Clearing Years of Leaves and Sticks in Seconds

As time goes by and life gets busier and busier sometimes it becomes too easy to forget about cleanup. Some of the trails in today's videos don't get maintained ever....that is until today. Watch as I try to navigate down some trails for the very first time with a three point hitch landscape rake on the back of my tractor in hopes of bringing the trails back to good condition. With the hydraulic control of the landscape rake angle, things are pretty comfy from the seat of my tractor.
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[@tjjewell4115]

Sandy, the Landscape Rake is the Cat's Meow for your property, great Video.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure is a handy tool to have around I'm finding more and more uses for it all the time!

[@johnaddis1022]

Good Wednesday Morning Sandy! 34 degrees this morning in N East GA some areas got down below freezing so yep! Winter is coming! The "Power Rake" is the bee's knee's Great Job! John🤠

[@sawingwithsandy]

Those power rakes ever slick!

[@DnMcDy]

I must admit, of all the wood cutting channels I watch on KZbin, you make the smartest choices on equipment purchases.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks I appreciate all your support! If money were endless I'd probably have about 10 more pieces of equipment on order haha

[@Jesus4444me]

Super satisfying Sandy! Another great video and always informative too. Many blessings to you and your family from Windsor, ON 🙏🏼

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you for that! I appreciate your support on the channel

[@mirceanouradachian9168]

👍👍👍💙💛❤Felicitari SANDY. O traba excelenta pe care o faci. 💙💛❤👍👍👍

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Mircea! Thank you for watching

[@alaskatrac]

Hi Sandy, I have enjoyed tiur videos for a couple of years from a place far away North; I live in North Pole Alaska, a few miles east of Fairbanks, AK, I have a small farm and also love to use my tractor to get things done, We have snow already so leaves are not a problem here. Have a great seasonal transition and i will look forward to seeing more sawmill adventures. I recently won a bid at a local auction for a Woodland Mills bandsaw mill but have not used it yet until next spring. Best wishes to you. Dave in Northern Alaska

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Dave! Great to hear from you. Can imagine you have some great adventures where you live. Hope you enjoy your sawmill and thank you for all your support over the years

[@bailyroadmill4440]

4in of snow in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and still snowing--thanks for sending it south Sandy! If you own a sawmill, a landscape rake and grapple are your best friends--another excellent video Sandy--SAW SAFE!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Absolutely. The rake gets a lot of use for sure. We got some snow overnight as well here in Central Ontario

[@lennyross2813]

I find my front loader Grapple with the 3pt rake is a good combo. Lower the grapple to start the trail clean up rake finishes it off. Grapple tends to grab the bigger stuff, the rake snags the smaller stuff. Great vid!

[@Z-Bart]

Looks good! A few more pesky stumps to grind and you'll be golden for winter.

[@sawingwithsandy]

For sure. Had a few right in the way that are now in my sights

[@Z-Bart]

@@sawingwithsandy I've been milling 16' 6x6 Red Pine or Norway Pine for a friend that will be building a timber frame addition on their lake shore house. Only 8 more to go for now.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sounds like a nice project!

[@Z-Bart]

@@sawingwithsandy I'll email you some construction photos in the Spring.

[@aeros4me]

Great bit of kit Sandy! A real labour saver ;)

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure was comfortable ride just cruising around in the tractor

[@bruceaplin]

That's a Beautiful Thing! 💛

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there Bruce!

[@lizstokes9091]

Now it's time to get the sled ready!!

[@sawingwithsandy]

I'm excited for that !

[@deprived56501]

Nice work with that rake. Getting rid of the stumps at the mill sure made it easier. Good vid. Thanks.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks for coming along for the video!

[@tomt8320]

Hi Sandy. Yes winter is coming. We already have a dusting over here in NM MA. Sweet rig with the rear remotes. The rake is a great tool for cleaning up the roads!

