?? About landscape rakes

AlbertC · Mar 9, 2018

I have a lot of trees that are always dropping small limbs and sticks that need to be picked up. I assume that a landscape rake is the tool to get this done.

When using the rake to rake limbs into a pile, do you ride over the sticks and drag the limbs or do you put the tractor in reverse and push the sticks into a pile?

Also is there any way to do this without gathering the leaves into the pile. If you remove every other rake tine would it work better?

Thanks

countrybumpkin · Mar 9, 2018

I’m curios what others say too, I’ve got one on order and will be doing this a bunch with it also. But I’ll be fine with it gathering leaves too

AchingBack · Mar 9, 2018

As long as the sticks aren't long enough to do damage to undercarriage parts, you can drive over them. However, caution is always the watch word.

jeff9366 · Mar 9, 2018

You cannot use a Landscape Rake on turf/lawn. The tines will seize the turf and rip patches of turf out of the ground.

/pine · Mar 9, 2018

...You cannot use a Landscape Rake on turf/lawn...

Sure you can if you have gauge wheels and an adjustable top link...

32 chev · Mar 9, 2018

A pine straw rake works great for leaves, sticks and twigs, small branches, etc.

TSO · Mar 9, 2018

I use a landscape rake on grass when needed ... you certainly can use them on grass if you're careful. And like has already been said, as long as you can safely drive over them without stabbing your tractor in the belly, you're fine. I've never used mine "backwards" ... I'm sure it will work that way too, but just know that the "pushing" motion will exert more force DOWN to the ground that the "pulling" motion. So if you're concerned with scratching up the turf, pushing may not be the best attack.

sd455dan · Mar 9, 2018

/pine said:
Sure you can if you have gauge wheels and an adjustable top link...

YEP...

CADplans · Mar 9, 2018

Your grass will look like this after raking,,,

Obviously, I have a rake, and I have gauge wheels,,,
we pick up sticks by hand, too many divots are removed,,,:thumbdown:

(the pic is my daughters lawn after a major re-excavation)