DaveMueller
Bronze Member
The target is a 6' rake for smoothing tilled soil and spreading 2B stone in the driveway.
I have a bunch of 2x2 x .12" wall tubing. Will this be strong enough for the whole project? For for the bar that holds the tines, I was thinking of drilling one hole for a bolt and welding a short stud on the edge for the second hole in the tine to prevent rotation. I could weld two pieces side by side, but then I'd have to drill twice as many holes. From the threads I've read, that seems to be the tedious part.
A drop down blade option would be nice, is it worth using my R&D (rip off and duplicate) skills to copy a commercial product such as a Land Pride, so I can use their accessories?
I've noticed a lot of newer 3 point attachments have sheet metal to make the triangle instead of thick wide bars. Any advantage to one or the other? I'm assuming it's cheaper.
Thanks
Dave
I have a bunch of 2x2 x .12" wall tubing. Will this be strong enough for the whole project? For for the bar that holds the tines, I was thinking of drilling one hole for a bolt and welding a short stud on the edge for the second hole in the tine to prevent rotation. I could weld two pieces side by side, but then I'd have to drill twice as many holes. From the threads I've read, that seems to be the tedious part.
A drop down blade option would be nice, is it worth using my R&D (rip off and duplicate) skills to copy a commercial product such as a Land Pride, so I can use their accessories?
I've noticed a lot of newer 3 point attachments have sheet metal to make the triangle instead of thick wide bars. Any advantage to one or the other? I'm assuming it's cheaper.
Thanks
Dave