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 | bxkevin
Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4 virginia 
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2006-06-24 131351
has anyone used one on a bx23?
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 | earthwrks
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3853 Home Office in Flat Rock, Michigan 
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2006-06-25 131361
What category hitch do you have? And how much lb. lift is it rated for? I have a 6' power rake on my TC33D and front weights and it will still lift the front end if I lift it quickly. Power rakes are, by design heavy. Mine weighs roughly 1000 lb. (the hitch is rated at 1700 lb. but the rake sticks out about 6 feet including the caster wheels so there's a lot of leverage on the rear wheels.) ....
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 | Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York
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2006-06-25 131364
Most power rakes have hydraulics on them for angle. Does your BX have that option? ....
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| bxkevin
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2006-06-26 131384
cat 1 and 680 lbs 24" behind lift pin ....
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| bxkevin
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2006-06-26 131385
I have a hook up in the back for my backhoe. ....
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| earthwrks
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3853 Home Office in Flat Rock, Michigan
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2006-06-26 131387
Personally, you you might be able to find one small enough but it will likely cost a small fortune. What excatly are you doing with it? There might be a cheaper alternative, such as pull type pulverizer. But even then you need power, traction, and weight. And they're not cheap either ($1700 up); I sold mine to my dealer for $800 and it was a few years old. ....
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| bxkevin
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2006-06-26 131393
will be doing some landscaping work lawn redos ,sod install grading, site clean up, leveling, drives and walkways. i have done some research and piranha makes one for subcompacts 4' and 5' I have called around and found a 4' for 4000.00 and a 5' for 4350.00 has anyone used this brand of rake before if so what do ya think? ....
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| earthwrks
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3853 Home Office in Flat Rock, Michigan
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2006-06-26 131396
Mine is made by them. It's bascially a blend of other manufacturers' ideas. Mine's a 6'. Maybe by now they have had time to redesign the bearing system that holds the roller. I have gone through 3 sets of bearings. They used ones that had no protection and therefore wore out within about 40 hours. It's built well but heavy. They used to offer a rotary sweeper roller but that wouldn't be cool as it would throw everything toward you.
Unless you have a lot money to play with, a power rake is not all it's cracked up to be. I much prefer my box scraper alone over the pr. rake. I haven't used my pr. for about 1 1/2 years. But hey it's only money. ....
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| earthwrks
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3853 Home Office in Flat Rock, Michigan
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2006-06-26 131397
Oh and did I mention it'll shake the livin' crap outta of ya in certain soils ? ....
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| Art White
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2006-06-26 131403
You still need a valve to operate the rake angle. The lines you are refering to could be used for the power if you would like to configure it that way but you still will need to purchase a valve to actuate the movement. ....
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