[Mark in Portugal]

The title says it; I'm thinking a brush or landscape rake on a rear boom, for raking up debris after cutting my big hedge.
The hedge is about 350 meters long; some of it I have to clean both sides, so about 500 meters of cut brush once a month.
Some of it is level, some is a semi-ditch at a 30 degree angle.

I had the idea to have the rake fold up with a hydraulic cylinder [like a backhoe bucket] to clamp the cuttings against some sort of cage structure, then I could lift the boom with the 3-point and drop the cuttings as desired.
The boom would lift 8 feet or so [4X the 3-point arm movement] to drop into a trailer or direct on a burn pile.

Not the perfect solution, but fairly easy to build I think.
Has anyone see anything similar? It seems a bit obvious but I didn't find anything like it in my searches.

 

[biker]

Looks like another cool project from Mark is about to happen. I'll be watching.

 

[Donewrken]

Sorry ,
no help from me -

other than a really good looking part for you to design into your build.

Now that's what were talken about !!!


Donewrken




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[Newsman]

Mark,
This is from member Mike Belben http://www.mytractorforum.com/119-home-made-tractors-implements-accessories/825306-my-140-a.html
and yes I know that you said on the back, and his is on the front, but...
Instead of the plow, use something like the york rake and then the grapple to close. Just a thought, to get the creative juices flowing. Although watching your previous build you certainly don't need any help there. Loved the vid of your hedge trimmer in action.
MikeC

 

[Mark in Portugal]

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Well that's real nice but I only want to gather up the cuttings while leaving the rest of the place intact...

This is still in the concept stage, I have a few other jobs to get behind me before starting any new ones.
But I will be stopping in at my friendly tractor shop up the road to see what sort of tines or blades are available.
I'm thinking of a boom [or pole] so I can get in at the base of the hedge, and into the ditch between the hedge and road outside. it will need to swing out to the side [possibly BOTH sides] and pivot to follow the contours of the ground.
York rake type blades are a possibility depending on availability and cost. I already printed out a picture to show the guys at the shop what I'm looking for.
This will likely only be around 4' wide.
The rest will be made from scrap of course!

 

[X748SE]

Looks like another cool project from Mark is about to happen. I'll be watching.

:ditto:

Definitely will be watching this one!

Roger

 

[Mark in Portugal]

I've been at the rake project for the last few days.
I wanted those nice wide spring steel tines like the york rakes have, but couldn't source anything like that.
After briefly toying with the idea of building a forge, getting the steel, and tempering the blades at home, I got these cheap cheerful little springs instead.

I also got some thick walled mild steel pipe from the scrapyard up the road.
And I finally have a 4-jaw chuck!

More soon, if the rain keeps coming down.
If it stops I have some forestry to finish up.

 

[Donewrken]

That old pipe sure shine's up nicely.

picture number four - good grief man how did you do that !!


Congrats on the four jaw looks like a fine addition.

Pumpkin color springs - just in time for the season !!

Donewrken



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[Mark in Portugal]

You mean the cut in the heavy pipe?
Angle grinder.
The saddles are now welded to short sections of the middle sized pipe so they can rotate in relation to each other. They slip over the long shiny sections [only one is pictured but there are 2.

More pictures will soon make things even less clear.

 

[Donewrken]

More pictures will soon make things even less clear.

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Can hardly wait !

BTW nice work on the duel regulator


Donewrken


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[Mark in Portugal]

Been busy with a new puppy, home and car repairs, cutting and mowing. But I I did make these parts though.

 

[Donewrken]

WOW !!!

What ever it is it sure is a nice one.


Hope your getting caught up so you can make more neat stuff to impress us with



Donewrken




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[Mark in Portugal]

The two sleeves pictured bolt together and pivot; one clamps to the support tube that fits into the 3-point lift arms [but can be slid from left to right if the clamp bolts are loose] the other will slide over the boom tube as it lifts up and down. the end of the boom tube pivots on the draw bar mount.

 

[Donewrken]

The two sleeves pictured bolt together and pivot; one clamps to the support tube that fits into the 3-point lift arms [but can be slid from left to right if the clamp bolts are loose] the other will slide over the boom tube as it lifts up and down. the end of the boom tube pivots on the draw bar mount.

Exactly !

More pictures will soon make things even less clear.

Like I said what ever it is it's a nice one , in fact I would add it's probably the nicest one (or two) I have ever seen.
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[Mark in Portugal]

I've been getting a few hours in the workshop. Work container...
I turned the end of the boom pipe, cut it, welded a cap on and shrunk a ring on there.

The collar fits over that and is retained by the roller retainer pin; it can rotate 30 degrees to allow the rake to follow the contours of the ground.

More soon I hope.

 

[Donewrken]

Cool,
I like all the stuff you turn out on your lath.


Looking forward to more stuff we don't know what your going to do with !

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Donewrken

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[Mark in Portugal]

I spent most of today fixing the errors I made yesterday...
Getting the hydraulic cylinder and linkage how I want them is tricky.

 

[biker]

Mark you do good work. I like your steady rest.

 

[Mark in Portugal]

Thanks; the threaded rods are 16 or 18mm but the frame that holds them is utterly inadequate. I didn't understand the forces involved and I was in a hurry that day...
I'll make a better one soon with some nice heavy steel bar.

I almost got the swivel head done today. Getting everything to line up how I want is tricky. It has a hydraulic cylinder and a linkage hanging on it that barely fit.

 

[Mark in Portugal]

Almost ready to for field testing now; this is the scoop basket. a row of hay rake spring tines attach to the angle iron leading edge, and some mesh will go on there of course. it would have been easier if I'd had a pipe bender.

In the second photo I've got the boom pipes carefully lined up for welding.
In the third photo I'm trying to attach the boom to the tractor, but it seems I've very carefully lined up the parts for welding 90 degrees off where it needs to be. That rod is supposed to go in that tube...

And I'm out of welding rods; and there are no welding rods anywhere around. It's a Christmas devoid of welding supplies!
Very disappointing.