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Alright, here's another thought. I read another topic on the Tractor By Net forums regarding this same type of issue, and they brought up some good points. Tractor By Net Rake Discussion The rakes pick up sticks better the further back from the tractor they are. They also pick up sticks better if the rake travels in a straight direction, however if it is a solid boom coming off the 3 point, it will have some lateral movement as you take a turn. The answer to this is to have it a drawbar mount implement that you simply cart around like a trailer. Everything is then simplified if the rake can be lifted up clear of the sticks, leaving them near a burn pile to be stacked however neatly you wish from there. I suppose that I'd be alright with stacking the limbs if they are already where they need to be. Here is where there are conflictions. If you get the drawbar mount, you lose the ability to lift the implement, at least not very easily or without difficulty. With the 3pt mount you can lift the rake, but it will swing out behind the tractor with some lateral motion dropping sticks during a turn. What if you were able to combine the two different types? Do some jury-rigging to keep the 3pt mount, but have the rake attach at two pivot pins mounted vertically on the 3pt mount? That way when it came time to turn, the rake could pivot on the pins to follow behind similar to the drawbar rakes. But when it came time to lift it would have two points rather than the single drawbar mount so it could raise up. Or am I just fooling myself? If you were to raise something up in the air and it had a pivot point, wouldn't it just rotate toward the ground and bury itself in the ground (probably busting a tine) or worse, into a rear tire? Kevin
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