Pine straw rake
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Yard Tuff Pine straw rake assembly and use. I think it's going to work fine.
I ordered this rake from Amazon. The box was damaged but all the parts were there. It smelled terrible, like Harbor Freight. I unpacked all the parts out of the contaminated box and let them air out overnight. I put the tires and the gross box out in the yard.
Sockets needed for assembly
3/4" x 2
9/16" x 2
7/8" x 1
11/16" x 1
19 mm open ended wrench
(I don't have any Imperial wrenches and this was the closest I had.)
Two ratchet handles or similar
I used an impact wrench at first but it was just loud and the nylock nuts ran the battery down fast so I went to two ratchets instead.
Theres a problem with the angle brackets that the instructions say to put on after all the tines are assembled. I used the short bolts on the first part instead of long ones that would've gotten in the way of the tine assembly. So when I got to the angle brackets I had to take out 4 bolts out of tines to get the longer bolts through the holes with the heads toward the tines and the nuts on the outside. I used the open ended wrench to hold the bolt head while I tightened those nuts down. Then I put the bolts and nuts back through the tines. Seems fine, just not how the instructions say to do it.
Don't overtighten the nuts that let the rake tilt. Don't overtighten the nuts that hold the wheels on either.
Most of the assembly can be done far away from the smelly tires. I scrubbed them down before I put them on but they still reek of rubber. I just had to hold my breath and power through.
Пікірлер: 30
Thing seems to work great. Thanks for the video
Thank you!
Very nice. I just bought mine so we will see how it goes..🙂
Just got one but not loving the handle hitting me in the back when transporting in up position - trying to re-adjust it somehow. Also read to put a weight on it to help keep tines down.
I don't mind the smell but then when I was a kid I thought gunpowder and gasoline were the greatest smells in the world.
Ohhh I see……so you live in north Florida! Yah same prob here in Tallahassee
I sure would like to know what music that is. I love it!
20 yds down the run you will need to empty it. It will create a pile of debris so large it will take you about 30 minutes of labour to pick the debris up. Look how much she has picked up in the first 3 feet. You will end up with multiple (and I mean multiple) piles of debris. The debris pile is so high you can't go over it with the mower because the mower is not high enough and you will spread your hard work all over the place. You can't wait too long before lifting the tynes because it will just create 2 neat lines of debris when it over flows and spills out the sides. You can't go around corners or sharp bends with it because it will just dump all your hard work out the sides and where you don't want it. It's only good for straight lines. You will be constantly getting on and off your mower to engage and disengage the rake, because you don't want to rake everywhere you are driving. You will constantly need to twist and stretch back to use the handle to dump the debris. You WILL get sick and tired of doing this. These are issues they don't tell you before you buy one. All stick rakes will do this. Ask me how I know all of this.
I brought one off these several years ago for that purpose. ,still in the box
@akbuilder7626
Жыл бұрын
I'll give you $30 for it.
I could go about 3 feet in my yard and that thing would be so full of pine straw that it would start depositing it out the back.
Excellent video. How do you think it would work for leaves?
@beachton
3 жыл бұрын
Leaves get stuck to the tines pretty bad. It works if they’re mixed with pine straw, but I don’t know if it would pick up straight leaves.
@factionfx
3 жыл бұрын
@@beachton Thank you for the information.
I have 12 huge pine trees that drive me crazy and it's a constant battle with pine straw and pine cones. I need something like this, how long did it take to assemble?
@beachton
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t really remember. An hour or two I guess? An impact driver speeds it up a lot.
@darktoadone5068
2 жыл бұрын
@@beachton The only concern I have is if it snags a root in the ground, I hope it doesn't damage the rake.
@beachton
2 жыл бұрын
@@darktoadone5068 It just bounces up and over roots. The tines are pretty springy.
Does this work good with sticks?
@beachton
Жыл бұрын
I don’t really know. I mostly pick up sticks and pine cones before I rake up the straw. If they’re fine branched sticks from hardwood trees it would probably hang into them.
brand name-cost?
@beachton
4 жыл бұрын
It’s in the description. Yard Tuff brand. It’s available from many vendors for $275 and up
What relevance does the "smell of the box" have to do with the product and it's performance? Your video was good but the opening of your description was picayunish.
@beachton
3 жыл бұрын
The smell is very important for people who are allergic to latex or have multiple chemical sensitivities like I do. Smell is actual molecules of the substance so they can be be legitimately harmful. It's not just whiff of something I don't like, strong smelling tires makes me physically ill, affecting my neurological function. I power through, but it is debilitating. This is not something any company includes in their product description. I am always very grateful when a review describes the smell as it helps me decide if I will be able to use the product. Even after years of outgassing the tires of this trailer are still very smelly to me but my shed is large and well ventilated so the molecules are diluted enough to tolerate.
@rondowty4396
3 жыл бұрын
Ok, thanks for the clarity - maybe add that as part of your review. I couldn't figure out why you were dinging them for a "bad smell" - must be a bitch shopping.....
It would be easier to just use a rake, that thing is piece of junk!
@beachton
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using it for a few years and it helps me a lot. It’s not a piece of junk at all.
@darktoadone5068
2 жыл бұрын
When your a senior citizen this helps tremendously, especially if you have back pain.
@donaldsmckenzie8227
2 жыл бұрын
...said the 15 6ear old