Home Made Yard Rake

[KennyP]

Made this up a couple years ago. Decided it was time for some paint! Put it up on the saw horses to take it apart.


This is made using 35 tines from a hay rake! It's 54" wide and does a great job pulling twigs and such from the grass.

 

[MH81]

nice Kenny
How does.it work on gravel?

 

[KennyP]

nice Kenny
How does.it work on gravel?

Brings the gravel back up to a point. If it's loose gravel, very good. Tine spacing is 1.5".
I got one side of the tines painted this morning. May be tomorrow before I can turn them over. I'm using Van Sickle IH Yellow on them.

 

[KennyP]

Well, we just got some rain! 1/2", which we need, but not good for drying paint! I hope they dry enough I can coat the other side and let them dry over night. We'll see!

 

[Shorty]

That is neat. I like the idea of using rake teeth

 

[KennyP]

That is neat. I like the idea of using rake teeth

Especially when someone gives you a whole bunch of them! The weather improved enough that I got the other side painted and moved to a different board to dry over night.


Should be able to put it back together in the morning!

 

[KennyP]

Went out this morning and started putting the tines back in.


Here's how i get them in, start the bottom through the hole:


Then, work it down to the next bend:


Then, work it down to run back under the top and hook them in:


All in!


Got the top back on and it's ready to use!

 

[Mark 149 J.]

That is a good looking yard rake! Looks good and works= perfection!
Let me know what you think of the Van Sickle paint.

 

[Shorty]

Looks sharp Kenny. Neat way of fastening the teeth.

 

[MFDAC]

That's a really cool attachment Kenny. If I only had a tractor with a suitable hitch! How does it handle rough terrain like drain field humps and tree roots exposed out of the ground just a bit? Maybe your yard isn't as bad as mine.

DAC

 

[alleyyooper]

One of the best alternative outfits I have seen for a pricy york rake.

Ive been kicking around the idea of building some thing useing old spring tooth harrow teeth I have a bunch of.

Al

 

[KennyP]

That's a really cool attachment Kenny. If I only had a tractor with a suitable hitch! How does it handle rough terrain like drain field humps and tree roots exposed out of the ground just a bit? Maybe your yard isn't as bad as mine.

DAC

The tines will bounce over things if I don't have too much down pressure on them. I like it as a 3-point as the top link lets me adjust it to a more/less aggressive stance. Plus I can raise it pretty high to dump.