Root Rake for my Dozer

[Dirtman2007]

We have been looking buying a root rake for the Komatsu D39 dozer. Could possibly get a job clearing 14 acres of stumps, I cleared 7 last year and still have 7 more to go. There are still tons of roots in the 7 acres I cleared last year and i think this would do a great job getting them out, the ground is just too hard for the root rake on the skid steer. Price is under $2000.00, close to home too.

here are the specs

http://www.excavatorthumb.com/dozer-rakes/5.html

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[Junior M]

A close family friend put one on his dozer and I was amazed at how well it worked.. You are only the second person I've seen considering one..

[AWJ Services]

They are the ones I bought my ex bucket from.
The welding was excellent and there prices are awesome.

If the dozer will pull it it will do the job.

[Dirtman2007]

They are the ones I bought my ex bucket from.
The welding was excellent and there prices are awesome.

If the dozer will pull it it will do the job.

it is rated for a dozer up to 22,000lbs, the komatsu is almost 20K so we should be good on that. Looks like it is built good and that is a lot of steel for $1920.00

[AWJ Services]

That is a good price in my opinion as well.

[bobcat_ron]

That's good looking rake, my Dad had one on the old D3B + C models that used a pair of turn buckles once the blade cutting edge was set down into, that was a PITA, that one you have there is so much faster and you can back blade with out leaving deep teeth marks.
Good deal!

[minimax]

I like a full blade rake because the other type gets stumps stuck in between the blade and the rake this type takes care of that and helps get more dirt out.
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[Dirtman2007]

I like a full blade rake because the other type gets stumps stuck in between the blade and the rake this type takes care of that and helps get more dirt out.
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I think that would be very hard to setup to the 6 way blade that is on the dozer now. It's not like the old dozers that conected the rake to the side, my dozer everything is connected in the middle of the blade.

see what I mean

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee145/Letsdig18/008-33.jpg

[minimax]

DIRTMAN, I'm not that DUMB!.We have those rakes mounted to 6 way blades all over the pacific northwest.The rake still hinges up like the one you posted for back draging, but these rakes I posted protect the blade from big dents.Here is a pic of a full brush rake on a 6 way blade.This pic is on a 550H deere.
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[coopers]

I might have a clearing job coming up in the next 3 weeks that will require a dozer w/ brush rake on it just like the one minimax posted. They are very common around here. I'll get pics if I do this job.

[Scag48]

The full rake is the only way to go, keeps from bashing the hell out of blade itself. More weight, but the D39 should be able to handle a full rake no problem. The halfway one posted by Dirtman is good for screwing around with brush and would do stumps, but the full rake will allow you to drop the hammer on bigger stumps much easier.

[Dirtman2007]

DIRTMAN, I'm not that DUMB!.We have those rakes mounted to 6 way blades all over the pacific northwest.The rake still hinges up like the one you posted for back draging, but these rakes I posted protect the blade from big dents.Here is a pic of a full brush rake on a 6 way blade.This pic is on a 550H deere.
Minimax

I'm not calling you dumb, I was thinking of a completely different set up, meaning the blade comes off and only a rake is on the front

like this
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee145/Letsdig18/Random%20Construction/001-3.jpg

[P.Services]

haaaaaa chris i just read that note in your sig!!!! who said that?

i like the flat shovels with a wood handle and a closed steel back, they support the most weight by far.

[Junior M]

haaaaaa chris i just read that note in your sig!!!! who said that?

i like the flat shovels with a wood handle and a closed steel back, they support the most weight by far.
Guess.. :rolleyes: :laugh: I heard a pitchfork was a close second to the flat shovel? :laugh: But I also understand that a D handle is suppose to be a great seat..

[kreft]

haha yeah, burnout over at hef told me that. haha

[Junior M]

haha yeah, burnout over at hef told me that. haha
:laugh: Yeah, I read that on FB on Chris's pic when he was leaning on that pitchfork..

[Dirtman2007]

haaaaaa chris i just read that note in your sig!!!! who said that?

i like the flat shovels with a wood handle and a closed steel back, they support the most weight by far.

Well through several hours of testing and research I came to that conclusion.

yes burnout was right, the short, D handle shovels are the best if it comes down to it. But us operators usually just find a bucket to sit down on:laugh:

[riverwalklandscaping]

looks like someone already used the rake on the car next to it

[TandM]

we run both styles of root rakes. We have an incredibly beast root rake on our d6 dozer like the first style. and we have one like that on our d5 and d4. and the full root rake is on our fiatallis fr 11 wheel loader. What I have found is that a full sized root rake on a dozer is completely useless because the blade does the work for youit curls up and tumbles off of the blade itself. but the full size design works awesome on our wheel loader! if you have a lot of tall brush to deal with that is the best set up ever!

[coopers]

What I have found is that a full sized root rake on a dozer is completely useless because the blade does the work for you it curls up and tumbles off of the blade itself.

What do you mean? How can you scrape brush and limps up with a blade? You'll grab dirt. The whole point of the brush rake is to rip up brush and not mix a ton of dirt in your pile? Maybe I am not understanding your statement.