Make a landscaping rake tine ?

[JeepsAreBuilt]

I was looking into buying a landscaping rake for my tractor.. then I got the idea of making my own if I could just buy the tines for $4 each. But, then now the shipping for the $4 tines make them about $6.20 each after shipping.

Well, what if its possible to make my own tine ? I have no idea how to.. but if its possible, how would it be made ?

Heres an example of what I would want to make: http://www.agrisupply.com/hole-landscape-rake-tine/p/33913/

I would imagine I could get some 1" wide 3/8" band iron, bend it.. then what ?

 

[Nor'Easter]

The tines are hardened, it gives them some spring. Otherwise they would just bend.

 

[Whiskeymike]

Yea, looks like you would have to have a torch or forge to harden them.

Can you get them at a retailer like tractorsupply, northern tool or an ag supplier?

 

[ishiboo]

They're spring steel... forget about making your own. Cheapest way is to find an existing beat landscape rake. It's a lot of work drilling or milling for all the tines though, this is one attachment IMO that's best to buy.

 

[why worry]

If you want to use it as a leveling rake and are looking for a project to build you could use railroad spikes attached to 3" X 3" X 1/4" angles on a frame. Otherwise known as a spiked tooth harrow. A good project to build.
Dave

 

[JeepsAreBuilt]

Yes, I want to make a landscaping rake.. I have looked at new and used ones.. new ones, too much money. Used ones.. not much cheaper and beat up.

So, my plan is simple.. buy new tines. Mount them a large peice of angle iron.. drill 2 holes for each tine. About 40 tines. Then, bolt this angle iron to my 3 point blade implement.. my blade actually unbolts - just 2 nuts. So, it would be real easy to mount this.

Heres a pic.. showing how my blade unbolts.

 

[csp]

$6.20 each shipped is a helluva lot cheaper than most places want just for the tine.

I was hoping Amazon would have them on Prime when I was looking to build one. No such luck.

 

[EdT]

Surplus Center has them for $2.55 and up. Not sure you could even buy the material for that little.

 

[chruler]

I usually just hire someone to do the yard work. They bring their own rake too!

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[Innov8tive1]

Surplus Center has them for $2.55 and up. Not sure you could even buy the material for that little.

Can't find anything other than rubber tines for hay rakes. Don't see any spring steel ones there. I need a few replacements for mine, those ones at agrisupply look like a decent price.

 

[kmacht]

At $5 a tine and 40 times you can buy new for almost the same price. By the time you add up all the nuts, bolts, angle iron, tube to make the 3 point hitch, pins, etc the cost qill get up there. This one is only $215.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/m...mpaignId=T9F&gclid=CLbyoo2dlM8CFcxkhgodMkcDSA

Keith

 

[EdT]

The ones at surplus center are rubber coated. Yes, some of the rubber will wear off when used as a landscape rake, but that doesn't matter a whole lot. OP want to make a rake. If I needed one I'd just keep my eye on CL and estate sales. Stuff like that often goes for next to nothing at estate sales.

 

[pepi]

I was looking into buying a landscaping rake for my tractor.. then I got the idea of making my own if I could just buy the tines for $4 each. But, then now the shipping for the $4 tines make them about $6.20 each after shipping.

Well, what if its possible to make my own tine ? I have no idea how to.. but if its possible, how would it be made ?

Heres an example of what I would want to make: http://www.agrisupply.com/hole-landscape-rake-tine/p/33913/

I would imagine I could get some 1" wide 3/8" band iron, bend it.. then what ?

Will cost you much more to make, and will not work as well.

Things look easy to build, design and function is a bigger problem to solve.

Not to say it is impossible just food for thought.

Good luck

greg

 

[csp]

At $5 a tine and 40 times you can buy new for almost the same price. By the time you add up all the nuts, bolts, angle iron, tube to make the 3 point hitch, pins, etc the cost qill get up there. This one is only $215.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/m...mpaignId=T9F&gclid=CLbyoo2dlM8CFcxkhgodMkcDSA

Keith

That's just the optional wheel kit for a rake. Look at the size specs. 25"L x 10"W x 12"H and 62 pounds. That's not a landscape rake.


This link shows the rakes they have along with the wheel kits. The cheapest rake is $432.
http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/m...ing-attachment/3-point-landscape-rakes-111936

 

[TheEquineFencer]

I think you have the right idea. Using the scraping blade is a good idea. The hard part is getting the angle of the tines right. I'd use the two hole tines like the ones fro Agri-Supply.

I have a rake with the single holes, they have to sit in a slot that's fabbed to stay in place. I'd use self locking nuts that are metal and not nylock. I can't keep the tines tight over time with the nylock lock nuts.

 

[DonPowers]

I would look for a used one, got mine for a few hundred bucks. One thing that I did find when looking is there can be a big weight difference between brands, I wanted something that was on the heavier side. Found this 5 ft Frontier. The tractor doesn't care that its green.

 

[manwithtools]

Not worth the effort to try and build one yourself. It's a lot of drilling and layout work. Last place to buy one of these is globalindustrial BTW. By the time you buy the tines and the steel and spend the time drilling the holes you are further ahead buying one.

I've got a used one I'll sell for $200, shipping to your area would kill the deal I'm sure though.

 

[BD1]

Is there a Tractor supply by you. They have 15% off entire purchase MONDAY Sept. 19th, 5 to 9 PM

http://view.ex.tractorsupply.com/?q...fe05fbc17b5b7a7a7ecc02a8d12366a6052eb9be08a89

 

[manwithtools]

I think BD1 meant Monday, Sept. 19th...

 

[JeepsAreBuilt]

I think making a landscaping rake setup to bolt on my 3pt blade implement will be pretty straight forward. 40 tines, 1 inch apart will make this 80" wide. I'll get a 7 ft long 4" angle iron piece. Drill 80 holes to mount the tines. Buy 80 3/8" nut/bolts. Too much work to tap 80 holes right ? Drill 2 large holes to mount the angle iron in place of my blade. I have large bolts/nuts for this. For the geometry, the top link on the tractor will allow me to adjust the angle of attack of the tines. Cost will be $235.60 for tines shipped. Approximaly $20 for bolts, $10 for nuts, $20 for 7 foot angle iron. $285 total.. I wont be saving much over used.. about $350-400 around here. This way tines will be in good shape, hardware new. The big thing about this would be that I want to to something similar to the "wheel kit" that was posted above.. I want the wheel kit to also work for my blade. I havent figured it out yet.. but I want to incorporate it into my 3pt, and allow the blade/landscape rake to be changed out. It might be even easier to switch the blade back on than changing the whole 3pt implement.

 

[great white tj]

Jeep's, I fab this up two years a go, and so far it works great.

 

[Daveo]

What did you use for tines Great White?

 

[Crusarius]

Looks like tines from a hay rake.

 

[manwithtools]

Great job Great White. That's more like a pine straw rake that you have built. They are great for thier purpose but not what most would call a landscape rake. Landscape rakes or York rakes as they are sometimes called are much heavier duty and can move dirt or gravel readily. I use a rake like yours for de-thatching the yard. They are sold as pine straw rakes in the southeast.

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[great white tj]

What did you use for tines Great White?

I picked these up at Tractor Supply, and just tacked them on the pipe, then drilled the holes to bolt them on. I just bolt on a new one if I need to replace one.