[@sawingwithsandy]

The rake sure has been doing a great job and just in time too as we got a skiff of snow last night here

[@contrafax]

Looks good, Sandy a good days work indeed.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks for coming along for the tour. Was a nice ride in the tractor cab today

[@Andrew_From_NB]

Awesome video Sandy! Enjoyed my visit to the red pine forest an tagging along with you in the DK! The landscape rake really does a nice job there tidying up those trails! I enjoy your videos on the implements with how they operate and help make those big jobs on the list a little easier! Thanks for having us along Sandy! I Really appreciate all the hard work you do to on both sides of the camera to make our visit 💯👍. Take care Sandy an see you on the weekend! Cheers! Andrew from NB :)

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Andrew! As a long time viewer you are, I appreciate all the support! Hope the snow hasn’t hit you yet as it’s coming down as we speak here

[@Andrew_From_NB]

@@sawingwithsandy hey there! We had about 4”-6” overall earlier in the week here in central NB. ,although we’re having some melting temperatures currently. Going to be doing a bunch of wood stacking this weekend (2-3 cords) and I’m really looking forward to getting outside in the fresh cool air (sweater weather) and getting some exercise with my daughter and dad 😊. See you Saturday Sandy! Cheers! Andrew from NB :)

[@richardbrowne1679]

Good Morning Sandy: Great video! I’m definitely shopping for a landscape rake for cleaning up our Woodyard. Winter came to us last week in Montana. This week we’re moving into more seasonal weather conditions.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Richard, good to hear from you. We got a skiff of snow over night but I’d imagine it will be gone later today. Can imagine you get some good winters out your way

[@jeffhuffman5433]

That rake is another one of those things that makes life much easier and it looks like it does a fantastic job ever bit as good as could be done by hand and the hydraulic tilt is just the icing on the cake. Great video Sandy.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Jeff. You have any snow out your way yet?

[@saintaugustine1715]

I see you finally went to all your trails now you need to get you some speed limit sign so you don't go to fast ha ha ha, but I did notice that some of the area that you did earlier in the year you were going a lot faster with the tractor on those trail witch make a game changer on the cleanup, once you do the other trails a few time you will forget that you are in your old trails. great job it looks a lot better around the wood yard + saw mill also . Have a great day

[@sawingwithsandy]

That golf cart will be ripping around them now haha. Just have to try to get some hot laps in before winter hits

[@cah_sawmill]

Good afternoon my friend..

[@sawingwithsandy]

Good to hear from you!

[@frankdrahos8569]

Nice job cleaning up now! No need for surprises when clearing snow. That usually breaks stuff!

[@sawingwithsandy]

@frankdraho8569 Thanks Frank!

[@earlholmes9740]

Very nice clean up on your trails. Handy piece of equipment.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Earl

[@noel3065]

thats what I was doing all last week, cleaning up around the mill yard and the firewood yard and that rake would have made it alot easier for me. good job

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure does the work in a hurry. I just need to have room down my trails for it.

[@KillingerUSA]

That power angle is nice! I have a rake but it's manual. However, it's very handy to have and will do a lot of work.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there! Whatever get's the job done works for me! Sounds like a good piece you've got going

[@robertn2813]

Winter arrives , whether we like it or not , on December 21st . Winter WEATHER , on the other hand , can arrive any day now .

[@sawingwithsandy]

Absolutely. Matter of fact, last night it snowed here for the first time this year. I'm just hoping it melts in the afternoon

[@robertn2813]

@@sawingwithsandy I'm in Hamilton , where are you Sandy ?

[@davidcox2459]

Meteorological/climatological winter starts December 1st

[@robertn2813]

@@davidcox2459 Meteorological winter begins on Dec. 1, while astronomical winter will begin on Dec. 21. Semantics lesson acknowledged .

[@timscartoys9321]

It's funny that you brought up the comment of needing to widen some of your trails, because that was my first thought. We both would rather go around a tree that is right in the way, rather than cutting it down to make the trail so much nicer!! Considering we both know that those narrow spots slow us down every single time we go through those bottlenecks!! Every time you pull a log, grade the trail, blow snow, or even just drive down the trail, we have to always watch out for these odd ball trees that are really a pain, instead of grabbing the Husqvarna, and making life easier!!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there Tim, yeah for sure. The trouble I find is cutting down the tree is the easy part for me but it's the removal of the stump that takes time since I have to go hookup the stump grinder and travel back to the location. The other challenge I have is I don't like to waste the lumber so I try not to let the log sit on the ground for too long after I cut it.

[@rodneywroten2994]

One great tool to have

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Rodney, how are things your way? Any cold weather hitting lately?

