[AT] some tractor seat time

Dave Merchant kosh at ncweb.com
Thu May 1 19:50:23 PDT 2008


Some rental places have them available, might be worthwhile if it's a 
one-time thing.

Dave Merchant


At 09:42 PM 5/1/2008, John Hall wrote:
>  Picture a lightweight scrape blade but instead of a moldboard it has a
>bunch of small spring steel tines with gaps of 1-2 inches between them. It
>is made more for finish work than clearing land, as with a dozer. They are
>normally 5-8 ft wide. Primarily something a landscaper would use, although I
>have wished for one a few times when picking up rocks in exceptionally rocky
>areas of fields. I have seen one used to rake leaves.  The leaves were from
>a cluster of huge oaks and must have been a foot deep and wet. What little
>grass there was underneath was of no concern.
>
>John
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rick Cook" <cookrick at istar.ca>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] some tractor seat time
>
>
> >
> > This is probably somewhat of a regional language question but what to you
> > is
> > a root/yard rake? any pictures?  I can only associate with something that
> > would either go on the front (brush) or back (root) of something like a
> > Cat
> > d6 dozer
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of John Hall
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:37 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] some tractor seat time
> >
> >
> > I borrowed a root/yard rake when I built my house to fix the yard. It
> > really
> > does a nice job gathering rocks and roots while preparing a nice seedbed.
> > Some places were so bad I had to make windrows.
> >
> > John Hall
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
> > To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:37 PM
> > Subject: [AT] some tractor seat time
> >
> >
> >> With the logging done here last summer I'm left with a lot of "little"
> >> trash in areas I usually mow.  The answer for me is using my yardtool
> >> with the MF 35D to rake the various trash out of the way.
> >> Not perfect of course but other than the diesel I have everything I need
> >> (that was not a big issue until this year with $4+/gallon diesel.
> >> The man who leases my pasture is promising to bring over a root rake to
> >> use for cleaning up the pasture a bit - if he does in the next couple
> >> days I'll try it as well - at least then I can work in reverse.
> >>
> >> David
> >> NW NC
> >>
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