Love my rake???

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spechols

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Power Trac PT425
Last week NCstriped posted that the rake is a great tool. I have one that came with my PT.
So.... I must ask
What are the different uses for for the rake and what if any modifications make it more useful?
Just need guidance from people with more experience.
Many thanks
 
   / Love my rake??? #2  
The power rake?
I use mine to rejuvenate gravel surfaced road and parking areas, prep lawn areas for seeding and fine mowing, distribute and level gravel or topsoil, prep trail

It's an awesome tool.
 
   / Love my rake???
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#3  
Not the power rake. Just the rake. 975F5A4D-C8E2-423B-88C8-98857DCF4229.png
Sorry - NCstriped was obviously talking about a power rake.
 
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   / Love my rake??? #4  
That's a dethatcher..... and it looks like the tines are backwards.
 
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So far I have only used it for planting grass.
I guess it will rake leaves - I will find out.
I do hate raking by hand so that could be good put I generally use the leaf blower anyway.
 
   / Love my rake??? #6  
The tines are not backwards....you run the machine backwards.

I get more use from the rake than expected.

Leaf raking it's great I can accumulate faster than the blower especially when damp leaves are stuck to the ground. I usually accumulate a line then blow to the destination.

Also good to prepare for overseeding and spreading light material like mulch.
 
   / Love my rake??? #7  
The tines are not backwards....you run the machine backwards.

I get more use from the rake than expected.

Leaf raking it's great I can accumulate faster than the blower especially when damp leaves are stuck to the ground. I usually accumulate a line then blow to the destination.

Also good to prepare for overseeding and spreading light material like mulch.

Gotcha. I have one similar that goes on the front of my Walker mower. ..I just assumed we were looking at the front of your machine.
 
   / Love my rake??? #9  
I like the short peanut tines on the one I made. They will cut into the soil nicely turning it into fluff especially clay. I call it a poormans powerake just takes longer. Use to remove rooted systems within 3" of the surface. Reshaping old and new #57 wash rocks. Scarfing the surface to create an erosion path. Leveling leaves.
 
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I like the short peanut tines on the one I made. They will cut into the soil nicely turning it into fluff especially clay. I call it a poormans powerake just takes longer. Use to remove rooted systems within 3" of the surface. Reshaping old and new #57 wash rocks. Scarfing the surface to create an erosion path. Leveling leaves.
Photo please when you have time. Thanks
 

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