Rake York rake adjustment to engage

[jeeperjoe]

Newbie to 3pt usage, have a 6 ft rake but can't get it to horizontal or below at full drop. I am using my TC33 to clear debris from 15 acres of tree felling, so lots of limbs etc. in rolling terrain. As tractor drifts up and down low spots, there is a need to push rake below horizontal to remaing ground engaged but the toplink is holding it back. I adjusted it out but seem to be running out of thread. Should I start over again with a longer toplink? I would like to see the rake pitch down in from horizontal about 10 degrees with some 3pt range left to go down, not bottoming out still 15 degrees above horizontal. Am I describing the situation adequately? Any help would be appreciated.
Joe

 

[zzvyb6]

Don't use the top link. Try using a chain instead. It will tension when picking it up, but be loose when lowering it. Add some weight to the rake bar to keep the teeth engaged. Use cement blocks if you don't have any iron available.

 

[Hooked_on_HP]

If I understand what you are trying to do, you want the rake to float . To start with your top link should be set so the frame of the rake is close to level when touching the ground. I will assume you have position control so you either have to put the lever all the way down so the rake is draging the ground all the time or you need to learn to control the up-down movement with the control lever. What brand rake is it

 

[jeeperjoe]

It is a Field Force rake from Tractor Supply. In response to the first reply, I had been told about the chain setup when I do need it to float the surface, however right now, I need to be able to apply more force into the ground surface to dig up some of the debris which is pressed slightly below the surface.

 

[jbrumberg]

jeeperjoe:

Welcome to TBN ! I have a question for you- have you fully extended your toplink ? The top link cylinder is both left hand threaded and right hand threaded so you can extend the end shafts from both sides of the center cylinder. You have to disconnect the top link from the hydraulic lift rocker (The bracket on the tractor that the top link atttaches to. It usually has two holes.) in order to extend the top link from both sides. It also appears that you need more weight on the landscape rake. Jay