Rake Bucket Review - My favourite attachment!

[@Anonymousxxiiii]

I literally bought one of these buckets not three weeks ago for my Jcb 3cx. One of the best purchases I've made so far.😃👍

[@glocca254]

Would have been nice to see it working in real time

[@simonevans4966]

Bought one from Digbitds to go on my new Cat302cr, wanted a 1.2m wide but wouldn’t sell me one, so had a 1m instead, 50mm gaps gets most of rubble out of the soil, does a good finish on soil, customers love when I use it on topsoil

[@nigeldunn5523]

Great bucket to use ollie great video , keep them coming

[@DJC995]

Nice one Ollie Thanks again

[@charlescarrolljr75]

0:30 Well said. People in the USA also expect you to be a magician when it comes to cleaning up while grading.

[@Olliegunns]

Not just my customers then!

[@charlescarrolljr75]

@@Olliegunns I don't know if you can get one in the U.K. (I have never seen any when I was in mainland Europe) but Harley rakes work wonders for making things look really good. I have two versions, a 6ft 3pt hitch version on a tractor and a walk behind one by a company called Turf Teq. I think they are worth their weight in gold.

[@derekbutts1782]

@@charlescarrolljr75 our harley rake probably has 6000 hours on it maybe more and it definitely is worth its weight in gold .

[@PSExcavationsLLC]

Ollie, Great video - just the bucket I needed for the 803 few weeks ago, may just have to look into having one 👍

[@Olliegunns]

Genuinely, its a brilliant bucket, I have one for the 3cx too. I cant recommend the Digbits one enough - the Hardox tines are super strong, worth the extra over a standard mild steel build.

[@williamscott2823]

Keep the videos coming

[@jameselderton9869]

Looks a good strong tool, Ollie, very impressive to use it as you have. Not nearly as impressive as that hair though!

[@andrewbalfour9373]

Looks cracking. Do you think this would help ariate damp soil? Thanks Andrew

[@Olliegunns]

Hi Andrew, knowing what I do about soil aeration - I think a ripper tooth would be a more suitable weapon for that kind of work, especially in the wet. This bucket, with the 50mm spacings (you can get them to make any spacing between the tines btw) clogs up in wetter ground quite easily. But also it doesn't really shatter the compaction that you often get - the ripper does, and then followed by this rake, leaves a finish you could virtually turf or seed right into. Which is exactly the job I am doing in this video!

[@andrewbalfour9373]

@@Olliegunns Hi Ollie . Many thanks for the reply and info, it's much appreciated. I've tried Digbits but they don't answer their phones or reply to emails! I assume you are talking about a raker bucket used for forestry work? Thanks again Andrew

[@andrewbalfour9373]

@@Olliegunns Hi Ollie My apologies, I've looked up the Ripper tooth which looks impressive. To let you understand I bought this JCB 8014 CTS to dig drains at my house as we have a real bother with water.. I live up The West Coast of Scotland, plenty rain here!😅 I have about 1 acre of land that's needs attention and I'm thinking it might take a bit of time with this Ripper bucket. That's why I was thinking the forestry rake..Thanks for taking the time to read this. Andrew

[@Olliegunns]

@@andrewbalfour9373 Maybe something tractor mounted would be better then to cover than kind of area? Even if you rented it for the weekend?

[@andrewbalfour9373]

@@Olliegunns That is a good idea but where I am is kind of difficult because of location..Have a great day and thanks.👍

[@nedmelvin2224]

thanks!

[@lr90lsv8defender8]

Unrelated but I saw you had one of those pipe chamfering tools in the back of your truck I've bought one but it's rubbish it doesn't cut the top flat leaves a large burr like the pipe is slightly too small for the tool ? I think it's the same as you've got the innotech? How do you find yours for nearly £50 I'm very disappointed I've had enough of using a battery 4" flap disc and getting covered in that horrible plastic dust I'm considering buying the chamf one now instead. Cheers

[@Olliegunns]

I think I know what you are on about and it’s not something I’ve really suffered with. If anything, that tool has been one of the best purchases I’ve made for time saving vs cost! But I cut my pipe with a battery recip saw and you have to get it fairly straight to start with, then the chamfer tool does a nice job. I think you are trying to use the tool to make the pipe end dead square and I’ve found the tool no good for that really, the burr is the inner bit of plastic in the pipe that never seems to shave off! Give it another chance, I probably literally give it a dozen turns to create a chamfer, but as I say, you do have to cut the pipe fairly well to start with

[@lr90lsv8defender8]

@@Olliegunns ah thanks for your reply yeah I've used it a bit in the field now it's ok i cut pipe with the 14" Stihl so it's pretty square better than you'd get with a handsaw I was just a bit disappointed as it's advertised and squaring off the top aswell as chamfer it just needs a wider flat section on the blades and it would be perfect. I've tried it on some Brett Martin pipe now and it does work better that other stuff was hunter which is never heard of before and I think it's pretty cheap stuff and slightly smaller diameter. It does the job and is better than breathing in all that plastic dust from chamfering with the flappy disc on the 4"

[@KNJensen]

We just dug out 30 m3 of concrete and dirt out of my buddies "kitchen to be" this weekend, and i really missed something like that! Edit: Also, could you do a video showing us the logistics in moving from site to site? I imagine that you do 2 trips with a plant trailer, but what do you haul with, and what do you do to make it easier? :)

[@VANNEIZAN2020]

Good job!

[@Ropeman302]

Hi Ollie like your channel some good info there, what’s your thoughts on the Kubota diggers 2.7ton not bothered about weight limit I have now an old IHI is25gx which is an amazing machine but in the future I want a newer machine with cab Iv seen some for £18,000+vat 👍🏻

[@Olliegunns]

Kubota make a few models in the 2.7t weight class. The U27 and the KX27, there is more difference between them than you would think, over and above the conventional/ zero tail counterweight, including the amount of engine cylinders! Both are good machines, and the older KX71-3 (which I imagine is the machine you will be thinking of at this price range) is very well regarded and I have driven plenty hire fleet examples with over 4000hrs that are still nice to drive - a testament to Kubota's build quality for sure. As with all machines, find the nicest example you can that someone has cared for and it should give you plenty more years of life on your smallholding. Nice 3cx by the way. I have a lot of time for those older jakes, might even own one myself one day.

[@Ropeman302]

@@Olliegunns the 3cx is still a good work Horse around the yard and workshop Hopefully will have a up grade to the IHI in a year or two 👍🏻

[@cyberprop]

I’ve just ordered one to share between my 1.6 and 3 ton, not sure it’s Hardox though ffs!

[@dominicmarsh4170]

If you skip through 20 seconds at a time you can see the boom and dipper slowing going down as the hydraulic pressure is being released

[@Olliegunns]

Yeh, it does that - especially when the oil is hot. I did raise it with JCB but its "within tolerance" apparently....

[@tombergman5419]

How much is a quid?

[@Olliegunns]

£1

[@TheLeedog83]

Too much talk, only pushed two trees over and didnt properly demonstrate the potential of the bucket.