The Jake Rake

[Johndeere3720]

You are exactly right.

 

[Johndeere3720]

I can give an update on the Jake rake as for what it can do and what it can be used for. It is not limited to horse arenas, it is great for gardens, cultivating hard packed grounds, preparing a site for new sod, working ground before tilling, and sub soiling dirt lots.

 

[dex3361]

I feel sorry for you horses. Looks like this is a crippling machine. You do understand that the gap between your digging teeth is creating ridges on the base of the arena? You can even see those ridges in the pictures you posted. Those ridges create inconsistent ridges on the base. Your poor horse will never know if its foot fall will be on a hill or a valley. Looks like nothing more than the 50 other drags that are nothing more than dirt stirrers and gimmics to try and get some garage welder his 15 minutes of fame. Do true horseman a favor and keep this in your own garage.

Thats it Jake this man speaks with such authority he must be right. Shut it all down cut up your stock and haul it to the junk pile after all he is a
"true horseman" as opposed to all the imaginary horseman out there.
Well on second thought maybe not maybe he is jealous that he didn't come up with the idea first. :laughing::laughing::laughing: Keep up the good work and don't let the naysayers get to ya. :thumbsup:

 

[DavidNPro]

I was curious if this guy was an expert in the field and did some searching. Seems like he may be in the business of selling rakes to be used in horse arenas also. Not going to post the link here, just found it interesting. So is he providing valuable input or addressing competition, you guys will have to decide that.

 

[Johndeere3720]

I was curious if this guy was an expert in the field and did some searching. Seems like he may be in the business of selling rakes to be used in horse arenas also. Not going to post the link here, just found it interesting. So is he providing valuable input or addressing competition, you guys will have to decide that.

You are right there. As I mentioned before, I know how to correct the problem but need to build a prototype to test the theory. I do a lot of research on how to better my products and when I get a good idea i will usually think about it, make a decision, and finally test it out. If it goes good, then I will consider when to implement it into my product line up. From what I have seen online, there are very very few rakes that will leave no grooves in the, the ones available though will only dig at 1" increments. Therefore it would take multiple passes to establish good footing in a well used arena. On top of the research for arena maintenance, I also think up on what I could do to make them more versatile in the general home owner environment. I also am working on that and would love to expand my line up in the future towards that market.

 

[kubotadriver4life]

Looks like nothing more than the 50 other drags that are nothing more than dirt stirrers and gimmics to try and get some garage welder his 15 minutes of fame. Do true horseman a favor and keep this in your own garage.

Why would you post that? No one said you had to buy it. Its great that Jake sat down and created something that he can call his own. I think that it will become very sucessful in the near future. So do us guys on TBN a favor and stick in your own garage.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Does it come in orange?

 

[whodat526]

I feel sorry for you horses. Looks like this is a crippling machine. You do understand that the gap between your digging teeth is creating ridges on the base of the arena? You can even see those ridges in the pictures you posted. Those ridges create inconsistent ridges on the base. Your poor horse will never know if its foot fall will be on a hill or a valley. Looks like nothing more than the 50 other drags that are nothing more than dirt stirrers and gimmics to try and get some garage welder his 15 minutes of fame. Do true horseman a favor and keep this in your own garage.

try to incorparate a english harrow into your design and it will most likely solve this mans concerns since he claims to be the expert you might wont to listen but i wouldn't these look like they can be handy just like the are and if he dont like he does have to buy one

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Does it come in orange?

I believe it does...

 

[ctbigman]

Keep up your entreprenorial (sp?) spirit. How does vdubs2 know what a horse feels when his feet hit a surface. Has he trotted a mile in a horses shoes? All my horse owner friends call themselves "horsemen" rather than "farmers" as vdubs has himself dscribed. Keep up the good work and I'll be contacting you as to distributorship/dealership possiblities on the east coast.:thumbsup:

 

[Johndeere3720]

Does it come in orange?

Yes. And Green, and Red. I can get them in any color the customer desires. :thumbsup:

 

[Johndeere3720]

Keep up your entreprenorial (sp?) spirit. How does vdubs2 know what a horse feels when his feet hit a surface. Has he trotted a mile in a horses shoes? All my horse owner friends call themselves "horsemen" rather than "farmers" as vdubs has himself dscribed. Keep up the good work and I'll be contacting you as to distributorship/dealership possiblities on the east coast.:thumbsup:

That sounds good. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[sweep]

I do understand your concern about my product and let me assure you I am addressing that problem. The Jake rake goes through a lot of testing to ensure a good product and we understand that not everyone will like our product. We are working on a solution to your out coming.

Simple fix. Run a 5-6 foot wide piece of chain link fence behind the equipment-it will level out all those hills and valleys.

I take Paypal. SRS.

 

[Johndeere3720]

That would work, I can say I have a few ideas. :thumbsup:

 

[Johndeere3720]

Here is one of my rakes at my local Deere dealer ship. The rake pictured is sold.

 

[dmay]

That would work, I can say I have a few ideas. :thumbsup:

How about an optional accessory like a floating harrow attachment. One with offset spikes and maybe four rows deep that can be attached and pulled behind the main unit.

 

[Johndeere3720]

How about an optional accessory like a floating harrow attachment. One with offset spikes and maybe four rows deep that can be attached and pulled behind the main unit.

That is a possibility. :thumbsup:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

The rake pictured is sold.

:thumbsup:

 

[Luremaker]

How about an optional accessory like a floating harrow attachment. One with offset spikes and maybe four rows deep that can be attached and pulled behind the main unit.

How about a piece of angle iron with a number of tines to level things.

 

[Johndeere3720]

How about a piece of angle iron with a number of tines to level things.

That is a good idea. :thumbsup: I am debating having individual teeth vs/ cut out teeth. It will take some time, I am working on saving up for a tractor with a FEL or a skid steer so my "prototypes" are on hold as far as construction.