Ratchet Rake - ever seen/used one?

[ArmyPair2]

I was surprised by his post. I don't have a piranha and need to see what it is, but I use my RR to level dirt and gravel.

The reason why I am changing over is because I am filling in huge ruts left over from logging trucks. Yes I use my rake all the time to level dirt and gravel but not for digging.

 

[HEC]

I bought mine to maintain over 700 ft. of gravel driveway , and all I can say is I wished I had bought it years ago . We just had an addition put on the house so I used it to level up the yard around where they backfilled and worked great for that also .

 

[GPintheMitten]

The reason why I am changing over is because I am filling in huge ruts left over from logging trucks. Yes I use my rake all the time to level dirt and gravel but not for digging.

Oh, ok. Thanks for clarifying. I agreee. I dont dig either with the RR. I didnt get that you were digging.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I've been using the two different RRs (2 different sizes) for years to level out my dirt and some small patches of gravel.
I some times go forward into a high spot of clay dirt with lower teeth, fel locked and knock the top off and then back drag on float or locked with lower teeth to final level. Locked can peel a bit more off if needed and float will level to finished grade better.
I some times change angle of lower teeth, fel locked and back drag to cut more down and some times stop and dig with front or/and lower teeth by just angling the teeth and working the bottom of the bucket back and forth with FEL lever and tractor not moving.
I use the lower teeth most of the time but the front teeth can be used for various purposes, not just weed/brush removal. The RR is strong and is mostly limited by weight of tractor and strength of fel. Sure the Pirinha has the same limitations and is very strong.

 

[Beltman60]

OK thanks for a great update on how to level using the RR
now off to buy one

 

[Cherokee140]

OK thanks for a great update on how to level using the RR
now off to buy one

They are great to level....and the little groves left by the teeth are perfect to re-seed they grass with...perfect depth.

 

[Pixguy]

I use mine to clean the roadside ditches of twigs and wet leaves, saving me lots of backbreaking hours of hand raking.

 

[mendodave]

Mine will be here on my birthday next week! (thanks to this thread) I have a LOT of redwood duff to rake up, and a 300' driveway to re-gravel by winter too. I think it will be a nice match to the PTB.

 

[Cherokee140]

Mine will be here on my birthday next week! (thanks to this thread) I have a LOT of redwood duff to rake up, and a 300' driveway to re-gravel by winter too. I think it will be a nice match to the PTB.

After you get it you are going to thing how did I do this before.

 

[mendodave]

After you get it you are going to thing how did I do this before.

I had to pay to get the driveway done before, and the redwood duff has never been raked, it is feet deep.