Yard Tuff Tow Behind Lawn Sweeper 60-inch Rake for ATV or Tractor with 12" Tires

Assembly wasn't hard but as other reported, the bag of hardware had come open during shipment and loose nuts/bolts were present. Luckily all we there. Product well wrapped in bubble wrap. Instructions ok, but never define which if 4 ir 5 bolt sizes arr to be used. I sorted them out making it easier to know whuch went where.The handle assembly is not high enough to clear the tool box mounted on the back of my ATV, so mounted is in an abnormal orientation. Will need a rope between the handle and the ATV's grab rail to be able to raise the tines from the seat. Will add some weight to the tine sections as I get into more rugged terrain.Overall happy with the quality.

Have a new 5 ac forested parcel with lots of pine straw and scrub oak leaves/debris to clear and looking for a time practical method to clear so we thought we'd give this a try. Box came a bit busted up, and was missing the spring. Company sent me another one in a matter of days. Yes, there are a lot of parts and the instructions aren't so great, but I got through it without husband's help. :-) The holes for the final handle construction were the wrong size for the bolts sent (no I didn't put wrong ones somewhere else in the rake - we both double checked), but a quick trip to the hardware store took care of that. Read through these reviews and was ready with a sturdier chain and hooks, as well as the rope for easer handle grabbing. Some chipping of the paint on the handle occurred when installing bolts. Maiden voyage was this past weekend. I think that this may work differently on grass than on my forest floor terrain. We ended up adding a 4 ft log to the unit to weigh it down. That seemed to work much better for our terrain after trying several other approaches. Perhaps in grass this would not be necessary - just play with it to suit your terrain needs. Using behind a 850 atv, so speed was a definite factor when picking up things. Just go slow. It did the job as promised and made me realize that this is a much bigger job than I initially anticipated, and now I can see that this tool is a must for us! If you have a hugely neglected plot of land, just know that this may take some time and many passes to really get your area truly cleared. Think I will try to wire a chicken wire screen on the back of the tines to help with the litter from going through them as much. Also, if on forested floor, what are you going to do with the land once cleared? Without this debris, you will have lots of free soil to blow around and get into your eyes and structures. We plan to seed with wildflowers and drought tolerant grasses in various areas, so just maybe think of the end game ahead of time. I think I have a full summer of every other weekend raking to do over this large parcel - couldn't do it without this rake though. Definitely worth the money - solidly built despite the paint chipping a bit and would buy again. Hope this helps!

When my Pine Straw Rake was delivered the box was broken. The delivery driver reported that several parts (nuts and bolts) had fallen from the box and were found by him on the floor of his delivery truck. He returned 1 nut and 1 bolt to me. The box was badly damaged. Non-the-less I inventoried the parts and concluded that only nuts and bolts were missing and that it would be quicker and easier to replace them at the local hardware store rather than return the rake. I spent about $20 on replacement nuts and bolts. Once assembled the rake worked "OK" but not great. I wired a metal basket on top of the rake into which I placed bricks as without the additional weight the rake bounced over uneven ground and missed picking up pine straw and cones. This additional weight kept the rake from bouncing and greatly improved its effectiveness. Now it works "good" but not "great," but still better than hand raking about 1/3 acre by hand. I would recommend it if you are handy at assembly and "McGivering" a fix to make it work better. LOTS of nuts and bolts to put together. Directions are minimal at best. LOTS to figure out on your own. Don't buy if you are not DIY oriented. "LOTS of Assembly Required."

1- the instructions on how to put this thing together are awful. There are a ton of different parts and different sized bolts and nuts. They do not come labeled. On top of that, the entire instructions contain 3 pictures. I don't know how you would put this together without 2 people. I could have cleaned my yard by hand twice in the time it took me to put this together.2- This does not rake up anything at all. Not leaves, sticks, branches, or limbs. It's infuriating... all of that work to put it together, not to mention the money spent. It simply does not work.3- It might be good at tearing up dirt before planting grass... maybe.

Works very good only issue I have is that if you are trying to rake up sticks needs a little more weight to keep it down so they don't roll out. Heavy duty not cheaply made.

Disclaimer: I am not using only for pine straw - but also leaves, sticks, etc.Pros: Construction, quality, concept. Don't have to get off tractor to let tines down at start of run.Cons: Have to get off tractor to lift tines. (You can add a rope to handle so you don't have to.You will spend time straightening tines after assembly.Real problem: It works kind of ok if your lawn is level and you really straighten out the tines. But the tines are so thick (heavy gauge) that's there's almost no 'give'. The ones on high ground and won't give enough so the others can go down to collect material. You can add bricks or cinder blocks, but you have to lay those right on top of the tines - which prevent the tines under them from moving up.I plan on replacing tines with smaller gauge ones I may have to make myself, and/or I might build a 'tray' that attaches to the tine frame but is a couple inches above them for weights.