[paul]

Ther are about 6 different attachment that are like the rockhound. We use the FFC Preperator, What do you use and why?

 

[Yard]

Paul what kind of machine do you use the Preperator on? Do you like it or would you buy something else if you had to do it over?

 

[paul]

We use New Hollands older models 555 and 783's. No I wouldn't trade my preperator, just looking for another one. And asking what others use and why.

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paul

 

[SLSNursery]

Paul as you probably read in my post on the commercial lawn care forum, we use a Harley Rake for a multitude of tasks. If you haven't tried on, at least demo a unit. I sometimes wish we had two.

By the way, I read in Time that the Chicago City Planner is planting and planning to plant all kinds of trees, and install greenscapes around town. I hope you are getting some of the action.

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Ivy League Landscaping - http://members.aol.com/scagrider

 

[Stonehenge]

I use a harley as well, and have been pretty happy with it. I haven't ever used a preparator, so I don't know if the following would affect them - I was grading a yard and had the drum going too deep. It locked up then blew a seal. I was hoping it could do the whole grading job, short of a final hand raking (which is what the dealer told me it could do), but it looks like it can't. Still need to scarify.

 

[paul]

the FFC preperator will do ok for mass grading but a tractor is faster, the preperator will reduce or elminate the need to hand rake plus pick up the stones.

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paul

 

[steveair]

Another great product is made by landpride. It is much like the harley but with a few differences. I use a 6 ft model behind a smaller kubota tractor and have had great results.