Sand lot+horse manure clean up.

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My horse stable front has stable doors and sliding door, concrete barn floor and hard packed sand lot about 40ft x 60ft. (Picture was taken last fall), about every week or two I clean area with a 7ft back blade turned backwards then push manure into a compost pile at end.
Sand lot was compacted by bulldozer so it's about like concrete and about once/month I put 1"-2" sand on it.
It only looks nice a few days, then horse piles.
Would a 3 point rake like this work? I'm thinking it would be easier that 700# rear blade and less likely to remove sand? And used for other things like sticks or pine needles?
Once manure raked into a pile it would be easy with FEL into compost pile.

 

[JJT]

My neighbor cleans his riding arena with a rake with gauge wheels, been doing it for 20+ years. I'm lucky enough to get the manure.

 

[5030]

Loose the nags and you loose the road apples as well...

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I thought about gauge wheels except they'd be rolling through the biscuits!

 

[EddieWalker]

I built a rake for my tractor years ago and only used it a few times. I found that it only held a small amount of material, and then everything went out either side of the rake. I wasn't working in a barn, I was trying to clean up all the branches and debris from clearing my land. I'd be interested to see pics of it working in a barn, but based on what I experienced, I think it might create more work and take longer.

 

[oldnslo]

I thought about gauge wheels except they'd be rolling through the biscuits!

The gauge wheels are behind the rake so should be biscuits to run over if rake is doing its job.

Is concern biscuits would stick to wheels changing teeth height?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

The gauge wheels are behind the rake so should be biscuits to run over if rake is doing its job.

Is concern biscuits would stick to wheels changing teeth height?

Manure piles dry in a day so only fresh would be a problem.
I'll post a picture later in case anyone's never seen horse poop.

 

[bigtiller]

Manure piles dry in a day so only fresh would be a problem.
I'll post a picture later in case anyone's never seen horse poop.

 

[2manyrocks]

Suggest you get yourself a set of golf clubs and whack the biscuits like golf balls.

 

[tacticalturnip]

What about a pine straw rake? They can't be angled, but the tines are extremely light, and they're quite inexpensive.