Rake 7' Landscape Rake

[kevincook]

Hi Everyone,

I've been cleaning out some of the implements I don't use any more and have a 7' landscape rake that I'm going to get rid of. Does $425 seem like a reasonable price for the attached rake?

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

I don't think it's worth $425. I'd say more like $250 a quaility landpride or woods can be had for around $600 new and $350-$450 used. A new coat of paint is also a red flag for some that your trying to hide something. Just my opinion not trying to insult you.

Matt T.

 

[djradz]

I'm going to say the $425 price is pretty close but maybe a tad high. You might want to start asking something like $390. It obviously is a home-brew unit and it looks like the tines are in somewhat ruff shape. Two things that bump up the price quite a bit are the size, 7 foot, and the gage wheels, which typically are over $200/$250 for a set alone.

 

[kevincook]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I put an ad on the local craigslist last night so I'll see what happens.

BTW, I actually repainted it a couple of years ago and I'm very surprised how well the paint has held up considering I stored the rake outside.

Kevin

 

[greg_g]

My current rake is a medium duty wheeled 7 footer, probably worth about $900 new (sturdy gauge wheels are a very expensive option). But it's considerably more heavy duty than what I see in your photos. Matter of fact, yours looks extremely light duty - almost homemade. I had a light duty six footer a few years back, stouter looking than the one in your photos. While raking rocks one day, it physically snapped in half behind the tractor. I looked back and there was nothing on my hitch but the A-frame.

So to suggest a reasonable selling price, it would help to know if you actually bought it new from a dealer? Used? Homemade?

//greg//

 

[kthompson]

I have never seen a set of gage wheel on a rake or blade that I can remember, but is this a typical set up? So it would prevent the rake or blade's reversal or is there more than one set up? kt

 

[kevincook]

I purchased the rake several years ago and I don't remember the manufacturer. The rake originally had a large angle iron where the tines and wheels attach. The problem was that the weight of the wheels eventually caused a twist in the angle iron. I had the local welding shop replace the angle iron with the square tubing. The pictures might not accurately depict the rake. The square tubing is 4x4 with 1/4" thick wall. It is extremely solid at this point. I also had the welding shop add additional gussets and reinforcing plates at that time to prevent any other potential problems.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[greg_g]

Understand. It started out as an extremely light duty rake, and you took the initiative to upgrade it to what I'd then describe as a regular light duty rake. The fact that it's got gauge wheels that won't strike the tines is a positive, and may account for probably 1/3 the asking price. But distance between the A-frame and the index pin seems unusually long. Was that a welding shop modification too? and doesn't it negatively affect the angle of attack (the degree to which you can tilt the tines with your toplink) ?

Don't take this as criticism, because I'm sure there are rake designs that I've never seen before. But the long throw on that horizontal piece looks like an Achilles heel to me. I'm used to sturdier looking designs like the one below

//greg//

 

[kevincook]

No offense taken. The horizontal length was the same as originally purchased. I've never noticed any adverse impact from the length and it does help when grading if the tractor wheels and gauge wheels are further apart for the same reason the road graders are so long.

I put an add on craigslist last night and within 2 hours I had two different people call. The first caller just left with the rake. He paid me $400 and seemed very happy with the purchase.

He's happy, I'm happy, my wife is happy the rake isn't sitting in the driveway any longer and it is warm and sunny today. The stock market is going to close in a few minutes and it isn't far from where it started the day which is better than this morning. I'm off to watch my son's soccer game now. It seems like a good day!

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[greg_g]

Excellent. No way the locals around here would pay anything near that amount. Guess I neglected to consider the ignorance of the Internet.

Here's what mine looks like by the way

//greg//