RobS
Super Member
Well, the weather finally cooperated and I got some long-awaited tractor time today /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Smoothed some ruts with my box scraper and used my new landscape rake for the first time. I'm smoothing out a berm we had put along the road by the guy who made the road. He used a dozer and did a really good job, I'm just trying to get it smooth enough to plant grass and eventually cut it. My question is should I be using the lateral float position on my lower arms to allow the rake to follow the ground contour better? I've never used this position and never knew tractors had it until I got this one. I was experiencing some gouging as the rake dug in on uneven ground.
For the unfamiliar, the lift arms have vertically elongated slots where they grab the lower arms. Normally there is a clip in the slot to prevent the float, but the clip can be turned 90 degrees to allow the float. I didn't have a chance to try it myself so I thought I'd ask the wisdom of the board /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I also did some tree pulling. What a riot. The little 790 pulls sasafras up to 4" without straining. Disappointed though, in the performance of my antique drag. The mechanism to control the spike angle is rusted/broken and it just didn't do much for me. Good thing it was free /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
I can't wait to get back out there /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
For the unfamiliar, the lift arms have vertically elongated slots where they grab the lower arms. Normally there is a clip in the slot to prevent the float, but the clip can be turned 90 degrees to allow the float. I didn't have a chance to try it myself so I thought I'd ask the wisdom of the board /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I also did some tree pulling. What a riot. The little 790 pulls sasafras up to 4" without straining. Disappointed though, in the performance of my antique drag. The mechanism to control the spike angle is rusted/broken and it just didn't do much for me. Good thing it was free /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
I can't wait to get back out there /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
