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Old 07-05-2006, 04:22 AM
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A company I used to work for used a harley rake but I never saw it in use so I can't say much about it. We used it in wet muddy conditions so I guess it worked fine.
The questions I would ask is what it does with rocks? Does it remove them - none, some or a lot?

Also have you considered a rock hound?

There is a bobcat or bobcat compatible attachment called an eliminator that I have used It basically looks like a giant hair comb . Unlike a harley rake with it's hydraulics and moving parts, an eliminator has no moving parts to break down. And with no moving parts or hydraulics it is bound to be a whole lot cheaper. It is as easy as a bucket to attach. It tears up hard Georgia clay no problem. It doesn' do much to remove rocks. To find out more about it go to google and type in bobcat attachments eliminator. The official bobcat web site had a photo.

As for harley rales, I went to Google and typed in bobcat attachments harley rake. At the top of the list was a ground trades list of a thread. Contact Pelican seemed to have a lot of experience with them. Some people in the thread seemed to talk about the rototiller attachment.

oh yeah if you are going to deal with a lot of wet muddy conditions, you want something that will shred the dirt. Big clods of mud and clay are a pain.

Have you tried ebay for used ones?

Larry
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