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Old 12-29-2014, 12:00 PM
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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.
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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..??
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
So Jason, have you had a chance to use your rake yet, just wondering how it works out, any changes upgrades, etc...
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So Jason, have you had a chance to use your rake yet, just wondering how it works out, any changes upgrades, etc...
I got a chance to use it last weekend and it works great. I didn't get before and after pictures, having too much fun to stop and take pictures. I'll get a few pictures of the after results tonight. The rake did really well at pulling the dead grass/leaves up and bunching it between the first and second row of tines. This made it really easy at the end of a pass to lift the rake with the 3 point and create nice bunches to be picked up. The only modifications I made was adding about 10lbs of weight to the rake to get a little more down pressure.
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Great, glad to hear it's working well. Is there some sort of rectangular washer inside the spring coil through which the bolt goes. I was wondering if that was something you made or bought?
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Great, glad to hear it's working well. Is there some sort of rectangular washer inside the spring coil through which the bolt goes. I was wondering if that was something you made or bought?

Those spring tines just bolt on.

It states in the first post he built it.
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