Agrifab rake
 

48" Agrifab rake on my 149 , I love it! Many uses already, seems well made. Does anyone else use one? It cleaned up my wood splitting mess real nice. Can't wait to try it on my driveway at my hunting shack. Any feedback on these?

That rake is neat! Wonder how it would do with gravel?

I was wondering how one would work to sweep up downed (small diameter) branches?

York rake is definitely on my list if I ever get a tractor with a sleeve hitch or 3 point.

Is that a Kawasaki 4 wheeler? Looks like the one I bought 20 years ago. It was the best you could buy at that time, and it lasted 15 years. Nice Rake by the way.

That's awesome, Have been trying to figure out how to put that together for my 1862. Has a three point but cant find cat 0 rakes. When your done with the raking might be time to fish that lake in the picture

Ken

Guy on YouTube doing just that. I didn't know I needed one till now :bigthink:

When I got my 84" rake,, I thought it was for my 60HP tractor!!,,,, :bigthink:

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psgs1s5lps.jpg

It turns out,, my 17HP tractor handles it just fine,,,

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psiywudsde.jpg

I move piles of leaves and sticks with this JD and rake that would overflow an 8' bed pickup,,,

The gauge wheels double the usefulness of the rake.
You can get the gauge wheel kits on eBay for a couple hundred dollars.

So buy a 4' cat 1 rake and do a little mods to the hitch and make it a cat 0. That's easy.

OR... buy cat 0 to Brinly adapter (better yet, make your own) and buy one just like the OP has and use it. Again.... easy peezy.

They don't make Cat 0 implements since the tractor companies went to sub-compact utility tractors. They all use cat 1. I'm not aware of anyone that makes a cat 0 on a tractor anymore.

With new Deere tractors, you have your choice of rear hitch,,, :bigthink:

http://www.deere.com/en_US/products/...738/X738.page?

From the rear hitch section,

3-point hitch (Category 0)more
Requires BM23883 adapter kit for use on X700sBM17327
3-point hitch, limited Category 1 (X400/X500 HDGTs, X700s)more
BM23882
Adaptor kit, X400/X500 HDGT 3-point hitch on X700smore
Converts a BM21263 (X400/X500 Category 1) or BM17327 (Category 0) for use on X700sBM23883

You mean those overgrown lawn mower/tractor wannabes are CAT 1??? :bash2: Well the hitch should certainly outlast the rest of the machine. Hope they put a stout rear in that stuff, I can see lots of homeowners overloading the capacity of the machine.:BlahBlah::BlahBlah:

Just because it's cat 1 doesn't mean it will pick up a lot. The category of the hitch refers to pin size and distance between pins.

My dad has a small JD SCUT. I don't recall the model, but my 185 Lo-Boy will lift more with the 3pt than the Deere will.

Now you know that I know that you know that I know what the CAT rating means. :beerchug:
I'm just saying those toys ain't built for a lot, guess the industry wants to only build one size of "implement connectors"--for lack of a better term. I suppose time will tell if folks have a tendency to overload the small machines. I guess my use of Cat 1 stuff is on more uneven ground and at faster speeds, than a homeowner.

Back on topic, a root rake/York rake, or whatever you call it in your neck of the woods, is a fantastic tool when you need it. I used one for the better part of the day cleaning and leveling my yard when I built my house. A couple years ago we borrowed one to clean up debris left after dad had 3 huge maples cut in his yard. I imagine a small one behind a Cadet would work pretty good, my use was behind a 40hp tractor. I keep telling myself if I ever find one cheap, I'll get it to go behind my 982.

graded 1/4 mile of gravel drive
 

Just thought I would update, I tried my agrifab rake on my drive at my cabin. It is 1/4 mile of rolling hills and is gravel with 1 long steep hill. The rake worked exceptionally well! I was able to pull the crown back in it pretty easy. I was surprised at how well it dug in and worked it up and with the angle set it rolled the material really well to the center without leaving any windrow. Now its only 48" so it took a few passes but once i figured it out it was awesome. the long steep hill had to be finished going down hill only - after I started picking up a considerable amount of material, but that was the 149 bogging down reaching its limit. It also worked really good for cleaning up all the debri on the trails. I would recommend it to anyone. I had never used a landscape rake before so i am a rookie for sure but it was better than a blade in my opinion. It left a clean smooth crowned finish with no ridges.

Or find the IH rake blade for sleeve hitch I have both in the back of the shed.The rake on an angle makes a good seed bed for grass.