Groundskeeper Rake

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Every penny of it! Baileys had a four for a hundo deal for a while with free shipping. I own four and have only had to replace two handles in three yrs, darn newbies.
 
Not worth it. We have one and it's fine.... I guess..... but nothing special. Our favorites are the $6 Union Tools rakes.
 
I let my groundman pick the rakes. He uses them the most. He combined a certain rake head he liked with a type of handle he found. We put a few of that combo together.
 
I think they are great tools. Worth every penny. I have replaced 2 tines on 4 rakes in 2 years. I told my guys to abuse them,really put them to the test.

We have broken nearly every rake that is available. Mostly handles...
 
I liked the one we had a lot, it got lost on a job, haven't replaced it since. Beware, this isn't a 'fine' rake, it'll pick up just about anything and everything, so trying to rake things out of say a bed of mulch won't be the easiest chore. Other than that though, I loved it.
 
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Does it leave the grass really clean? Or is it more for moving large material?

If I have to rake twice to leave it mint its no good right?
 
Leaves it very clean, it'll even pick out all the dead stems of grass. This is a very, ummm, 'through' rake I guess is the best word.
 
Y'all need to learn to use your bp blower in combination with your gk rake....
Remember people don't give a shit that you removed a 20,000 pound tree, made it fit in a 4x4 hole in the landscape. They only remember the condition that you left the property in.
 
A lot depends on what you are raking. For sticks, pine needles and clean up around the chipper, I swear by these from Lowes.
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http://www.lowes.com/pd_304459-302-1913951_4294936085__?productId=3066473&Ntt=rakes

Then the blower comes out.
 
I'd be pissed if someone expected me to use that rake. I don't like plastic rakes, either. Gimme a good old metal tined 6 dollar rake, anyday.

People who bust handles don't know how to rake.
 
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I have never broken a rake handle, shovels sure...sledges, picks, mattoxs and all that but not a rake handle.

I take that back, I ran one over once.
 
I got a batch of rakes once with crap wooden handles. None made it an hour of a day. All broke. I am no stranger to raking. If you cleaned pine needles off properties MB you would think different. Those last me 3 years minimum and leave a clean product. THEY ARE NOT FOR LEAVES OR CS SHAVINGS. For leaves and shavings you use more what Nick was asking about. If I have a garden that has to be bare dirt after raking, I use more what Nick was asking about. Right tool for the right job. I am just sharing what is successful for my primary environment.
 
Good luck busting a head on a Groundskeeper. If you stuff a dowel inside the hollow fiberglass handle good luck with that too.
 
Seriously, I have had rakes that are older than I and never broken a handle on them. Some of the newer ones have crap wood for handles. I broke one with two sweeps with nary any pressure just trying to flip some leaves up out of grass. I about only buy fiber glass handles anymore for that reason.
 
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Yeah at Big Green they dont play that game, they send out enough guys to do the job and everyone does everything. Even the guys with 30+ years at the company rake and chip and all that. Its a bit disheartening to be honest.

I would much rather be a primadonna and not rake or chip at all!
 
I look at it this way.... it does not require a lot of maintenance or fuel to operate, and if someone wants to pay me my wage even after I come down out of the tree to run one on the ground..... more money in my pocket :D
 
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