Tooth bar?

[Kevinator]

Hello,
New to the forum. Have 5 acres that was buldozed/graded last year. I recently purchased a 5ft stonerake to clean up the vegetition that has grown this year and get ready to plant grass. My problem is that I must make many many passes with the rake to clean/pull out the weeds. I'm thinking a bolt on tooth bar and some backblading or perhaps a box blade to clean it up quicker.
I belive a toothbar would be used more than the boxblade thinking longterm?
I welcome any and all comments.

 

[Bulldog]

I would have a hard time telling you which way to go on that one. I have a box scrape and it gets used all the time. I also just installed a set of bolt on teeth on my loader bucket and love them as well. To me they work great together and each have their place. The box scrape is by far the easiest to use smothing down dirt and rock but the teeth really made a difference getting a bite in the dirt. If I had to choose between the two I would have to keep my box. It was fairly cheap to do the teeth on mine though. I ordered bolt on backhoe teeth like my 4672 backhoe bucket uses and it cost about $160 and some time to put them on.

 

[NC Bota]

I have a box blade and it is an extremely useful apparatus. I use it on my gravel drive and to clean up trails in the woods. In addition I have a Ratchet Rake for attachment to the FEL. I use this extremely versatile tool to clear out brush and clean up grass for replanting.

So, my answer is to buy both.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

On the cheap side I'd say rent either a old school pulverizer or spend a few bucks more and rent a power rake for the day. Both do a fantastic job of geting weeds, trash and debris out of the yard while leaving most of the dirt behind. The power rake is by far the better option to get because its 4 tools in one. It rakes, levels, grades and windrows all in one tool. Its like a swiss army knife for tractors. I say rent because its like 5 to 6 grand to buy a power rake new or purchase an old school pulverizer between 600 to 800 bucks.

pulverizer

power rake

 

[Kevinator]

Thanks for the help guys. I was beginning to worry if my post would get ansewered. I did realize that Ill keep going over the land with the stone rake after all It took me 5 years to save up for the BX25 so no matter how long it takes it all good fun. Thanks...