Titan 72" 3 Point 6 FT Landscape Rake

[ahr6912]

So, here is what the rake should look like. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pictures show what backing into a tree looks like. Thinking of taking the oxy-acetylene Rosebud torch, and removing the tines, then adding heat to a dark red, cherry red, and re-bending the 4" L bracket so that it's fairly straight. Without quenching it in water, so that it stays hard. To make it straight I'm going to use a 15-20 ft long piece of 2" round galvanized pipe with a cutout to fit L-shaped iron. Leaving the rake attached to the three-point Kubota and bending it straight using that galvanized pipe, by pushing in the opposite direction of that bend so that it straightens it out after using the torch on the L-shaped iron. What are your thoughts?

 

[Vlach7]

Light duty rake, tough one to add support to. Yes, heat it red hot and a large pipe wrench. Then be very careful when using, they do make heavy duty ones. When buying my accessories I always look at the weight, more metal is all ways best for me.

 

[Sidekick]

It appears twisted on both ends and l would probably make a new angle piece to weld on in place of the existing one from a heavier piece of angle. I would call that totaled. Surprised the pin locking the pivot didn't shear on impact. Lucky it wasn't a person standing back there. Mirrors and a backup camera can be priceless on a tractor.

 

[Old Machinist]

I have a cheap rake I tore up a couple of times before rebuilding it. I bought a piece of 4x4x1/4 angle and added gussets to it for extra strength.

 

[ahr6912]

I have a cheap rake I tore up a couple of times before rebuilding it. I bought a piece of 4x4x1/4 angle and added gussets to it for extra strength.
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Great, idea. I will do those gussets.

 

[ahr6912]

It appears twisted on both ends and l would probably make a new angle piece to weld on in place of the existing one from a heavier piece of angle. I would call that totaled. Surprised the pin locking the pivot didn't shear on impact. Lucky it wasn't a person standing back there. Mirrors and a backup camera can be priceless on a tractor.

Just picked up some magnetic mirrors, and learned how to turn around in the tractor seat when backing up. LOL. No really beat myself up for being lazy there. Hopefully, I learned a cheap lesson. The camera idea is good but "come on man" it's a tractor. Thanks.

 

[Workerbee]

“Thinking of taking the oxy-acetylene Rosebud torch, and removing the tines, then adding heat to a dark red, cherry red, and re-bending the 4" L bracket so that it's fairly straight. Without quenching it in water, so that it stays hard.”

Heating it up then allowing to air cool slowly is annealing it, not hardening it.
Heating then quenching in water hardens it.

 

[Old Machinist]

You're going to waste a bunch of money on oxygen and acetylene and time and still not get it straight. Just buy a new piece of angle and drill the holes in it. If you don't have one get yourself a good cobalt drill bit to make the job easier. Cut the old bracket off and weld it to the new piece. You can add the gussets like I did or not but if you want to abuse it I suggest you make it stronger than it was.

 

[Tim Horton]

Ouch...
Like suggested replace the angle with a heavier reinforced replacement..
I would also consider gussets from the top corners of the center plate to the ends of the angle..
Nothing ventured, nothing gained...

 

[ahr6912]

Ouch...
Like suggested replace the angle with a heavier reinforced replacement..
I would also consider gussets from the top corners of the center plate to the ends of the angle..
Nothing ventured, nothing gained...

Thanks for that information. I'm going to do the gussets, guaranteed, like I read from another Forum writer. Hopefully, in the next day or two I'll be able to post a video on to the Forum to show how it was bent straight and then the tines replaced. Thanks for helping

 

[Bearcatrp]

Holy crapola. How fast were you backing up? Looks totaled to me. I would just buy a new one of the same, and use that bent up one for parts for the new one.

 

[ahr6912]

Holy crapola. How fast were you backing up? Looks totaled to me. I would just buy a new one of the same, and use that bent up one for parts for the new one.

Thanks for your reply. You would think I was doing a hundred miles an hour, but just reverse. Maybe 2 mph, very slow, it just went up against the tree. It's not the first time. The 72" rake is not one of the finer implements from Titan. But it was priced right. I've used it for about 5 years, so it looks like s**t. Hopefully, tomorrow the 18th, I expect to take the torch and the oxy-acetylene to it. That will be interesting. I'll make a quick video. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[ahr6912]

All right so I didn't do the video only because I didn't have anybody to help. But using my knowledge from the jewelry industry and an amazing Torch from Amazon for $110 if you can believe that, with regulators. I was able to straighten out the Twisted mess of the 4" L bracket. Using the monkey wrench lead pipe tool I made. Then reinstalled the tines. Only problem is I cut the tines down too short when it had its first issue and got twisted. So now I've got to either replace the five tines on the right or weld new pieces onto the existing 6 tines on the right of the rake.
Very grateful to everyone at The Forum and I'm very happy with the end result. Thanks to all. Thoughts.

 

[Old Machinist]

You got it straighter than I thought you could. I'm proved wrong twice in one day.

 

[ahr6912]

You got it straighter than I thought you could. I'm proved wrong twice in one day.

Thanks for the compliment.