County Line(TSC) Landscape rake

[liberty2701]

I was over at TSC lookinag at their 6ft landscape rake. I can get it out the door for $450. It appears well built. Made by Tarter in the USA. I did some reading here about the the brand and alot like them and some hate them. It says rated up to 40hp tractor. Mine is a 50hp. Has anyone used this rake on a tractor my size? If i use it within its limits will it perform as needed? What are the weak spots that will possibly need reinforcement? Yes, I have been looking for a used better quality one with no luck. I am also not willing to spend 700 or 1000 for a better quality new one. I will be using it to clean up a couple of acres that I just cleared of trees. Thanks

 

[sjm1580]

Can't offer any insight to the Tater Landscape rake, but I did have a Tater Boxblade. I racked the support frame and tried to replace after straightening them several times. Tater (only sells through TSC) wanted $275 for replacement. I felt the racked pretty easily and the replacement cost was extreme considering the cost of the unit. I sold it for scrap and just bought a heavy duty boxblade. I know this doesn't directly answer your question, but just my experience with Tater.

For cleaning up just a couple of acres it may be the perfect unit. Hopefully others that have used the rakes can give you better direction.

 

[LD1]

ITs a rake. Not a hard working piece of dirt moving equipment that engages in the ground and can tear things up. Nothing wrong with the TSC rakes IMO

 

[Brad_Blazer]

I was looking at the same thing last year. I went with the Everything Attachments unit. Its pushing $700 but the tine support is Much better and the offset feature adds significant utility.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The top channel that holds the tines, ends up twisting like a churro. If you use it for very light work, it may be fine, but it sounds like you have some serious clean up to do, I would look at others. Unfortunately I doubt that you will find what you actually need for the $$$ that you are willing to spend.

Good luck.

 

[liberty2701]

The top channel that holds the tines, ends up twisting like a churro. If you use it for very light work, it may be fine, but it sounds like you have some serious clean up to do, I would look at others. Unfortunately I doubt that you will find what you actually need for the $$$ that you are willing to spend.

Good luck.

I went back over to take a look at it. The channel where the tines are looks pretty heavy duty( 2 pieces sandwiched together). My guess is the tube that it pivots on is the weak point. I can not tell how thick the wall is. Does any know if this is the case?

 

[jeff9366]

I was over at TSC lookinag at their 6ft landscape rake.
I will be using it to clean up a couple of acres that I just cleared of trees.

I own both an excellent ETA Landscape Rake AND a Ratchet Rake bucket attachment.

For piling/pushing brush and tree debris a Ratchet Rake out front on your bucket is both more effective and easier to use than a Landscape Rake.

Ratchet Rakes are sold by the T-B-N store, button in the black ribbon at top of this page.

 

[liberty2701]

I already have the ETA single lid wicked grapple for brush. I figured the landscape rake would be better for clean up than the grapple.

 

[Clay45]

Liberty,

I have the 5ft rake from TSC and like it very much. While I did remove some brambles with it while using it to comb trash out of the brush it is not for heavy duty scrub brush removal. That Ratchet Rake looks a lot better suited for that.

After plowing up a small opening with my Middlebuster Plow I used the TSC rake to collect the busted roots I revealed during the plowing. Because it easily spins around I also used it to push everything up in reverse into a nice burn pile.

The only criticizm I have it that for some reason the channel in the main beam tends to hold water and I haven't found a good way to drain it out although some seems to come out when you reposition the angle of the rake. How the rain gets in there is a mystery too.

Regards,

Clay

 

[jeff9366]

"I already have the ETA single lid wicked grapple for brush. I figured the landscape rake would be better for clean up than the grapple."

I do not have a grapple.

A Ratchet Rake tops a Landscape Rake for the use you have specified plus Ratchet Rake is cheaper and nearly indestructible.

((You listed two concerns about TSC Landscape Rake: price and weakness.))


After debris is piled the grapple will be wonderful for moving debris to a burn pile or trailer.