. That's what I'm going back to right now.
later guys!!