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Towards the end of the build on this tractor, I decided to make an implement to tow behind it.
I had gotten this rock rack that went with the 3-point hitch on the R/T tractor.
I decided to use it to build a "York Rake" for the Shaw tractor.
This is a small York Rake behind a garden tractor.
It is the style I'm interested in but mine will be larger.
A few weeks ago I saw these small steel wheels on ebay.
They are cultivator wheels off a 1936 Sears Handimam 2-wheel garden tractor.
These wheels gave me the idea of building a tow behind rake for the Shaw tractor.
The wheels are 10 inch diameter and 4 inch wide.
Here are the ebay photos.
The wheels are sand blasted and primed and have been fitted with bronze bushings.
The yard roller that I have has a standard ball type coupler on it in so I put a hitch ball on the Shaw so I could tow the roler behind it if I wanted to.
In keeping with the "period correct" looks for the year of the tractor, I found several of the old cast iron trailer couplers on ebay.
I bought this one because it is an unusual design that I've never seen before.
Here is the coupler taken apart.
The "ball clamp" is hinged at the top and one side rotates up so the coupler can be set down on the hitch ball.
The ball clamp is then closed and then the U-strap is slipped down over the front of the coupler and tightened with the hand knob to keep the coupler secured on the hitch ball.
The U-strap is bent out of shape and will not fit down on the coupler right now.
After the U-strap has been reformed and the coupler was sand blasted and is ready to prime.
This is where I figure all the rake parts should set in relation to the tractor.
The rear tractor wheels are 44 inch wide and the rake is 49 inch wide so that will work well.
The wheels for the rake are about 35 inch wide and should allow for the rake to be rotated.
Now I;m ready to start bending the steel tube for the upper frame.
I had gotten this rock rack that went with the 3-point hitch on the R/T tractor.
I decided to use it to build a "York Rake" for the Shaw tractor.

This is a small York Rake behind a garden tractor.
It is the style I'm interested in but mine will be larger.

A few weeks ago I saw these small steel wheels on ebay.
They are cultivator wheels off a 1936 Sears Handimam 2-wheel garden tractor.
These wheels gave me the idea of building a tow behind rake for the Shaw tractor.
The wheels are 10 inch diameter and 4 inch wide.
Here are the ebay photos.


The wheels are sand blasted and primed and have been fitted with bronze bushings.

The yard roller that I have has a standard ball type coupler on it in so I put a hitch ball on the Shaw so I could tow the roler behind it if I wanted to.
In keeping with the "period correct" looks for the year of the tractor, I found several of the old cast iron trailer couplers on ebay.
I bought this one because it is an unusual design that I've never seen before.

Here is the coupler taken apart.
The "ball clamp" is hinged at the top and one side rotates up so the coupler can be set down on the hitch ball.
The ball clamp is then closed and then the U-strap is slipped down over the front of the coupler and tightened with the hand knob to keep the coupler secured on the hitch ball.
The U-strap is bent out of shape and will not fit down on the coupler right now.

After the U-strap has been reformed and the coupler was sand blasted and is ready to prime.

This is where I figure all the rake parts should set in relation to the tractor.
The rear tractor wheels are 44 inch wide and the rake is 49 inch wide so that will work well.
The wheels for the rake are about 35 inch wide and should allow for the rake to be rotated.
Now I;m ready to start bending the steel tube for the upper frame.

