About how much does a 68" york rake weigh?

80sDweeb · Oct 22, 2015

I just bought an old 68" York rake on an online auction and I need to go pick it up, and I'm wondering how much this thing will weigh (and how much trouble I'll have getting it loaded.) Any educated guesses welcome. I've got to contact the seller (government agency) and see if they can help load. When I bought my Alamo flail from a highway department, they had a forklift, so it was no problem loading (900+ lbs!)

Scott in Brighton NY

jeff9366 · Oct 22, 2015

You can probably find the weight and determine model number on York-Modern's web site.

LINK: York Rakes : York Modern

Two new gauge wheels will be around $300, a little welding, then good to go.

How much did you bid?

oldpilgrim · Oct 22, 2015

A six ft version at TSC weighs 215. Yours looks a bit heavier.

80sDweeb · Oct 22, 2015

All in, with auction fees and taxes, I'll pay about $330. Certainly affordable for me, but not a huge bargain. I don't see much used stuff come up for sale around here, maybe I'm not looking in the right places. I'm too busy to go to "in person" auctions, as much as I'd like to. This looked pretty sturdy, considering it looks like it's worked pretty hard, but none of the tines are broken. I've read that sometimes the China ones (like TSC) can be brittle and snap under hard use.

I probably won't put wheels on it, just use it as-is.

Scott in Brighton NY