What Does A Heavy Duty Skid Steer Landscape Rake Do?
A heavy duty skid steer landscape rake like a Rockaway is made to remove rocks, sticks, and other debris from the dirt and condition and level the ground. This can be in preparation for new seed like hydro-seeding or sod installation or for general land clean up.
Removes Rocks, Sticks, And Debris
A Rockaway heavy duty skid steer landscape rake removes ½” to 8” rocks from the dirt. It will also pick up or break up sticks and other debris. You use heavy duty landscape rakes like this for sod installation prep, hydro-seeding prep, construction site cleanup, and general land finishing and grading work.
Preps And Conditions The Ground
A good heavy duty landscape rake for skid steers will not only remove rocks and sticks it will also condition the soil. The Rockaway does this by pushing lots of dirt back out the front of the porting on the enclosed hood. This breaks up dirt clods and creates a beautiful finish ready for seeding or new sod.
Screens Out The Dirt
The screening buckets on our heavy duty landscape rakes allow you to filter some of the good dirt back out that you collect in the bucket with the rocks and debris. You can keep more good dirt on your jobsite and haul off less junk by getting a skid steer landscape rake from Ideal Rockaway that comes with a screening bucket.
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Best Heavy Duty Skid Steer Landscape Rake?
Rockaway Landscape Rakes may be the best heavy duty skid steer landscape rakes on the market today. Here’s why, Rockaways are designed and built to be extremely durable, incredibly reliable, and very low maintenance. The best heavy duty landscape rake for any skid steer is going to be rugged and durable against rocks and dirt and reliable in performance and not break down easily on the job site. For 20-plus years Rockaways have been known for their all-steel construction and virtually no maintenance issues, making them the most likely contender for the best heavy duty skid steer landscape rakes for sale on the market.
What Makes The Rockaway Landscape Rake Heavy Duty?
Solid Steel Skid Steer Attachment Construction
Rockaway landscape rakes are heavy duty skid steer attachments thanks to their all-steel construction. The Rockaway hood components are made from 3/16” and ¼” steel and the hood wear strips are 304 2-b stainless steel and the front push bar is ⅜” thick steel.
½” Thick Hardened Hardox 450 Steel Teeth
One of the most critical components of a heavy duty landscape rake for any skid steer are the teeth. The teeth are subject to the most wear and tear as they break up the ground and pull out rocks and sticks and other unwanted debris. Rockaway teeth are all cut from ½” thick Hardox 450 hardened steel. They hold up extremely well over years of regular use.
Reinforced Collection Buckets With Wear Strips
The collection bucket on any landscape rake claiming to be heavy duty must also be durable and strong. Rockaway screening buckets and Rockaway solid collection buckets are made out of 3/16” (7 gauge) steel, ½” thick steel wear strips and ¾” thick steel cutting edge. Solid and heavy, Rockaway buckets are built to last.
Heavy Duty #80 Drive Chain
If you have a weak or vulnerable drive chain then your skid steer attachment is not going to be reliable or durable. Rockaway landscape rakes have a heavy duty #80 drive chain that is positioned away from the rocks and dirt on the outside of the hood under a protective steel cover. Rockaway chains hold up great over time because they are not exposed to the everyday wear and tear during operation.
3 Heavy Duty Skid Steer Landscape Rake Sizes
Rockaway landscape rakes for skid steers are the best heavy duty landscaping rake you can get on the market for rock removal and soil conditioning. They are available in three different sizes to fit your specific skid steer loader or mini skid steer. You can get a Rockaway that is 44” wide for a mini skid steer, a 74” wide Rockaway for compact loaders and medium sized skid steers, or you can get an 84” wide Rockaway for large skid steers.
84” Wide Heavy Duty Landscape Rake For Skid Steers
The 8415 Super Duty is the biggest and baddest heavy duty landscape rake available from Ideal Rockaway. Wider than any other landscape rake of its kind on the market today, the 8415 Rockaway weights almost 1,350 lbs empty, requires only 10 GPM of hydraulic flow to operate, and has 81 Hardox 450 steel teeth on its rotor for conditioning and rock removal.
8415 Rockaway Super Duty Key Specifications:
- Rotor Teeth: 81 Hardox Steel Teeth
- Rock Sizes: 1/2" to 8" Rocks
- Flow Required: 10 GPM
- Weight: 1,200 LBS (Empty)
- Bucket Included
- Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
74” Wide Heavy Duty Landscape Rake For Skid Steers
The 7415 Super Duty is Ideal Rockaway’s 74” wide heavy duty landscape rake option. This is the “classic” width landscape rake most people are used to using. The 7415 Super Duty brings rugged durability and aggressive performance to the classic landscape rake operating width of 6ft. It weighs 1,200 lbs empty, only requires 10GPM of hydraulic flow, and brings 69 Hardox 450 steel to bear on your job site for soil prep and rock removal.
7415 Rockaway Super Duty Key Specifications:
- Rotor Teeth: 69 Hardox Steel Teeth
- Rock Sizes: 1/2" to 8" Rocks
- Flow Required: 10 GPM
- Weight: 1,000 LBS (Empty)
- Bucket Included
- Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
44” Wide Heavy Duty Landscape Rake For Mini Skid Steers
The 4415 Super Duty from Ideal Rockaway is a heavy duty landscape rake attachment for stand-on mini skid steers. It has the same steel construction bringing the same rugged durability and performance of the larger Rockaway rock rakes. The 4415 Super Duty weighs nearly 850 lbs empty, requires 8 GPM of hydraulic flow, and has 41 Hardox 450 steel teeth for removing rocks and conditioning the soil.
4415 Mini Rockaway Super Duty Key Specifications:
- Rotor Teeth: 41 Hardox Steel Teeth
- Rock Sizes: 1/2" to 8" Rocks
- Flow Required: 8 GPM
- Weight: 840 LBS (Empty)
- Bucket Included
- Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
What Can Break On A Heavy Duty Rockaway Landscape Rake For Skid Steers?
What can go wrong and break on a heavy duty landscape rake for a skid steer? The common components to break on a heavy duty landscape rake are the cutting teeth or the drive chains. Rockaway landscape rakes don’t have a lot of chain issues like some other styles of landscape rakes because the Rockaway drive chain is located outside the hood under a protective steel cover. Rockaway teeth are all individually welded on the rotor and could break off but a new Hardox 450 tooth can be welded on in its place and this is a rare malfunction.
Get A Heavy Duty Rockaway Landscape Rake For Your Skid Steer
Are you ready to have a landscape rake attachment for your skid steer that is heavy duty and that you can actually count on when you need it most? Rockaway landscape rakes are built to be durable, rugged, and reliable. Rockaways are heavy duty skid steer attachments ready to be put to the test.
You can trust in the American-made quality and durability of our skid steer landscape rakes for all your soil conditioning and rock removal jobs. Contact us today to learn more or get a price on the heavy duty Rockaway size that you need.