Landscape Rake Advice Please

[Geotech]

Looking to get a landscape rake. Does anyone have experience with Tractor Supply's County Line rake? Land Pride has an astronomical price. I love me some Land Pride, but dang! Everything Attachments is a little less than the Land Pride but still about 250 bucks more than the County Line. The County Line rake has mostly good reviews but a few comments about the main beam twisting.

Also not 100 percent sure on width. I have a lot of sand, leaves and branches. Primary uses will be to rake branches and leaves in the woods and level out the ground where I have done a lot of clearing and can't get final finish with box blade due to so many undulations that are easily created in my sandy soil. Will be raking through the woods a lot so 5 footer seams to make sense and is what the dealers assume. Same time, the L2501 could probably handle a 6 footer...

 

[jeff9366]

Looking to get a landscape rake.
I have a lot of sand, leaves and branches.
Primary uses will be to rake branches and leaves in the woods and level ground where I can't get final finish with box blade due to undulations in my sandy soil.

I have an ETA Landscape Rake and a Ratchet Rake bucket attachment. For the tasks you have specified you will be happier with a Ratchet Rake at lower cost.

Some TSC stores inventory Ratchet Rakes. All TSC stores can order Ratchet Rakes or you can order direct.

LINKS: Ratchet Rake LLC - Google Search

Ratchet Rake site:tractorbynet.com - Google Search

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/375397-ratchet-rake-today.html?highlight=

 

[jeff9366]

If you decide a Landscape Rake is the right tool you will need at least a 6' width to cover your tire marks when pulled on an angle; perhaps 7'.

Landscape Rakes are usually pulled on an angle, not straight. This allows material to move along the face for the rake, creating windrows or filling ruts.

Gauge wheels are almost essential for finish work with a Landscape Rake.

In ground engagement work, like eliminating your ripples, the weight of the Landscape Rake will be the primary factor in how well it cuts. So buy heavy.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

I agree with Jeff on the width of the landscape rake. At least 6 feet wide, and maybe 7' if you think you'll be using it at an angle very much.

Landscape rakes don't require much power from the tractor, so a 6' or 7' one won't stress your tractor much.

I've got a 7 footer for my Kioti 50hp tractor (which has a 6 foot wide stance at the outside of the rear tires), and I wish it was 8 feet.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

My County Line LR has given good service. I have had to straighten a couple tines out after hitting a stump.

Ron

 

[millsan1]

I have a CL rake and rear blade. Both work fine, but are light and can bounce and lose material. I solve this by putting a bunch of chain on the frames, and it helps.

I have 6' in both and used them behind my BX and my Mahindra 2538. The BX pulled them fine. The 2538 is unaware that they exist, lol.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Would you pay 50% more for an implement that is easily twice as good?

With the Tractor supply unit, there is a good chance of making the U channels that hold the tines into churros. With the ETA landscape rake you get a far superior made implement that gives you offset capabilities where as the TSC unit is angle only.

You almost always operate the unit angled, get an 84" wide unit. At a 45* angle you will be about 5' wide.

Last note, to the best of my knowledge, the ETA landscape rakes truly are the best landscape rakes commercially made today.

Good luck with your decision.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I like my landscape rake.

 

[fried1765]

Looking to get a landscape rake. Does anyone have experience with Tractor Supply's County Line rake? Land Pride has an astronomical price. I love me some Land Pride, but dang! Everything Attachments is a little less than the Land Pride but still about 250 bucks more than the County Line. The County Line rake has mostly good reviews but a few comments about the main beam twisting.

Also not 100 percent sure on width. I have a lot of sand, leaves and branches. Primary uses will be to rake branches and leaves in the woods and level out the ground where I have done a lot of clearing and can't get final finish with box blade due to so many undulations that are easily created in my sandy soil. Will be raking through the woods a lot so 5 footer seams to make sense and is what the dealers assume. Same time, the L2501 could probably handle a 6 footer...

Every County Line implement I have ever seen at TSC was built as cheaply as possible.
I do not own anything made by County Line.

I do own several KK implements, and though they are OK, they are certainly not top of the line.

I have a new ETA Deluxe Scrape Blade that is absolutely the cat's axx.
I have two other blades, and I am going to sell them both.

It is a lot more $$, but if you are going to buy a rake I would definitely opt for the ETA rake.

 

[Geotech]

So I picked up th TSC rake last night and put it through its courses today. In one situation it got snagged on a bundle of tough vines and it would have bent had I not been paying attention. It had no problems with dragging up sticks and branches and leveling out soil. It also made quick work of resurfacing the gravel drive. This thing is not even close to the ETA root rake from the toughness their video shows. I'll still be using my root rake grapple to demolish roots and vine clumps. TSC knocked 50 bucks off to price match the identical Tarter rake that Rural King sells online ($550.00).