I took a Craftsman 40" tow behind and took all the tow behind harware off, fabbed up an upside down T-bar to mount the dethatcher plate to via a pair of hinges. Also added a turnbuckle to adjust the angle of the tines/springs to the ground. Don't have any pictures and its tucked away in the shed yet. Should be able to get it out soon though if the weather shapes up.
It worked well enough for what it was intended to justify the time it took to modify all of it and it worked really well as a light-duty landscape rake. I've used it as much to knock down the gopher hills we get as for dethatching duty.
It didn't bounce around as much as a sleeve hitch setup and when turning corners it emptied itself out so you wouldn't be pulling a large mess of dead grass all over, which was very handy when doing the cleanup afterwards.
If I would change anything, it would be to swap out the spring tines for shorter, softer tines to make it work more like a comb or heavy brush instead of a rake. The spring tines are too stiff for the grass we have.
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Mike  - Ramsey, MN
'65 100 - #126432
Options: V61's, 8.5" Tru-Powers, stock sleeve hitch, Xtreme sleeve hitch adapter
Attachments: Dad's 42" Dozer Blade & 38" 3-spindle deck, 42U deck, Homemade Sleeve Hitch Dethatcher & a QA36A Snowthrower
Mods: K301 Upgrade, IHinIN's clutch pivot upgrade, SST driveshaft, custom bar axles
"Why buy something shiny & new when you can save something old."
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