[@rodneywroten2994]

today first cold front. 33f@@sawingwithsandy

[@bwillan]

You've got some pretty narrow trails in spots. The landscape rake certainly made quick work of cleaning up all the debris you had around. Now, of course, that you're all prepared for winter it will be a light snow year. LOL

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure are. WIth the number of trails around here and all the other projects I'm way behind on trail widening. I'm sure hoping I can find some time to cut back the growth

[@farmerequipment]

Hi Sandy, video looks great! I am always finding new uses for my landscape rake, one of the most versatile and used implements at my place. That's Farmer approved ! 😃

[@sawingwithsandy]

I'm going to give it a try removing snow this winter too haha

[@bay9876]

Reminds me of the scene in SpaceBalls of combing the desert and found nothing. That rake is doing a much better job and would've have changed the movie, though you'd still have the Sasquatch Wookiee Chewbacca hiding in the forest. The Rake does a great job and fun to watch.

[@sawingwithsandy]

It sure makes me smile inside the tractor as I think about all the labour I wouldn't done before hand walking around and picking up debris

[@zennyfieldster4220]

Hi Sandy. I picked up my landscape rake this past spring. I was working on landscaping my front yard when I notice my box blade not being effective when picking up small sticks and debris when I was finishing it off. Picked up the landscape rake from princess auto and it was night and day for efficiency. I continuously use it for debris removal and light surface landscaping. I hope to use it on my trails also as I was constantly picking up piles of leaves in my box blade last year while attempting to smooth it.

[@sawingwithsandy]

It's a great tool like you say and I use it for the same things. Does a great job on the small sticks and that.

[@carlmclelland7624]

Yes, for sure, a very handy and useful tool. It didn't do a half bad job of pushing debris either, when you backed the stuff off the roads. You're having way too much fun, Sandy!!

[@sawingwithsandy]

I'm like a kid with his toys haha

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I need to get my landscape rake fixed up and put some work in with it. Not nearly as nice as that one!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there! Sure makes that chore alot easier on the body that's for sure eh. I'm sure after a few years of use this one will start to look a little less shiny haha

[@wallacefrey6247]

The hydraulic adjustments would be nice for my landscape rake,but what I really wish I had was a set of leveling wheels like you have. On a side note,if you haven't already done it,you better clean up all of the scrap wood at the sawmill before it turns into an unmovable block of wood,snow,and ice.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Yeah those wheels are handy. Only downside is not being able to turn the rake around 180's degrees without taking them off. You're right about that scrap pile. I secretly want the snow to hit so the chore disappears haha

[@quarlow1215]

Sandy, I dont know if its recommended to push backwards with the rake. Spring steel really only likes to go one way. You did it pretty lightly so no issue. I did this with a root rake when I was on the cattle ranch. The boss seen me do it and he walked over and explained calmly that the bucket on the front was for pushing stuff. I came to realize that the calmer he explained something the more pissed off he was 😂😂. I know he was pissed because at the end of the day he explained the merits of spring steel. I was young and didn't know stuff. 😂 I can see how not being able to rotate 180° makes that harder. Nice getting winterized ahead of old frosty. I never seem to. 😂

[@sawingwithsandy]

I think you're right. I wouldn't push it going the opposite way but I figured a bit of light work that way would be fine.

[@douglasjackson1998]

I've had my landscape rake for 25 or more years. I wouldn't mind having gauge wheels and hydraulics on it, but I'm not convinced I would like missing out on the freedom to rotate it around to push. Maybe I should keep my eyes peeled for another one to pimp out with all of the cool features. What you should add to your Christmas list is a proper 3rd function, hydraulic top link, and a couple of extra hydraulic circuits.

[@sawingwithsandy]

That is the one drawback with the wheels for sure. I would like to rotate it 180 degrees sometimes. The 3rd function would be a great upgrade for me.

[@exotictones1054]

Man i never have that perfect of a hook up.halloween here last night n the most snow we ever had on Halloween. Just enough to cover the ground.the sun is melting it now 9am.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Snow hit here last night as well actually. Seems like winter made a visit but I"m hoping it heads on out until December haha

[@brianwestveer9532]

Snow is coming Sandy, on the ground in west Michigan

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Brian. We got the snow last night like you mentioned. Hopefully it doesn't stay around until December

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼……………………………………………………………………………..That hydraulic cylinder makes it nice.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure is a comfortable right not having to get out to adjust the angle

[@faithwalker5196]

On the trails, maybe do the second pass in the opposite direction.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Think that would be a good idea. help catch whatever was missed on the first pass

[@gerardfallon9204]

The 6” we got last weekend is about melted off. Your going to have a muddy mess till the ground freezes

[@sawingwithsandy]

We got just a skiff of snow overnight but has since melted off this afternoon as well. Makes for some wet mud here too

[@TheWrena440]

Seems like if there were a grapple on the front the small piles could be backed over and then scooped up and tossed to the side, maybe.

