Mini excavator cleanup rake is finished | watch it get tested

[@rugerfarming5387]

I know you might not do enough welding to justify and auto darken helmet. but i think you would love one everytime you burned wire or rods.

[@cotontop3]

I have one and something happen to it when I was welding the braces in the pipe so I had to grab my other hood.

[@toddhansen5072]

Genius! I was honestly skeptical until I saw you operate it…well done! 👍

[@cotontop3]

Glad you liked it!

[@shawnhagen6871]

Oh my goodness, 100 times more efficient than a 3pt setup on a tractor could ever accomplish

[@cotontop3]

You are correct.

[@richardbrowne1679]

What’s even better- is don’t need to bring a tractor.

[@followthefanchers]

Absolutely love this! Tim is the man when it comes to ingenuity

[@glennmoore3764]

Man, you are on to something. Let’s dig 18 will have to make a big one 😅

[@DanKlein_1]

every time I see that claw do something new it just cracks me up. It is like one huge bionic hand that can do anything. Just amazes me. Cool design. I liked in the one clip if it isn't parallel to the ground you just loosen the grip a bit to let it rotate in the "bionic hand" and let it self level itself to the slope of the ground again. pretty cool!!!

[@rugerfarming5387]

Very good idea for the line of work you been doing. Really nice job. Save alot of back work for sure. Good job Fella.

[@ethanlancaster76]

Man that’s a great idea Cotton!

[@farmerbob728]

Good job on the rake, looks great. As well as being a big time saver.

[@cotontop3]

Thanks 👍

[@rogerl8488]

Slick, I love it!!!! A man with tons of common sense!!! Lol

[@martineastburn3679]

That sawdust is wonderful planting as it is full of minerals and is decaying down. Worms love coffee grounds and if you pour some old grounds and mix it in - they will come. And further break down the sawdust leaving behind better composted material. I saw the coffee work in the mountains at a cabin. They poured grounds out a window and the men would go for fishing worms. Always there.

[@sharpshooter7127]

That's pretty slick there Tim

[@cotontop3]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

Dang on I hate to be a copy cat but I’m doing that to mine this weekend. Here I was tryin to order a skidsteer quick hitch adapter plate for my mini then was going to get a skidsteer to 3 point. I can just weld mine up like yours.

[@cotontop3]

There ya go, get er done 👍🏻👍🏻

[@r.a.a.8801]

Wow!!!!!! I have thought of something similar/grading blade with the thumb on my excavator... but you have it dialed in!!! Better go ahead and get that in production😜. Thanks for all the hard work and time put in for the awesome kick ass videos and knowledge!!!!

[@mikecaropolo4045]

Tim great idea and execution. But for some reason I haven’t been notified about your newer videos! I have a 57 and I would love to know what grapple you have for it that thing looks quality.

[@richardbrowne1679]

Looks great Tim

[@roydawson4882]

Iets dig 18 could use one of them,it works so efficiently, well done sir stay safe.

[@hillbilly2224]

The rake you made works great Excellent idea 👍🤙🇦🇺

[@cotontop3]

Yes, thanks

[@sizemoretreeworks]

Now there’s a great idea!

[@ronthacker211]

Good design, seems to work just fine.

[@royceabbottsexcavation3709]

Yeah I knew that was going to work really well. Maybe you could put a stand on it.

[@patkelly7999]

Mighty job Tim, You are no joke Man👌👍🙏🙂

[@tlcbushhogging]

This just gave me the idea to build one of these for the loader on my tractor

[@kelleybowen5262]

Hunter helping with the firewood this year

[@austintruett9248]

You know that welder is goin a good job when it sounds like bacon frying !!!!

[@pamelamiller4557]

As a woman with very little to no experience with welding, what are "strong bags"? Is this a type of cement or material to prevent crushing of the pipe or is it a weight distribution within the pipe. My husband sometimes works with family to clear tree felling and properties and this is a great alternative use for the tractor rake. I would like to keep the rake as a tractor implement and weld brackets/ brace for use with the excavator when needed.

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

Looks like you have another handy tool to clean up the mess at customers after you fell a tree!

