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04-25-2011, 09:30 AM
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dethatcher practice...
Well last fall I decided to mulch all the leaves up and let them lie rather than bagging... Now I've got a lot of thatch built up in several parts of the yard. I've got a hand me down dethatcher, but never used it. It looks like it's got a plate for some weight on top. My question to you all is: Do you use weight or is the weight of the dethatcher enough? If so, how much weight?
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Gary '49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods. 5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah... 
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04-25-2011, 10:13 AM
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My buddy uses a couple of concrete blocks on his. The yard almost looks like it has been lightly tilled up, but it isn't that bad. He then uses his yard sweeper to get everything picked up.
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DWayne 1973: 128, ag tires, 3pt. lift, spring assist, lights, 42" Deck 10" moldboard plow 2016 XT1 42" deck 18HP
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04-25-2011, 12:05 PM
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Me too. When I borrow the Old Man's I usually strap a couple cement blocks on it and run with that. My opinion, the de-thatcher is too light without any weights on it?
Hope you get some seat time! 
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Mike Ontario, Canada IH built 982, IH built 782, IH built 782 parts tractor, 100 w/fenders & lights, #4 trailer, 42" front blade, IH 2B tiller, 12" Brinly plow, Brinly cultivator, IH push mower, Sims cab, IH snowthrower, 450 blower.  Now everyone wants a Cub!  Beware of the Wife
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04-25-2011, 12:34 PM
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gonna go for it now!!
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Gary '49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods. 5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah...
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04-25-2011, 04:52 PM
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well I was hoping to do it, but I got called into work because apparently some people don't know how to do their jobs....
 Oh well, maybe tomorrow. At least I'm getting overtime for coming in on an off day. 
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Gary '49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods. 5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah...
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04-25-2011, 10:31 PM
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I feel your pain Gary!
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04-26-2011, 09:14 PM
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OK... I got a little done before the rains came... I decided to pull out the 127 and put her to the 1st real use.
I did make an observation 1. When pulling on WV hills make sure that you either... A. Have wheel weights. B. Have fluid filled tires. C. Have Both!! Since I have neither on the 127 I had to let her only do the front and side yard, I got stuck in the back and had to unhook the dethatcher, not enough traction. P4260163.jpg P4260164.jpg
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Gary '49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods. 5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah...
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04-27-2011, 07:02 AM
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I just bought on 2 weeks ago from Sears that was on sale, $ 64.00. Got it adjusted so that it just barely scuffs the ground. Didn't take a pic of the results but VERY HAPPY with the results. As explained to me by a lawn (35 years) caretaker at a golf course, he advised me that one wants to scratch the soil to disturb the grass that is dead & still attached to the roots - THATS WHAT DE-THATCHING IS SUPPOSED TO DO. Frees up space for new growth. He further explained that one can rake up all the thatch but he recommended me to let the thatch dry, & cut the grass. The thatched grass clipping are mulched up & re-used as an added fertilizer for one's lawn. Never thatch without cutting the lawn first to keep grass growth down & not ripping up new growth. A big money maker for those landscapers that insist everything has got to be picked up, they insist on it & really don't know any better since they think that is what people are supposed to do. Oh and he use's human poop for fertilizer, well it's the stuff from Milwaukee called Milorgonite (spelling?) sewerage stuff that never ever burns a lawn. Love talking to him about tips & clues with his German accent. Nik,
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04-27-2011, 08:15 AM
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well one thing I did notice was that it seemed like a lot of the thatch was sliding off the tines instead of grabbing to it and sticking. I had a 40# dumbbell on there. I hadn't touched the wheels on the side.
So is it best that the dethatcher catches the dead and you take it off at the end of each round, or should it release it as you go?
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Gary '49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods. 5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah...
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