Rake New Landscape Rake

[Von]

Man, After seeing what others have paid, you guys don't want to know what I paid! Got a Howse 6ft. rake at Central Tractor for $100.00. They were changing brands and this was the last one, and it was missing the top part of the 3pt. hitch. It took about 15 min. to weld a new one up!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif and there was one arm for the wheel kit with it. So my total cost is about $120.00 for all. Had the scrap steel to make the casters and other wheel arm. Yea, Howse is not the best or the strongest, but for my use I can't beat the price!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[rancar]

Thanks Von for the pic and the descripton of how you made your wheels. When I get my Frontier 1172, I'll check out Harbor and other places to see if I can pick up some wheels for less than the $250 my dealer was asking.

 

[rlk]

I don't have wheels on my landscape rake, and agree that at times, the rake tries to dig in, much like a rear blade will do.

Once I have gotten the area fairly smooth, and have removed most of the rocks/roots, I turn the rake around, put the 3 point control in float, and just drag the rake. This prevents the rake from digging in, and also will drag some dirt to the low spots. This really smooths the ground. Turning the rake around works well after you have put out grass seed, and just want to rake some soil over the seed.

Reversing the rake also works well when smoothing gravel on a driveway.

Bob Kelly

 

[JJT]

Brett - I bought a slightly used/demo Lienbach 7' with gauge wheels for $550, a new one would have been $900. JJT

 

[RichZ]

Bob, what are you planning on using your landscape rake for? I have a landscape rake with no wheels, and have never felt the need for them. I find the rake one of the most useful implements, and always find new uses for it. If you find it trying to dig in too much, you can just raise the 3 point hitch. Actually if I remember, I think Boondox found the wheels on his rake were cumbersome, and removed them. Am I right, Pete?

 

[rancar]

Rich,

<font color=blue>Bob, what are you planning on using your landscape rake for?</font color=blue>

I have old logging trails up in the 38 acre woodlot that we purchased 3 years ago. I would like to clean and grade these trails up a bit. I ordered a Frontier LR1172 medium duty rake with the optional folding back blade from KC-Canary. After I clean up the bigger logs and slash that are now covering the trails I thought this rake would do wonders in cleaning up the trails. If you have a chance to make it up here, I could walk you up in the woodlot for a look see. I was just undecided about the wheels. I couldn't justify spending $250 for them and I thought I would try to adjust the rake using the top and tilt I'll be getting with the 4710 as well as raising and lowering the 3ph as you've suggested. This may take longer than if I had the wheels but using this procedure may serve my purposes. I will also be cleaning up debris spoil left over in the hedgerows after I remove them.

I can understand the rationale as cited by others in this thread for having the wheels...that is letting the 3ph float and let the pre-set wheels guide the rake tines at the pre-set level. Don't know how cumbersome they might be seeing I've never used them before.

Bob