Ratchet Rake is one heck of an attachment!

[kootch88]

Got a ratchet rake today to clear some of my woods to increase my lawn. What a versatile tool. It rips saplings out rather easily and does a really nice job in grading the ground.

 

[AchingBack]

I've watched the videos, and I can see how often in place of my landscape rake, I could make great use of one of those. There is not a dealer in my neck of the woods. I would sell my 7' Bush Hog angle blade to raise funds to purchase a ratchet rake.

 

[kootch88]

I was surprised the mounting system worked as well as it does. It is really sturdy. Here my nephew and I are clearing some of our back yard area of saplings.

 

[BrokeSolid]

How much would you expect to pay for one of these? They make them right up the road from me, looks like a good alternative to a landscape rake.

 

[kootch88]

I paid $299 and it is worth every penny to me. There is no way I could have cleared as much area as fast as I did without the rake.

 

[DKCDKC]

I got my 68" RR at Tractor Supply for $329, but used TSC coupons and credit to cut that by $50. They are $299 to $359 on the RatchetRake.com website.

I've had mine for a few weeks and it certainly meets expectations. I have a real problem with multiflora rose and autumn olive and the rake just tears them out. I took out a 5inch trunk autumn olive easy, of course the ground here is soft with recent rain.

It is not as neat as seen on the video with a skidster, I have a JD 3038e, but it does work. After you drag the stuff out to a pile, you can tilt the rake and scrape the ground for seeding.

I have also put the bucket flat so that the lower teeth hit the ground and run across areas with lots of low honeysuckle. Tears it up nicely... So that a little brush killer will work even better.

It also is handy for quick repairs to potholes on my gravel drive. I haven't found it as useful for grading, but others might with different stone.

Good tool.

 

[yanmars]

When you can find them TSC had the 72 inch model on clearance sale for $199. That is what I paid.

 

[DKCDKC]

I saw the postings about the $199 rake, but it wouldn't have fit my bucket... And no TSC around here had a 72" model. Lordy I wish I could have saved the $200... But it is still a good tool.

 

[kootch88]

When you can find them TSC had the 72 inch model on clearance sale for $199. That is what I paid.

TSC had this one in stock because a customer ordered it and never picked it up. Well worth the price in my opinion. ($299)

 

[XSKIER]

That is a nice setting you have there. It looks like that ratchet rake is just the ticket to handle your chores!