First Paid Job for the New Harley Rake - 325G

[@RockhillfarmYT]

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[@Maddog165]

I have been working in the landscape world since basically forever. I have hundreds maybe thousands of hours using the Harley Rake. One thing about the angling, I’ve found that it changes the level of the drum overall. When I change from straight to angle push/pulls, I make sure to adjust before I set the rake down. And yea I always use the side wings, a lot of times I change it both directions. Best if used with wings to the machine so you only leave caster tracks, compared with the track loader. I’ve done it both ways and still turns out great.

[@Three-leggedRanch]

Hey Brock. I've learned so much from you and your viewer's comments. This is a great community. Thanks for being the catalyst for bringing us all together. Great piece of equipment!!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes sir. Thanks for following along

[@2point..0]

Get some hockey pucks or very thick rubber and mount it where you want it (on the rails) where you are comfortable, so when you haul it again the Harley can rest on it and not scratch the rails !!! Liked#4

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@aaronburford5701]

Rewatched! Love the rake and how it impacts the ground!

[@j.f.outdoors8460]

Nice machine! Thanks for sharing.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@donutman3089]

So jealous of that Harley Rake of yours. And yeah, for a cheap and quick way to remedy the width problem, find out where your weight rides the best on that trailer with that equipment and cut up an old tire, mount that rubber to the rails of the trailer. Then you will always know where exactly to put the equipment for the best trailering.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Good suggestion

[@terrypapineau6993]

Set 2-3 pallets on your trailer. Rest the rake on the pallets above your side rails

[@maxball6388]

We payed an interesting contractor so harley rake all around our newly built house 7 years ago. He had a Kubota L3940 with the cab. I bought my first Kubota a month later…. But he he did a great job of smoothing out 2-3 acres in preparation for hydroseed. He stopped back several times to check on it and while he was a nice guy, he could talk the paint of a wall.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing

[@rodneyscrivner2504]

Good video Brock, that harley rake will be a very handy attachment.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@aaronburford5701]

Watched, Liked and Viewed .... love the video!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@aaronburford5701]

@@RockhillfarmYT great job!

[@natew1731]

Brock, I see your trailer rocking back and forth a lot when you loading and unloading. I always set the paring brake on my truck to help stop that. It will definitely take some stress off of your transmission. Might save you a costly repair down the road.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the tip. I always set the parking brake although it is possible I could have forgot in this video

[@brettblack7049]

Sure wish I wouldn't have sold my power rake. Very nice setup.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks Definitely handy

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Nice job with it.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@evilTexanBBQ]

Time for that 102" flatbed gooseneck brother. 😎 Make sure to get the max ramps. Trust me on this.

[@T_Humphries]

I agree with the flat deck 100% but I think once he starts doing more public work a dump truck will take the place of the dodge and a gooseneck won't work

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the suggestions

[@sebastienlegrand6676]

Nice video!!! What do you think about Rotadairon RDH soil preparer to do this kind of job?

[@American_Made]

just make you a rack that spans across your trailer a shelf and then you can rest it on that while you transport it.

[@dustdevl1043]

I was going to suggest setting the harley rake sideways on the front of the trailer with the bucket or forks, but getting in and out to hook up stuff is a little tricky with those doors. You may find that you need more than one attachment for a job. To me, a skidsteer without a bucket is like a shirt without a pocket!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, and it’s really just not the right trailer for hauling this machine on a regular basis. It’s not long enough for me to set the Harley rake at the front of the trailer and still get the weight of the skid steer centered on the trailer. May be possible if I back it on and get everything just right but not ideal

[@tonyparris5278]

I wonder if you took the trailer to a good fabrication shop if they could notch a section out so the harley rake would set flat or just cut the side rails off completely.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

The way the trailer is built I don’t think I can remove the side rails because they are part of the structural support. I was thinking about modifying them but now it seems like that might be unnecessary. It was pretty convenient the way I did it Thanks for watching

[@Machinequip]

It’s called ride control! At 8:15 mark

[@adamluigs8111]

You shouldn't have to lift it everytime u get done with a pass unless thiers something in the way. Set your height and go back and fourth you'll get better results

[@alexdownard1948]

Why did you get a equipment trailer with rails anyway? I can’t think of a good reason especially hauling a skid loader.

