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Anyone that has this and a tooth bar, can you tell me is it different enough to have both? Tooth bar grabs brush pretty good, but that thing has a lot more teeth. THanks.
Anyone that has this and a tooth bar, can you tell me is it different enough to have both? Tooth bar grabs brush pretty good, but that thing has a lot more teeth. THanks.
I have both and use them in different ways. Yes, a tooth bar will grab brush well but it won't rip all the undergrowth at the same time like a ratchet rake will. The ratchet rake is used in both forward and reverse movement. Forward, you have your FEL level to the ground and the smaller teeth are ripping the ground while the larger teeth is ripping up the brush. After you make the forward pass, you lift your FEL over the crap you just ripped up and angle your FEL downwards with both sets of teeth touching the ground. While back dragging you move the stuff you just loosened up and rip what may have been missed in the forward pass.
They do not make the RR to bolt on. I can't think of a reason to want to bolt it on with the way it's made. It clips over the edge of the bucket lip and then ratchet handle tightens it down/on. Takes a minute or two with no tools and by yourself. Easiest implement I have to put on and take off alone.Thanks, yeah I was picturing something like that, do they make one that bolts on?
They do not make the RR to bolt on. I can't think of a reason to want to bolt it on with the way it's made. It clips over the edge of the bucket lip and then ratchet handle tightens it down/on. Takes a minute or two with no tools and by yourself. Easiest implement I have to put on and take off alone.
I had a toothbar before RR, sold it and a few years later bought the RR. Different purposes and toothbar did nothing for me but love the RR.
I have a lot of Big Pine trees around the house. How would it do raking up pine needles? They are a real pain. The Ratchet Rake might do a quick job of them.
Charlie
I've been using mine for a few years and the ratchets are pretty solid. I don't like them because I guess I haven't fully figured them out. May spray them with lubricant to see if it makes them a bit easier to use. When I do tear them up, the way I'm going now I'll be dead first because they show no wear, I'll get the reversable chain type ratchets truckers use to tighten down their loads when they die which I don't see happening.Right, but bolting on only takes about 10 minutes and I am pretty sure I would destroy the ratchets.
As with the toothbar vs RR. They will do different jobs or do the jobs differently.I would guess that it would work really well, but I can also tell you that a box blade set right will rake those up perfectly as well