Rake Landscape Rake

[swoods80]

Hi,
I have a horse riding arena that has a sand base. The arena has collected some rocks that I want to remove. I was looking at the

Landpride Landscape rake for this task (the url is below) and was wondering if any one has had any experience with the product or could recommend an alternative. Ideally I would like something to collect the rocks as well.

http://www.landpride.com/products/prod_lr/prod_lr15.html#

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Woody_NH]

I have a LP LR1584 that has been used for grading/crowning a long gravel driveway over the past year. So far it is a good product.
Make sure you get the gauge wheels.

 

[ronjhall]

I have LR1584 also. Make sure you get the gage wheels. The ones in the picture are the narrow set. I have the wider tires on my rake.
Picking up rocks (read: windrow) will depend on size of rocks. Anything 1" or smaller will pass through the tines. If there is grass or other debris mixed in rake will windrow smaller rocks.

 

[rickmacheske]

What kind of price have you been getting for the LR1584? Also, I'm wondering if I need the wheels since I'm putting a hydralic top link on my tractor.

 

[ronjhall]

I have top and tilt. I believe that the gage wheels on a rake work better with a hydraulic top link. I would not buy the rake without gage wheels. I can do without hydraulic top link.

 

[Theowegian]

I have a LR1572 without the gauge wheels. I like it alot. I would buy another LP rake. The cost was less than $600. The gauge wheel kit was about $300 from a Landpride dealer. I did remove every other tine and it worked better for my brush removal tasks and driveway smoothing.

 

[8561]

I have a 72" Woods rake and I also have top'n'tilt. I have gauge wheels on the rake. I think you'll be sorry if you don't add wheels.

 

[Dex]

I have a 72 iin rake that came from Agri-supply. No wheels and my neighbor uses it all the time to drag her arena with no problems.

 

[FamilyFarm]

I have the LP 2584 with guage wheels. I would not be able to use it w/o the wheels on my rough terrain. I guess if you were in a really smooth, level arena it might work ok without it. It is a nice rake, very tough.
Terry

 

[bncsauve]

I have a 6 foot rake that I use for driveway maint. I bought it with gage wheels but very seldom use them.

 

[Onthesauk]

I dress a 1/4 piece of driveway a couple of times a year with a 7 foot rake without gauge wheels. Usually just down one direction and back the other, pull everything toward the center.

 

[Slamfire]

If there is plant life in your arena, running a landscape rake, without gauge wheels will collect it in addition to the rocks. If there is enough the rake will become overloaded and if you dump it in the arena you'll have to remove it with a fork and some kind of hauler.

 

[Steverino]

I bought the 72" rake from Tractor Supply Co. with the gage wheels for around $640.00 including tax. It is quite sturdy and I have used it quit a bit. The wheels allow for much greater control of the final grade and frankly, I would not be without them.

 

[ddivinia]

I am thinking of getting a landscape rake to collect all the left over "crap" in my pastures. I have bene clearing the land and there is a lot of misc cedar tree limbs, etc laying around. Is a landscape rake a good way to collect all that stuff and then pick up with amy FEL?

Thanks,
D.

 

[FamilyFarm]

If it is mostly loose, small stuff, a landscape rake would work ok. If it is larger limbs, etc. I would just use the FEL. Obviously a grapple would be nice (even a toothbar would help), but I have pushed brush into piles many times with the loader alone. You'll have a few things escape under the bucket edge, but if done slowly over reasonably level ground, it works pretty well.
Terry

 

[ddivinia]

Smaller limbs - left over stuff. Most of it is crap I ate with brush hog. I have a grapple, but I need the stuff in piles to grapple. I am thinking landscape rake to get them into place. Then I pick up it with the grapple.

Thanks,
D.

 

[asdf]

You might want to think about a TR3 rake. Pricy, but looks like it's worth it. I'm trying to justify buying a leftover one a dealer is giving me a "deal" on.

http://www.absoluteinnovations.net/equine/arenadrags.asp

 

[rickmacheske]

I looked at the TR3 rake.....Can't quite figure out why it's worth much....