root rake

[bdog1234]

I am needing a root rake for my Deere 750J. Any brand or size recommendations for this machine? Blade is 10' 6 way.

 

[sfowler]

What part of the world are you in? I looked at many/most of the commercial, 'off the shelf' rakes and ended up having a custom pin-on rake made for my 850J several years ago. It's 14' wide (wider than the blade) and has the same semi-u profile which really helps keeping things bunched up on a push. It fits the blade profile like a glove. I had seen a couple of bent up rakes and even twisted one up a little myself as the commercial ones seemed to be not as robust as what we needed. The rake I have now is a true 'root' rake-- you can bury it in undisturbed ground if you want and you will have no worries, although I don't recommend this type of behavior. It will handle more than the tractor can give with no effect on the rake even if you hook a root ball or stump on just one outside edge, but I'm not sure if everyone needs that kind of thing.

 

[southernman13]

We have a solosbees made in Ga. It’s in a D41. It’s very well made. Haven’t bent it at all. Not quite the machine your 750 is but not to far off. Hasn’t shown much wear either for being 9 years old. It’s a straight pin on. I could see where a semi u rake like mentioned above would work very well for raking up material. We had a 850C Deere that had a Mann brand rake. It was pretty robust as well and I always wanted it to be a semi u style for wind rowing stumps and sticks. Good luck.

 

[treemuncher]

Many years ago, when I had my 550G, I had purchased a Mann pin on rake for that dozer. Extremely well built unit. I got good enough with it that I could transport logs across my jobsites by flopping the rake over the log, backing up to pinch the log between the rake and the blade, moving forward and then lifting the pinched log into the air. It was fast and slick. The rake was always easy to pin on and off. That went with the dozer when it was sold off.

When I purchased my PC200, I ordered a Mann hydraulic thumb and rake combo that I still have. Excellent attachment that has served me well. Too bad Mann went out of business some time ago. They were in the Pacific Northwest. If you could find one used, it would likely be a great choice.

 

[pp13bnos]

If you have any fab experience or know someone who does, I think your best bet is to build it to your machine. I've built a rake for my Ex120 and my old D3 that I sold with the machine.

 

[Metalman 55]

Lot's of options.........here is our version that we made up several years back.