I have a little B7100 and wondered if a 6' rake would be too large for using to scoop horse poop?Landscape Rake Size
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I have a little B7100 and wondered if a 6' rake would be too large for using to scoop horse poop?As long as it doesn't weigh more than your 3 point can lift you should be fine. According to tractordata.com the lifting capacity is 400 pounds. Just don't try to dig in too deep. If it's too much take a torch and cut it down. I've got a 6 foot for my L3830.
Owners manual for my 1980 B7100 stated 400kg not lbs. I used a 450 lb brush hog & it lifted it easily. Also had a 50" rear blower, worked great.
6' rake will work fine on a B7100. You're just dragging it on the ground, and picking it up once in a while.
Thanks for the responses, I figured I could use it for the scooping, but thought I'd check with the experts! I saw the 400 lb capacity on tractordata, too, and thought this really is a big step down from my MF135. It came with a 4' boxblade w/teeth and that's what I'll use for maintaining the driveway and do a little work to help the folks at the stable I'm currently boarding at.
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L2501, Land Pride Rotary Cutter, Woods tiller, FEL, Dirt Dog box scraper
My young son was reading over my shoulder and exclaimed, "A 6 foot rake?! That'd be more for elephant poop!"
I got a chuckle out of that and thought I'd share.
The landscape rake is one of the lightest implements I have. I have a six footer that I use behind my b7100 and it is no problem. It is a very handy attachment. When I am cutting and burning trees and brush I use it to snag limbs and drag them to the burn pile. It will catch two to three inch limbs. Sometimes I run the tiller over an area and then the landscape rake. The six foot width cuts down the high spots and fills in the low better that the box blade. Another use I have found is grading gravel drives. It's a great tool with lots of uses. When I first bought it, I was afraid the tines would break. I have bent a few but never broken any.
That's good to hear you have the same tractor and no problems with the rake. I'm trying to get used to this smaller tractor and my fear I'm going to break something on it!