Best Attachment for Removing Rocks

   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #11  
Hook
Well if I had $4K just laying around I would get The kind for a skid steer, They make them fit compact tractor loaders aswell. The pics on this thread look good to me aswell but I bet there a arm and a leg, Hey you asked.
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #12  
Perhaps the nicest attachment I have ever used is a Glenmac/Harley power rake. It will move rocks easily as big as 16" in diameter down to 1/2" pebbles. The one I've used is an 8' rake. The finished result looks like a baseball infield after just a pass or two. Great for removing most any debris and lays out a ready to seed ground behind it. It winrows left or right. After using it, your mind starts think, I could make some money using this thing. It is truly awesome. I was doing about 8 acres at the time. You need a front loader to pick up the mountain of debris this rake pulls out and winrows. I still have the video they gave me and still think it is impressive. A 3 spool valve works best for TnT and one remote to run various hydraulics on the rake via electric solenoids. Rat...
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #13  
Rat
It'll move 16" rocks????? That attachment is #1 on my wish list and that little bit of info makes me want to have one yet today/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. I just can't accept the $6500. for a 6' model. Shopping for a used one, don't see many that people will part with. What happens when you encounter a large rock, partially buried with it? How durable are the carbide inserts? Will it grind up small pushed over saplings? Stumps? Need more info!/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif. I have a Glenmac/Harley rake "monkey" on my back.
regards
Mutt
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #14  
Removing bigger rocks is one reason I'm considering a Bobcat instead of a compact tractor. Has anyone used the Bobcat digger? Seems like a simple tool that would do 80% of the things you use a backhoe for.
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #15  
Mutt, I think the power landscape rake is one of the coolest tools I've ever used. It will move and winrow any size rock that will fit between the ground and the 3 pt hitch. The roller on the bottom has standard steel 3/4" by 3/4" bars attached length wise to a 6" drum 8' long. It spins forward kicking everything that is in front of it forward even pulling some stuff out of the ground. There is another roller just above it, same 6" roller, no bars that has an adjustable gap to throw back smaller or larger amounts of material. Typical usage is to angle it left or right so all the debris is gradually placed to one side or the other. In some occasions, the ground may be so inundated with debris it requires a second pass since some slides against the angle. Roots, weeds, and of course rocks can continually be moved further over, ie. you can drive right over a winrow and continue to push it over to make it larger so that when its time to pick up the debris in the loader you have some bulk to deal with. It has 3 sets of hydraulics. The angle ram, the height adjustment ram, it works on a floating system that allows imovable objects to be gone right over with no damage. The 3rd hydraulic set of rams simply lower a spring scarifier bar. The best way to use the rake is with first having tilled, ripped or discing the ground unless your not trying to open it up and pull out debris underneath as in just clearing some pasture land. I used the 6' rake and the Kubota 4850 would smoke the rakes clutch because of its PTO power. The 8' rake has a much bigger clutch and big tires on the rear for gauging the depth. I have not been to the Harley site but did notice that in one of the Kubota brochures Lgrande series, one of the tractors had a power rake attached to it. Rat...
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #16  
Okay - I'll admit the beach cleaner may be a bit much for 3/4 acre, but you did ask what would be the best for the job. An alternative for those with skid steers or quick attach FEL: Loftness Kwik Picker

A different solution at Beaver Valley Supply - Shulte Rock Picker

Or the "economy" solution for FEL owners at Loftness Pik-Tatch

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by DocHeb on 12/04/01 01:49 PM (server time).</FONT></P>
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #18  
Rat
Thanks for the info. Their site is cool, new ones are round pins w/ replacable carbide inserts.
regards
Mutt
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #19  
We used to run 4 harley rakes in our landscaping business but have been buying ATI preseeders to replace them. You still need something to pick up the rocks after windrowing them. We use a rock bucket on our kubota tractors to pick up the windrow. The local dealer brought by a some info. on a rock houd to mount on our skid steers, it's like a pick up sweeper but for rocks, but I don't know if it would work on a compact.
 
   / Best Attachment for Removing Rocks #20  
IK, could you tell me where I can get info on the ATI preseeder, I was looking into getting a harley rake but would like to find out about the ATI since you must like them better, Thanks Jim Seattle
 
 

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