Back blade works great on the M but I'm thinking I'd like at least a 6' landscape rake for smoothing and cleaning things up as well. I have a Landpride blade because it's doing some serious work and needed something to handle the M's power, BUT, I was wondering if one of the TSC landscape rakes would hold up to the M's power? I know they are made for small 8n hp but I'm not finding anything at local auctions and money is tight for a Landpride. thanks for the advice, Anthony
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Geo-TH,In
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I bought a 7 ft rake from Rural King for jubilee. I love it. Used it to clear trash from yard to plant new seed, even loosened dirt, spread seed, sweet.
Then I used it in gravel. It brings the rock up, tumbles it, dirt falls below gravel. Rain cleans rock. Saved me from putting a fresh layer of rock down. 20 ton of #8 is more than I paid for rake.
Don't see your concern, why couldn't an M handle it? I went in second gear, very little effort, going slow tumbled the rock.
Definitely go 7 ft.
Then I used it in gravel. It brings the rock up, tumbles it, dirt falls below gravel. Rain cleans rock. Saved me from putting a fresh layer of rock down. 20 ton of #8 is more than I paid for rake.
Don't see your concern, why couldn't an M handle it? I went in second gear, very little effort, going slow tumbled the rock.
Definitely go 7 ft.
George, I'm not concerned if the M can handle the rake but if the rake can handle the M, I don't want to fold it up because the M has to much power. I only ask because I'm trying to buy something on the cheap, which I know is not the smart way to go but I don't have much of a choice. If I had the cash i'd go with the heavy duty land pride but since it's just for smoothing, raking material I was hoping it didn't really matter...~Anthony
Just because the M has the power doesn't mean you have to USE the power.
A landscape rake is meant to be dragged across a fairly smooth, fairly hard, surface. You're not moving large piles of dirt or trying to excavate hard-packed stuff like with a blade.
If you try to hook boulders out of the ground with the rake, the "too much power" of the M might come into play. Where a lighter tractor will spin out, the M will straighten the teeth on the rake.
Use the rake for what it was meant for, and the M will only apply enough power to do the job.
A landscape rake is meant to be dragged across a fairly smooth, fairly hard, surface. You're not moving large piles of dirt or trying to excavate hard-packed stuff like with a blade.
If you try to hook boulders out of the ground with the rake, the "too much power" of the M might come into play. Where a lighter tractor will spin out, the M will straighten the teeth on the rake.
Use the rake for what it was meant for, and the M will only apply enough power to do the job.
I wouldn't worry about it.
I have a dunno 6 footer I think, can't remember the make, but it is just a clone of the ones you see at all the stores.
I abuse it all the time, doesn't hurt it.
Tine catches on something, it just twangs, don't have any ruined ones. (They will throw stuff at ya like cultivators do sometimes)
I pull it with whatever tractor is handy, but pulling it with my 800 or 900 Fords, which have some grunt, I've got it hung up or overloaded enough to stop the tractor and spin out even with loaded tires. no damage to the rake.
I have a dunno 6 footer I think, can't remember the make, but it is just a clone of the ones you see at all the stores.
I abuse it all the time, doesn't hurt it.
Tine catches on something, it just twangs, don't have any ruined ones. (They will throw stuff at ya like cultivators do sometimes)
I pull it with whatever tractor is handy, but pulling it with my 800 or 900 Fords, which have some grunt, I've got it hung up or overloaded enough to stop the tractor and spin out even with loaded tires. no damage to the rake.
Geo-TH,In
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Anthony,
If you lived closer, I would let you use mine. I think TSC and Rural King sell the same brand. I think I picked mine up for under $400, then Rural King offered 10%.
Not sure what you plan to do with rake. I drove my rake to neighbor's. Showed him what it could to his gravel drive. He said, I want one.
My Jubilee is around 30 hp, what is the hp of an M? I found my rake slides over dirt, doesn't dig in but a little, same with hard packed drive. I kept tractor in 2, under 4 mph.
George
If you lived closer, I would let you use mine. I think TSC and Rural King sell the same brand. I think I picked mine up for under $400, then Rural King offered 10%.
Not sure what you plan to do with rake. I drove my rake to neighbor's. Showed him what it could to his gravel drive. He said, I want one.
My Jubilee is around 30 hp, what is the hp of an M? I found my rake slides over dirt, doesn't dig in but a little, same with hard packed drive. I kept tractor in 2, under 4 mph.
George
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