Rake Harley rakes - why so much?

[Reg]

Yes, I'm in Mass.
If you know I-495, figure the Bolton/Stow exit, about 3 miles from there.
It wouldn't hurt to run the plow over it to at least loosen things up.
Of course, 2 discs probably don't cut much more than about 18 or 20 inches per pass, so it could take a while.
I have a forward rotating 6ft rototiller that I would try just for roughing over first, after mowing because LONG grass and weeds wrap around it.

Let me know if you want to unload the disc plow.
Ummm, next to nothing - minus a year's depreciation, Yeah, I could probably offer you that much for it (-:

 

[Piston]

Yes, I'm in Mass.

Let me know if you want to unload the disc plow.
Ummm, next to nothing - minus a year's depreciation, Yeah, I could probably offer you that much for it (-:

Well, I don't typically like to get rid of things. I'll let you know if I change my mind though.

 

[Tags]

It sounds like it would work well for what you want to do with it. I had a Pro 6 years ago when I had my tractor and raked all sorts of nasty stuff with it without a problem, if you do run across something too big the slipper clutch will slip and protect the drivetrain of the rake and the tractor. After I wore out the bars on the roller i bought a roller with the carbide dimples and in my opinion it does a much better job at loosening the soil and kicking out rocks. I would regularly use it to grade compacted gravel/process driveways and the finished product was fantastic. I now use one on a tracked skid steer and it takes way more abuse than one on a tractor because it can be run forward or backward and the machine that runs it weighs 11,000lb. I have had it for 10 years or so without a problem, it is going to need bearings for the roller soon, but as far as I'm concerned thats quite acceptable for a piece of equipment that spends its life in horrible conditions.

 

[Piston]

Tags,
I'm glad to here you've used yours quite a bit in some more rough stuff. That is a little more promising.

Since your also in New England, your no stranger to rocks.. How well do you guys think these carbide tips hold up to rocks? I'm not referring to softball sized rocks, but rather, if there is a large boulder an inch underground that you didn't see, will the power rake just skip up and over it, and does this damage the carbide tips? Or are they designed for this type of abuse?

Are the carbide tips something I'll have to worry about replacing often? I use this only for personal use and not commercially, I will probably only use it for 30 hours a year on average or so, so not much, but since i"m not really using it for 'fisnish' work, but rather rough stuff, will I beat it up badly?

The reason I'm excited to use the power rake for this type of work, is because when using the box blade, it doesn't leave a nice 'clump free' finish in the type of soil/woods that I'm working in. So I'm hoping the power rake will be the tool to "bridge the gap" between my other implements.

Here is a picture of the roller on mine.

 

[Tags]

It will work just fine. My rake for the skid steer is 10 years old now and is missing a handful of the carbide tips, just the tips though, not the bases that are welded to the actual roller. I havent replaced any yet but really should think about doing it soon. I have run this current rake over ledge that was covered by an inch or so of soil and numerous unseen rocks/boulders. I have also seen it pluck stones out the size of bowling balls. I wouldnt recommend running it in areas that have rock like that every square foot, but it is made to work in the dirt and remove stone from the soil.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Tags,
I'm glad to here you've used yours quite a bit in some more rough stuff. That is a little more promising.

Since your also in New England, your no stranger to rocks.. How well do you guys think these carbide tips hold up to rocks? I'm not referring to softball sized rocks, but rather, if there is a large boulder an inch underground that you didn't see, will the power rake just skip up and over it, and does this damage the carbide tips? Or are they designed for this type of abuse?

Are the carbide tips something I'll have to worry about replacing often? I use this only for personal use and not commercially, I will probably only use it for 30 hours a year on average or so, so not much, but since i"m not really using it for 'fisnish' work, but rather rough stuff, will I beat it up badly?

The reason I'm excited to use the power rake for this type of work, is because when using the box blade, it doesn't leave a nice 'clump free' finish in the type of soil/woods that I'm working in. So I'm hoping the power rake will be the tool to "bridge the gap" between my other implements.

Here is a picture of the roller on mine.
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As I mentioned with the slip clutch properly adjusted the roller will hop over a large rock or slip. I've windrowed softball size rocks with that rake for years and you can see the lack of wear yourself.

Matt

 

[Piston]

How do you like that new dump trailer Matt?

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

I've only towed it home so far but I really like it. Dump trailers are super handy to have. I'm constantly finding uses for mine.

Matt

 

[Industrial Toys]

As far as the question of rough use goes. I have pulled the harley through piles dumped with a dump truck and all too often windrowed pumpkin sized stones. Mostly round ones! It's just the way things are around here! It helps to have a fairly beefy (large frame) fwd drive tractor! What has been a problem is getting hooked on stumps. A while back I ripped the attachments points off the angling cylinder and it kept breaking as fast as I could weld it back on. Finally, I broke down and took the assembly apart for a better repair, and the extra time spent seems to have payed off.

 

[Piston]

I plan to grind the stumps down a minimum of 6" below grade. I'm "assuming" this should be plenty deep enough right?