Will the land rake messup the grass

[smokey_truck]

I have Bx1860, alright I agree when it comes to yard and tractor not so smart . I saw this land rake with large metal claws. I was wondering how this land rake helps, will it tear the yard and grass - (I hope it shouldnot), see lot of times there is lot of sticks, leaves and debri on the grass in the backyard especially spring and fall. Can I use land rake to clean the yard or will I mess up my grass

Thanks for saying "how dumb" :ashamed: but please clarify me

Ganesh

 

[Yankee]

Hard to say exactly what you were looking at, but most rakes are meant for dirt and rock, not grass. While it is possible to set a rock rake to skim the grass, especially with gauge wheels, it doesn't really work all that well and will indeed rip up your lawn if it digs in. I use mine to dress my dirt & gravel drive after using a box blade. I also use it in the woods to clean up the post-winter mess.

 

[beenthere]

Smokey truck
What do you mean by "land rake" ?

When you say large metal claws, I get a different picture in my mind from a landscape rake. There are numerous styles, and just having a pic or a link to what you are looking at will help answer your question.

 

[smokey_truck]

Please click the link I was referring to

Agri Supply - Search Results for rake

Ganesh

 

[AchingBack]

smokey truck, this pine straw rake might be what you need. They are less expensive, not real agressive like a landscape rake. It is what I would use for frequent lawn raking, as well as seed bed prep. LEINBACH LINE pine straw rake - The Smart Farmer, LLC.

 

[smokey_truck]

smokey truck, this pine straw rake might be what you need. They are less expensive, not real agressive like a landscape rake. It is what I would use for frequent lawn raking, as well as seed bed prep. LEINBACH LINE pine straw rake - The Smart Farmer, LLC.

Thanks Achingback, looks like thatz what I needed.

Ganesh

 

[Reg]

That you call it "grass" and not "lawn" suggests to me that you aren't worrying too much about having a bowling green perfect surface.
Yes, it will scratch it up a bit, but if you set your top link right it will be fine for raking up leaves and such - your "grass" will recover, a putting green would take a while to heal.
(-:

 

[ChuckinNH]

I use a rake with a handle on it (don't tell anyone) for the larger stuff, but I do most of my raking / spring clean up with a tow behind dethatcher. It gets the dead grass, and small branches pretty well though I sometimes do have to stop, and clean it out. After I go over the yard with that I install my grass collector, and just pick up all the mess that way. The dethatcher will pull it out, but not rake it into nice rows........... too bad.

 

[CHDinCT]

I use a rake with a handle on it (don't tell anyone) for the larger stuff, but I do most of my raking / spring clean up with a tow behind dethatcher. It gets the dead grass, and small branches pretty well though I sometimes do have to stop, and clean it out. After I go over the yard with that I install my grass collector, and just pick up all the mess that way. The dethatcher will pull it out, but not rake it into nice rows........... too bad.

Ditto - I think a 48" or larger dethatcher is what you need. I do as ChuckinNH does. Much faster than raking by hand, but maybe not quite as thorough.

 

[Thomas]

I try it only once w/York rake,went slow w/hand on lever ready to for the ground was little soft...rake work well cleaning brush in the woods tho.

 

[Will_C]

I tried my rake on the grass this spring and was happy with the results. I put my gauge wheels all the way down and shortened my top link. I was able to rake up alot of the pine cones and sticks. It did ruffle about an inch of soil in places, but that disappeared when I rolled the lawn. I would not try this on a fine lawn, but it worked well for my country yard.
Will

 

[Tom_H]

Are you thinking of a dethatcher:

Agri-Fab 48" Tine Dethatcher

You can also find cheaper/smaller ones at Northern Tool, Home Depot, and other places. JD makes some of these & the item below as well.

Some people use a lawn sweeper:

Agri-Fab 46" Tow Behind Lawn Sweeper

Some lawn sweepers can take a dethatcher that mounts to the sweeper:

Agri-Fab Dethatcher Attachment for Sweeper

Now this is getting away from the dethatcher/rake, but Kubota does make a bagger for the MMM mowers.

Below is a towable vac connected to a BX:

Trailer Vac