[@ryanselleck6035]

Looks like you’re hauling on a landscape trailer, just curious what the GVW of that is. If it’s got a six lug it’s probably just running to 3500 pound axles and might not be the best thing for a 9500 pound machine that also probably has a 1500 pound Harley rake with it. If you’re running a business I consider getting a 14,000 GVW trailer to haul that on because even with that trailer and your implements can still be technically overloading in and DOT in any state doesn’t like that

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It is a 14,000 GVWR trailer

[@brianlettrich1944]

Why did you buy a trailer with sides to haul equipment?

[@JaseVaughn]

I’d have to agree that makes zero sense to me. My equipment trailer is open all around for loading and maneuvering.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

New truck, new trailer, new equipment building and new skid loader in the last 6 months With so much money going out, I went cheap on the trailer. I already regret it, but it is working for now

[@MrDerek19871987derek]

I hope you have your e-brake set on that nice new truck you got or else you're going to blow out your transmission the way it's rocking when you load that thing up put some jack stands in the back of the trailer by the ramps to hold up the backend of trailer while you load to stop the trailer from rocking so much to

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the tip. I actually have a video just talking about that. I always do it, although I won’t rule out the possibility I forgot in the video…

[@MrDerek19871987derek]

I watched so many tractor Forum videos I couldn't remember if it was you or not that I've seen it on

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I watch a lot of tractor videos myself. Thank you for watching this one

[@vc8160]

A tip….always use it whilst driving forward.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the tip

[@T_Humphries]

What's the max depth of the rake?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Good question. I’m not sure.

[@traviscaswell2428]

What do you do for a business, I've hears you mention your "crew" several times

[@RockhillfarmYT]

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[@danbeelerttu]

How deep do you think you could get with this? And do you think you could get it done with one pass? I've got about 30 acres of pasture with 100 years of gopher mounds on top of each other with grass growing up thru them. This looks awesome for it but also super slow.

[@jandhplumbingllc1338]

Till it with a tractor first then harley rake it

[@ronshauling2000]

Use your parking break or chalk your trailer when loading & unloading your trailer or you will break the parking paw on your transmission some day

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the tip. I actually have a video just talking about that. I always do it, although I won’t rule out the possibility I forgot in the video…

[@onthelake9554]

Cut the side rails off , make some removable ones .

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@mkc0005]

It does a nice job but waaaaaay too many buttons and gadgets and choices for me. I have enough trouble with up/down/curl/dump to through all those other options in.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Definitely a bit overwhelming the first time you sit down but it’s pretty intuitive Thanks for watching

[@kevinmcmanus7298]

Is that an 84” rake?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes

[@MJF40]

Wrong trailer at this point. Flat is best once heavy enough equipment is used

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Right Thanks for watching

[@aidian95]

Yea trailers like that are useless for equipment like ours. I hated mine. Get you a deckover they are so much better. I got a 24ft bumper pull one and never looked back

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I need to, and I will at some point. Everything is just so expensive

[@aidian95]

@@RockhillfarmYT Yea I hear ya on that. I welded a deck to set the rake on. It set on top of the railing and was held down by u bolts around the tubing. Towards the front of the trailer. And I put boxes underneath it and the trailer deck to hold chains and what not and set my attachments on top of it. Worked good. But my trailer was 24ft.

[@TheBoosteddub]

More risk of damage to your truck by not putting it in neutral and applying the parking brake and or chalking the trailer

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I do every time… I have a video just about that 2 actually

[@TheBoosteddub]

@@RockhillfarmYT When dismounted that trailer was rocking pretty good. Thats why I said it... 👍

[@danieldowning7319]

Why would you buy an equipment trailer, with side rails? Inexperienced.

[@whalerlife53]

Take a torch and cut the rails off. Problem solved