Lawn rake / Dethatcher
 

One of my projects this fall was to make a 3 point lawn rake attachment. I wanted something heavy duty I could use as a lawn/gravel rake. The prebuild dethatchers were lighter than I wanted and the large landscape rakes were bigger (more expensive) than I needed. I ended up making my own, with at grand total of ~$90 in parts using square tube and bailing tines. It's 60" wide which fits perfectly behind the 1872. I'm excited to use it this next year.
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I like it. Looks like a factory piece. :beerchug:

Looks great. I have two questions. (A) From the ground (or floor) how high is it to the frame..?? (B) What brand and part number (looks like JD) are those tines..??

From the frame to the tip of the tine is 6 inches. The tines were made for JD bailers. TISCO Part# JD1D-IMP. Ordered from Blaine's Farm and Fleet for $1.89/each. Pretty good price.

Thank you Sir.............:ThumbsUp:

I like it, but not sure how well that will work on gravel. The best gravel rake I've ever used was a chain link fence gate with 2 cinder blocks chained on to for weight. Let us know your results.

Ku-dose brother, looks real nice.. I could use one myself.. Lord knows my yard needs it.. Do you have a hydro lift? or is this gonna be a self weighted drag?

Very nice. You did a quality job from what I can see.

Good looking build.:beerchug:
I don't know how well it'll work on a gravel driveway though. When I go across mine with the de-thatcher there's stones flying all over the place.

Thanks! I have a hydro lift with an xtreme 3-point. I planned on it being self weighted which should give nice down pressure and still float. It won't be too hard to add weight it I need it.