Giant Tractor-Mounted Snow Rake

Giant Tractor-Mounted Snow Rake SNOWBLOWERS “It’ll clean off a roof in short order and requires no lifting chopping or pulling ” says Maclyn Hemp Florence S Dak about his loader-mounted roof cleaner that works like a giant hand rake to pull excess snow down off roofs before it can cause damage Made entirely of welded-together lightweight tubing and sheet metal the rake extends 20 ft out from the bucket and clears a 4-ft wide area It’s equipped with a 3-ft wide frame that attaches to the loader bucket using a pair of chains and binder A 1-ft chain is welded to the front of the snow rake’s frame and attaches to another chain that Hemp wraps around the bucket A chain binder keeps the two chains tight A 1 1/2-in dia pipe is welded to the bottom of the rake to keep it from catching on nails and screws and pulling off shingles “I came up with the idea because I’m 78 years old and I got tired of pulling snow off with an aluminum rake A blacksmith friend of mine built it at a cost of $650 ” says Hemp “I use it on three different tractors which are all equipped with Duall loaders with 7-ft wide buckets I also use it on my Deere skid loader but it’s an older model and doesn’t raise as high as I’d like I think it would work perfect on high lift telehandler loaders that go up to 40 ft high If I made another one I’d make it lighter with less bracing ” Hemp says he made the rake only 4 ft wide “because I wanted to use it on our house which has a lot of narrow roof areas If I want I can lay two 20-ft planks down across the frame and use the rake as a scaffold ” he adds Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Maclyn C Hemp 45120 160th St Florence S Dak 57235 ph 605 886-8135

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