[@sawingwithsandy]

For sure. Normally I would have the grapple on the front for just that reason

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Sandy, on using ur Landscape Rake to cleaned-up around ur areas and trails. You don't show all of ur areas, i understand/very private

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Billy, yeah lots of spots on the property here. Some I keep hidden but others I can't access since the terrain is pretty rough/wet in spots

[@buddyreed2623]

Hi sandy. Some of the western states have had a dusting in the higher elevations in the US. Just clearing the debris can prevent flat tires and damage to the snow blower. Can your chipper handle some of the wood along your trails? Have good days!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Good point about the flat tires. Those sure ruin a day. Especially my back tires as they are filed with Rimguard

[@kknows3512]

If you have a tractor or skid loader bucket with holes for a bolt-on cutting edge, you can install a toothed edge (made for ice and compacted snow) and it works great for raking debris and smoothing road surfaces. I had a used curved type laying around so I put it under the bucket lip with the concave side down and rake in reverse. It still works for scooping and loading just fine. The advantage is you can change the cut relief angle anywhere from vertical to horizontal as you go. I am going to cut out every other tooth and try it, I have enough odd pieces to make another edge with a little welding. You can buy flat ones also, mine came off a grader in the spring and were saved for winter use. Also would be easy to make one from a smooth edge with a cutting torch, just hack out a few notches and try it.

[@sawingwithsandy]

That would be a great option!

[@ElevationATV]

I find this kinda stuff, overly relaxing. I know it's work, but it's time outside... disconnected. Great job, that's a great tool for the tractor. Any snow yet? We have a bit here in Manitoba. Not too much yet.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Just a skiff of snow the other day but melted off.

[@winterfar2814]

seems like it would have mad more sense to just pick up the debris by hand instead of raking all the leaves and pine needles with it. Now you got these huge piles off the side of the road. Not to mention, the leaves and pine needles work as a erosion control layer. Not everything needs to be done using a tractor or equipment, sometimes it just takes manual labor.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I think on a smaller scale picking up by hand may be handy but in my case there's km's of trails and a bit too much work and effort to clean the trails of sticks/branches, debris

[@robertwazniak9495]

Nothing is ever one-and-done a couple of more passes and then a pass with the land plane and the snowblower will glide right over it for the winter. And, you will appreciate not having to clear the snowblower when it picks up debris.

[@sawingwithsandy]

For sure Robert. More passes the merrier.

[@halfacrewalker3562]

Hay Sandy do you sell your pine straw looks like you got a lot. Here in the southern states it can get really expensive and there small bails !

[@sawingwithsandy]

To be honest I've never heard the word pine straw before. Are those the pine needles?

[@halfacrewalker3562]

@@sawingwithsandy I’m sorry for the miscommunication, I am not good on a computer, being from Alabama I sound and talk a little different, you are right it’s pine needles but here we call them bought depending on your education sorry about that. Love you channel watch you a lot. Thanks again. I tried to respond earlier but it turned blue and wouldn’t let me correct my mistake so Thanks again

[@petersavage6211]

Sandy, getting ready to order my mill. Do you have, a promo code with Woodland? 😊

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Peter! I wish I did! No promo code unfortunately

[@peacefieldfarm_mn]

Hi Sandy, Just curious, if you left the pine needles and leaves on the ground wouldn't that be better for the snowblower because you will not have gravel exposed and to be thrown off your trails? Great video, Thanks. Cheers!

[@sawingwithsandy]

I agree with ya there. It's a bit of a tough call for me as the rake takes away leaves and the sticks which is nice but sometimes I"d rather it just take away the sticks

[@carld3184]

​@@sawingwithsandyI watched both of your rake videos. What about removing two out of three tines, that should leave a wide enough gap for the pine needles and the sawdust to make it's way through the rake and left on the ground while the sticks would be scraped away.

[@johnnylee9919]

You want to sell a few cages?

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Johnny, I actually would buy more if I could. They got pricey since I last bought them