DUH! good one, a real good question here. I for one never thought of reversing the rake or pulling it backwards, apparently neither did the wife (boss). I do know gauge wheels are a must.
Buying Advice You folks with tractors, horses & pastures
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If it wasn't in this thread, I know I've read on this forum that at least someone out there reversed the tine direction for dragging their pastures. Can you just rotate the rake around 180 degrees or do you have to swap around each individual tine?
dmay
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On my Massey 265 the rake sat far enough back I could pull the pin and swing it around. I did this when I needed to rake in reverse like to push and level dirt back into my run-in shed. I guess if I encountered problems tearing up turf this would be a very viable solution. I never encountered problems, so never did this. Probably due to my heavy clay soil. I can imagine sandy soil might tear up easier.
Most rakes on CUTs will not sit far enough back to swing around and clear. For these you just need to remove your rake from the 3pt, swing the rake mount around and reattach to your 3pt. No need to remove/reverse tines.
dmay
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I have never used guage wheels. I can see this being a benefit if you do not have 3pt position control.
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The soil around here is pretty sandy so the reversed times would be the way to go. I have no issue with swinging the rake mount around as it would most likely be in that position the majority of the time. Reversing the individual tines would have been one of those tedious tasks I woudl just as soon avoid!
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I hope you all don't mind a bobcat owner chiming in. I have a landscape rake and it is perhaps my favorite implement. It lives with the tines pointed backwards probably 95% of the time. When I want to be really gentle I also lengthen my top link all the way. The teeth float nicely then. This is also the position I usually fluff up the driveway with. I believe most rakes are build to be able to flip around without taking off your tractor.
As far as the horse manure if you have a 4 wheeler there is nothing like a drag harrow at 15mph hitting a pile. I would say it disperses it nicely and is kinda fun too. I pull a 4 footer with our 300 or 400 polaris with ease.
I completely agree with rotational grazing. Our two quarters are on a .5acre sacrifice paddock right now for the winter. We feed hay twice daily from small squares until the grass is about 6-8 inches and then put them on one for about a week (1 acre) and then the other for two (2acres). In the spring you can almost see them drooling over the fence while it grows but they will munch it as soon as it gets to 1 inch if you let them out too early. We pick up manure during the summer months.
Good luck with the horses.
As far as the horse manure if you have a 4 wheeler there is nothing like a drag harrow at 15mph hitting a pile. I would say it disperses it nicely and is kinda fun too. I pull a 4 footer with our 300 or 400 polaris with ease.
I completely agree with rotational grazing. Our two quarters are on a .5acre sacrifice paddock right now for the winter. We feed hay twice daily from small squares until the grass is about 6-8 inches and then put them on one for about a week (1 acre) and then the other for two (2acres). In the spring you can almost see them drooling over the fence while it grows but they will munch it as soon as it gets to 1 inch if you let them out too early. We pick up manure during the summer months.
Good luck with the horses.
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I have a section harrow 3pt and a landscape rake but for routine raking of the established pastures I would recommend the pine straw rake. Gentle enough to not hurt the grass much yet will work well to rake up debris. I would prefer to pick up the horse manure.
My 6' psr weighs about 75 lbs and I use it on lawns with out damaging them. My own lawns are in much better shape than the one pictured. This lawn pictured has been reseeded this year because the prior owners allowed the pine needles to choke out the grass. This is a great attachment for a small tractor and I highly recommend it.
My 6' psr weighs about 75 lbs and I use it on lawns with out damaging them. My own lawns are in much better shape than the one pictured. This lawn pictured has been reseeded this year because the prior owners allowed the pine needles to choke out the grass. This is a great attachment for a small tractor and I highly recommend it.
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There ya go! That's a new one on me!! Not aware of such a critter... :shocked: That would be a killer manure rake.
Sure like that all-wheel steer X729, too!
Did you have to move the 3pt mounts to fit the X729 3pt? Looks like the right spots for a modification job.
AKfish
We waited to long once to put the horses in the first summer pasture after winter had gone and had one of the horses colic, you know thats not fun. The four-wheeler is a good idea and probably fast. I do know the drooling issue all to well also. I always said "I learned something every day and never fail to realize how much I don't know".
jenkinsph
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Larry,
No problem with the fit but may need to adjust the pin placement on the top link when I get a chance. The mower is an X749 and I have been well satisfied with it too.
