72 inch Rachet Rake on sale at TSC $199

[gtrippleb]

I had no problems hooking it up to my bucket which is 48" wide. I used the two inner brackets to connect the strap to and then hooked the cable to the outer brackets. I ran the cables diagnally to the inside of the loader arms and attached the strap. I just spent the last two hours playing in the woods. It works great. I just wish I had a littler larger tractor as I would have had an easier time clearing the saplings.

 

[teg]

I got one today... there is another one in Galax, VA. **** it heavy.... I'll read the threads to see what I bought!!!!

 

[Grut]

Roy you are right about moving the tabs, not hard to do and shouldn't cost much if you have someone else do it. It will square the flat straps up like they should be.

 

[Jw5875]

See my post's #35, #36 on how I modified the outer brackets for the Kubota LA463 loader.

JW5875

 

[hank193]

Well after reading and watching the video I tracked a 72" one down over in Tupelo,Ms. Can't wait to try it out this weekend on my Ford 3930. The thing looks well made to me. Curious ,after checking with the local TSC and a couple more in other towns, the salespeople just had no clue about it. Even the ones that had the smaller sizes in stock. Maybe the makers ought to invest in some training for the TSC salespeople or other options to increase sales. This forum was my first look at one.

 

[Garybake]

gtrippleb, Agreed see my post #54. Just puts a little more stress on center of bucket but my BX24 does not have the H.P. to distort center of bucket to corners. Come spring in MI, I will move mounts outside bucket to 48" corners as well as center but I moved 14 ton crushed concrete after levelling compressed bed of 10 years . Glad I had 2 link V bar chains on tires for that 72" length during tear up.
Gary

 

[CBeal34]

Bdavis, thanks for starting this thread. I picked one up at the Augusta, Me store tonight. They were buried in the snow and I almost missed out.

 

[Rail Dawg]

Picked up a 68" today just north of Houston. They did have a 72" available for $199 but I went with the one guaranteed to fit with no mods.

Looking forward to tackling the Yaupons and other heavy brush here in Texas.

Great thread!

 

[hydro2]

I stopped by the TSC in Burlington, NC and they had two 72" left. They only have 1 left now as I bought one. They also had the 52" but since it was $299, I figured the extra width wouldn't hurt anything. I just have to figure out the mounting points now.

It will fit in the back of a BWM 1 series :shocked: with the seats laid down. Wife wasn't to happy but ohwell. I only get to drive it on the weekends as I work out of state during the week.

Yea mine fit in my little car also. Lol

 

[hydro2]

I used mine more on my driveway. The thing is amazing. I would have probably paid full price. It is an great add. It did an amazing job.