JRCO Dethatcher assembly?

[lawn jockey]

:confused: HELP I cant get the freekin thing together!! I any of you have a pic of the assembly for the handle and lifting assembly could you please post it? My family would be greatful my stress limit is gone!!!!Thanks Cory

[darryl gesner]

Cory - I just put one together for my Exmark Turf Tracer and although there were a lot of parts, I didn't have any trouble. I could snap some photos tomorrow...it's on the trailer outside now and dark and late.

Are you sure you have the right unit? My dealer gave me the one for the rider at first and the handle is different than for the WB.

The handle and latch are a little funky with all the pins and such, but just follow the right order and put them in the right place. I don't know how else to help right now.

[gogetter]

Lawn Jockey, do a search. I believe John Gamba has a few detailed pics in one of his posts.

[darryl gesner]

Lawn Jockey - I just thought of something that may help. Are you sure you don't have it together right?

Here's what I mean. The handle and latch only hold the rake up a couple/few inches of the ground for "transport" mode so that the rake isn't toughing the ground. In order to put in "trailer" mode, you need to physically lift the rake 90 degrees, pull the pin that is second from the bottom and put it in the middle hole. I wondered if I put mine together right at first because I expected the handle and latch to lift it further.

[John Gamba]

You Don't Need the Handle Just Use a Rope.

[John Gamba]

But Here is The One With the Handle. Oh The Bar Goes On The Bottom On riders.

[EquipSpecsTech]

The rake assembly shown in the two images above is accurate to JRCO specifications in every way except one. There is a single pin missing from the arm-side base that is supposed to be located in the slot just behind the exposed lift-release cable. This pin is not essential for functionality of the attachment, yet resolves a couple potentially annoying issues by interchangeably securing the lift arm so it won't fall forward during machine operation and/or (once moved from operating pin slot to the upright position locking pin slot) making the 'one-pin' vertical-lock storage positioning simple and easy. (YEAH, THIS ONE LITTLE PIN WILL MAKE THAT VERTICAL POSITION LOCKING THING ACTUALLY MAKE LOGICAL SENSE!)

[Hawg City Lawns]

The rake assembly shown in the two images above is accurate to JRCO specifications in every way except one. There is a single pin missing from the arm-side base that is supposed to be located in the slot just behind the exposed lift-release cable. This pin is not essential for functionality of the attachment, yet resolves a couple potentially annoying issues by interchangeably securing the lift arm so it won't fall forward during machine operation and/or (once moved from operating pin slot to the upright position locking pin slot) making the 'one-pin' vertical-lock storage positioning simple and easy. (YEAH, THIS ONE LITTLE PIN WILL MAKE THAT VERTICAL POSITION LOCKING THING ACTUALLY MAKE LOGICAL SENSE!)

thats a heck of a first post hahaha

[Zuess]

After 7 years I hope he had it figured out by now.
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[darryl gesner]

Actually that's great...thank you....now I can start using mine!

Actually after all this time I still have to think about it every time I put mine on. And looking at those pictures, I'm not sure that's how I do mine, but I do have one more pin in mine that I use to lock it up at 90 degrees for transport.

I mounted mine differently too...I didn't drill hole in the bar and use the U bolts.

P.S. lawn jockey, the one who started this thread, hasn't posted here since 2004 so I don't think he's going to get the message.

[JRCO]

Wow! This is a great old thread. Just as a public service announcement we have changed over to the new "ratchet" lift and latch system for all new Tine Rakes starting last spring (April 2009) and there are conversion kits available for any old rake if you want to update. $99 MSRP.

Call me if you need help with part numbers.

See www.jrcoinc.com on the Tine Rake dethatcher page for some photos and a video clip of how it works. We're really glad to have them out on the market. Much simpler, much more solid latching.

Thanks!

Bill

p.s. Yes, KelmanLandscape, that pin you refer to keeps the old style handle from flopping down. I can't believe John would have missed that. :laugh: I wonder what beach he's sitting on right now. Hope he's doing well. Great guy.

[darryl gesner]

That's good...to be honest I never much liked the latch system for raising up the tines...I just lift mine up manually now. I don't even remember why it doesn't work as it was designed anymore..problem with the cable or clip I think. Mine is usually either down or all the way up at 90 degrees anyway.

The new system looks much better. Mine just has a latch on one side..I think the other side was an option.

In general I wish you folks would make things just a little bit beefier so they could be used for things they're weren't intended for, lol...but a great line up of products. I have the tine rake and have used the leaf plow...the tine rake isn't half bad as a leaf plow itself. I also use the rake for final smoothing of new lawn installs after I've 'York" raked and for raking in the seed.

[JRCO]

Right on, Darryl! Thanks for the feedback.

Bill

[JCPM]

Yikes. I installed my jrco rake 3 years ago and still can't figure it out every Spring.
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[MOW ED]

This brings back memories.

Just think of how much $$$$$ that piece of equipment "rakes" in every spring tine (time:laugh:)

[darryl gesner]

In fact I'm going to go mount my dethatcher now and do my own lawn...where do those pins go again? I'm sure I'll get it right the 3rd or 4th try, lol.

[LwnmwrMan22]

I'm with darryl....

Either it's down, or it's all the way up.

I have the 2 pins on the bottom that hold the rake to the bracket.

When I lift it up, it goes 90 degrees up, and then I use a bolt and finger tighten a nut to hold the rake in place.

I didn't like messing with the little circle wire clips, took too long, especially when it's cold out and the fingers aren't working 100%.

[EquipSpecsTech]

I stumbled across this ancient thread by accident and it looked unresolved, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to post a reply about that extra pin. I guess it worked out for the best. Everyone I know sets up their rake differently. It's actually pretty funny how some people have rigged those things to work for them. Anyway, good luck to anyone out there with a JRCO tine rake. They're not exactly the easiest pieces of equipment to assemble, but they work great once you've gotten them together.

EquipSpecsTech (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KelmanLandscapeLLC)

[Runner]

I'll go with the rope method. It is by FAR the easiest and most effective method (cheapest, too). I have a friend that just bought one of these rakes last week, and I told him to just skip the handle lift assembly - save his money. Myself, I use an old drive belt. This allows me to just "pull back on the reigns" and hook a loop at the end of the belt, and it is folded right up - just that fast. Sometimes less is more, and simplicity rules.

[ajordan193]

Does anyone have pictures of how they set theirs up without using the handle?

[darryl gesner]

Ummm...just leave it off and just line up the rake frame with the bottom 2 holes and put pins through. I don't have a picture but it's pretty simple. I don't know why I don't just leave mine off in fact, lol.

[ajordan193]

Ummm...just leave it off and just line up the rake frame with the bottom 2 holes and put pins through. I don't have a picture but it's pretty simple. I don't know why I don't just leave mine off in fact, lol.

How do you keep the thatcher locked in the up right position?

[LwnmwrMan22]

How do you keep the thatcher locked in the up right position?

There's a third hole you just slip a bolt with a nut on when you put the rake up.

Finger tighten the nut, then just quick undo the nut when you want to put the rake down.

1/2 the time you don't even need a nut, the weight against the bolt will keep the bolt in place.

[LawnGuy73]

After 7 years I hope he had it figured out by now.
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I was thinking the same thing!

[darryl gesner]

Well I go go snap some pictures if anyone is still confused, lol.