[@tractorboy31]

Well i couldnt use something like this cause i dont have that skill. If you have a need then it will work. Good job

[@davidbroad4834]

Good job! Vey helpful tool.

[@Bryer68]

Great video Tim from Bryer

[@dfpatv00]

Though I don't have a rotating grapple. I've always wanted to build a quick attach version of this for our mini. I have a 55inch blade that works great when I'm done backfilling but I think a rake would be awesome. I've already built a log splitter for the mini. Can't ever have enough attachments to increase efficiency. Awesome job building the rake. Super simple and very effective

[@cotontop3]

It would work well even on a direct mount like that. You would do some nice finish work with it and along with raking debris.

[@henryoppermann134]

Great idea Tim, works beautiful

[@cotontop3]

Thanks 👍

[@1danwinn]

Good job, get idea

[@334cityworker]

Game changer 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

[@VTOutdoorServices]

Love you Tim. But as a welder, you were making me weep

[@michaelolenick4078]

The rake does a great job, less work for you manually. Like they say work smarter not harder.

[@axe609]

What if you made a pipe with a static three point hitch on it, then you could hook multiple implements too it.

[@nicklambing9268]

Pretty dog gone slick! Nick North West Farmer (Oregon)

[@darrelljohnson4658]

Very smart 👌 sawrus

[@JesseJames-23]

That’s cool man. Nice

[@kb7722]

That's a game changer

[@ss4jarmon]

Looks good. Great design

[@cotontop3]

Thanks!

[@metlmuncher]

You know I’m already looking for a cheap rake.

[@aubreyford9365]

Pretty cool looking !

[@cotontop3]

I think so too!

[@SLCFarms]

Slick buddy.

[@jeremygrubb1434]

What size is your mini it seems like it handles that grapple good and that is good sized grapple my mom and dad just baught a 71-3 mini it a strong outfit I wish the undercarriage was about two foot longer and wider I’ve not got to watch a lot of your videos but your looks like it good and strong too any thing I should watch out for any little problem on them we have had this one about 3 month but only put 50 hrs which I run equipment all the time I use to strip coal for a living and mechanic too keep up the good work and good videos

[@cotontop3]

Kx057-4

[@laneburgess1643]

Awesome invention!!!

[@cotontop3]

Glad you like it!

[@bobber55]

Looks like it does the job. I know you like good-looking equipment, but before you have it painted, cut the end of that pipe off at a 45-degree angle and cap it off. Would look slick.

[@cotontop3]

I am prolly gonna cut the 45 on it but not cap it because of leaves and debris getting in it.

[@alexandrlooshnikoff188]

Взрослым дядям - взрослые игрушки!)

[@fredsousa4020]

well lets see 80 k for the excavator, 30 k for the grapple maybe 500 for the modification to the 2000$ rake... or you could use the ole farm tractor we all got and scoop up the junk... at this point that's a lot of money tied up in 100$ worth of fire wood... just saying 113k.. firewood clean up tool.... handy for sure...lol

[@singleshot2218]

Wow! That pipe is corroded! Looks like it’s going to work well though. Take care and stay safe bud! God bless!✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@cotontop3]

Thanks 👍

[@scottlaughland598]

You need to put your name on that and sell it!!

[@jasondoucette4642]

That's cool

[@GasparNunez63]

If you don’t have a mini excavator ??? And you only have a tractor.. you are going to to buy a 60.000 dollars machine?? ..

[@davesalzer3220]

Photo sensitive hood bro.

[@cotontop3]

I have one but something happened to it when I was welding the braces inside the pipe and I had to grab my other hood.

[@TheRuralProject]

Excellent video, huge time and effort saver. Chris TheRuralProject

[@cotontop3]

Thanks for watching!

[@crookedfencefarms9984]

Thats a redneck rake, lol.

[@ScootSack]

You welding with an antique Fibre metal helmet. Those are so heavy compared to the new ones today. I still have a Jackson flip up hood. It isn't as heavy as that one. I got it put up and use my Miller at work.

[@cotontop3]

I have an optrel that is light af but something happened to auto darkening on it when I was welding the braces in the pipe, so I grabbed my old one. Thank goodness I do have 2.