First Tractor Implement...Build.

[Thomas]

Where did you purchase the tines?

Nice...darn nice work!!!

 

[BigBoyToys]

Thanks.

I got them here...Agmate(R) 2-Hole Landscape Rake Tine | Agri Supply, 33913

OOPS...looks like I misquoted the price. I said they were $3 earlier they're actually $3.99.
They are made in Italy and appear to be really nice quality.

 

[BigBoyToys]

X3! Well done.
Can you update later on the durability?

Sure...The area it's being used in is pretty open and it's really just pulling rocks out before the loam is spread. It's pulled some 5-6" diameter rocks out and is fine. After that it's just leveling out 3-4" of loam, so nothing really stressful.

 

[varmint]

Nice design, nice fabrication and nice paint job. And best of all, no "if I had to build it again ..." comments! Good work.

 

[Gary Fowler]

. Sure my time is worth something, but **** it's better than watching the "Voice" with my wife!!!.

If I had to watch that show or any other reality show with my wife, I would be trying to build a tractor complete with implements. Luckily my wife hates all those reality shows so there wont be one on in my house ever.
Nice rake by the way. When I bought all my tractors and equipment, I was working 8 weeks on@12 hours per day overseas and 3 weeks off so my off time was more valuable than money to me. Now that I have nothing but time, I have nothing to build, darn it.
I do volunteer my time and materials to my neighbors to keep their stuff fixed up though.

 

[BigBoyToys]

Builders are more well rounded people that can do more and more as their confidence and skills continue to build thru the act of building.

Very true. I first started welding when I decided to build a Jeep Wrangler with my son to teach him how to work on vehicles. My feeling is "Common Sense" is something that's developed using your hands and brain to solve problems...which IMHO is lacking in our "Millennials". ...too much social media crap! He learned a lot and had a new found appreciation for his dad.

This past weekend my brother-in-law called and told me his truck frame was cracked. He wanted to know if I could look at it and see if it could be repaired. It's a second vehicle for him and he couldn't afford to buy another. Long story short...we repaired it for next to nothing. A flat fish plate capped with some angle...good as new. Oh yea...and the tractor was a big help getting the bed on and off!

So there may be projects where you might not save a lot and do it for the fun of it, but others where you can save BIG! :thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

Nice build. Let us know of the long term durability of those tines. Have been kicking around the idea of building an 8' rake, as they dont seem to come up very often in the used market.