jeff9366
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- Kubota Tractor Loader L3560 HST+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3,700 pounds bare tractor, 5,400 pounds operating weight, 37 horsepower
I had a snarled mass of wild grape vines and brush near a gate. Decided I should clear it today, before everything emerged from dormancy.
Photo #1 Ratchet Rake on bucket. Downward oriented teeth make this attachment excellent for pulling brush and light grading, but you cannot dig a hole with a Ratchet Rake attached to your bucket.
Photo #2 "Before" Note Ratchet Strap tensioning Ratchet Rake against FEL bucket lip.
Photo #3 Another "Before" photo.
Photo #4 Technique I used today was to grab the vines and brush with the downward facing teeth, then pull them out with the tractor in reverse. Then lift the bucket to drop debris. Drive over debris to take another bite.
Photo #5 "After" I will let weather settle the dirt for a week or two, then excavate the Palmettos with a Bucket Solutions' Bucket Spade FEL bucket attachment. Finally, I will add fill and smooth.
Photo #6 Ratchet Rake spreading fill dirt.
Photo #7 + Photo #8 I had my seven tine Dirt Dog "All Purpose Plow" AKA Field Cultivator on the Three Point Hitch.
Photo #9 + Photo #10 Used DD Field Cultivator to pull 500 pounds of removed detritus to the burn pile. Very little of the load lost, though it was a 1/4 mile pull over an asphalt road to the burn pile. Probably as effective as a grapple for transporting tangled detritus. I never got off the tractor.
Photo #11 Bucket Spade on Kubota B3300SU.
SEE OTHER RATCHET RAKE THREADS IN THE "SIMILAR THREADS" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
Photo #1 Ratchet Rake on bucket. Downward oriented teeth make this attachment excellent for pulling brush and light grading, but you cannot dig a hole with a Ratchet Rake attached to your bucket.
Photo #2 "Before" Note Ratchet Strap tensioning Ratchet Rake against FEL bucket lip.
Photo #3 Another "Before" photo.
Photo #4 Technique I used today was to grab the vines and brush with the downward facing teeth, then pull them out with the tractor in reverse. Then lift the bucket to drop debris. Drive over debris to take another bite.
Photo #5 "After" I will let weather settle the dirt for a week or two, then excavate the Palmettos with a Bucket Solutions' Bucket Spade FEL bucket attachment. Finally, I will add fill and smooth.
Photo #6 Ratchet Rake spreading fill dirt.
Photo #7 + Photo #8 I had my seven tine Dirt Dog "All Purpose Plow" AKA Field Cultivator on the Three Point Hitch.
Photo #9 + Photo #10 Used DD Field Cultivator to pull 500 pounds of removed detritus to the burn pile. Very little of the load lost, though it was a 1/4 mile pull over an asphalt road to the burn pile. Probably as effective as a grapple for transporting tangled detritus. I never got off the tractor.
Photo #11 Bucket Spade on Kubota B3300SU.
SEE OTHER RATCHET RAKE THREADS IN THE "SIMILAR THREADS" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
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