HOW TO DETHATCH YOUR LAWN JOHN DEERE DE THATCHER RAKE FOR GRASS
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2012
- Watch how to dethatch your grass in your yard to make sure it becomes healthy and green in the springtime. De thatching your lawn is a great way to pull out all the dead grass, clippings, debris and other junk that has accumulated in your lawn throughout the mowing season. This is also a very good grass and soil conditioner and lawn aerator.
This is a John Deere Dethatcher rake that I am using on my 1987 John Deere 185 Hydro. it has a 17 HP Kawasaki engine in it. So this lawnmower has plenty of power to push this rake around. You need to have a riding lawn mower that has enough power to be able to push tines through your lawn and not get stuck or hung up on the roots. Otherwise it will take all day to do.
After using this John Deere De thatcher, you will want to Fertilize, seed, or throw out some lime to keep the grass healthy and grow stronger. This is something you need to do every year or every other year if your lawn is in good condition.
There are other dethatchers out there that pull out the thatch in your lawn and some work better than others. This specific one just happens to work for my lawnmower. You might even have a better one than this. Let me know what kind you have.
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Thats where my john deere lawn sweeper would come in handy you should get one there awesome
REar baggers work better, that's what he should have had on.
That's awesome, great video. Need to pickup a used leaf sweeper to grab that thatch.
yep thanks
Nice video and awesome classic JD. It is nice to see there are intelligent people making UA-cam videos; not just Walmart crackheads. Keep them coming guy.
Thanks a lot! I appreciate it. Don't worry, I have more coming out soon! thanks
Great video, I was wondering how dethatching your lawn would work after seeing the rack.
enjoyed the video! i have a 1994 JD 320 lawn tractor.
+Glyn Robinson nice tractor!
Yep I wish I had a bagger, need to get one but harder to find for this model. And good idea about spraying wd40 for rust prevention, thanks!
Very instructive
cool! those are great too!
Ever used a dethatcher to clean leaves from the lawn? Someone was saying they use one for that but I find it hard to believe it pushes them into any kind of a pile.
yep or a bagger system. Saves the extra work of raking!
have to build one of those for my 318 being i already have a power bagger on it. Less raking and faster
Would you be able to give me an inner dimension on the bracket that hooks onto the tractor? Looking to match something similar to this. Thanks.
looks good
No prob! Thanks for watching!
Great video!!! Did your dethatcher come with your tractor?
Great video. Question for you, any chance you have model numbers for the mounting hardware or the dethatcher? I've been looking to replicate that front dethatcher for my 175 hydro but am having difficulty of an exact match.
+Austin S. I don't have any model numbers for the mounting hardware. I will have to see what the model number of the dethatcher is
I am a little curious about these.
Would it make it easier if you use a front mount and a pull behind dethatcher????
Ya there was a lot of it for sure. I burned all of it behind my house and it starts and burns easy. Would be great for starting a campfire!
I got to get one of these
thanks
Thanks for the video man! After running de-tacher, do you manually rake and bag all the junk or bag it using mower...look like a big lot and raking manually may take lot of time.
Well if you have a bagger system to put on your mower then use that route. But I don't have a bagger so raking it is no big deal. Plus it is usually really dry grass thatch so you can just pile it up behind your house and burn it. Otherwise you have to stuff it into some trash bags for the garbage man. If you have a good rake, it will get most of it up and out of your lawn too.
someone sad i can mulch thatch back too lawn ...what do you think?:)
Nice video, I like the idea of the unit being out front on the tires.
What is your opinion on pull behind plug aerators?
Is it too much stress on the hydros?
Is a power walk plugger more efficient?
Doing a lot of research, and it seems that aerating your lawn is huge!
I plugged my lawn last year for the first time and what a major difference in the lawn.
I have an older 16 hp hydro Toro tractor and it pulled it fine. You could hear the hydro working a little
harder than usual.
push or pull I think either way you are going to put some strain on the hydro. But if the stress is on the front end, then you don't have the weight on the rear axle plus the driving force going on at the same time. I have pulled a plugger before and it definitely is working hard.
TheRykerDane I think I will stick to the older toro rear engine rider I also have with gear selection.
I am staring the think the Hydros are over rated! I have no problem pulling the aerator with the Toro
gear tranny. I was told by a dealer the manufacturers went over to hydros because they are cheaper
to manufacturer than the gear tranny with a clutch.
We have a spike aerator that we tow around with our John Deers X300, LX173 and JD180. I prefer using the LX173 or JD180 as they are manual 5 speed transmissions and not hydrostatic trannies that might create internal heat. I believe the plug aerator does a better job ... the ground has to be water sodden and soft for either to perform properly ... and don't drive too fast! If the ground is too dry you will not get any penetration. Howard
Have you considered an electric push dethatcher? They appear to pull a higher amount of thatch per pass from the videos I have seen. Might take longer but I think it would be more thorough. Would be nice to see someone do a side by side comparison.
yes that would be a good video idea! Thanks, I will see if I can find one. thanks
can i use Front Thatcher Mounting Frame For John Deere Tractors for 100 series?
not sure, might have to do a custom bracket to get it to attach
if you got a bagger you should use it so you dont haft to rake and. spray some wd40 on those tine's after you use it. keep it from rusting.
Thanks for doing this video, I would have set it too low. Soon as our grass starts growing and greening up I'm going to de-thatch it.
Craig Arndt You are welcome! Do you have the same mower?
How wide is yours? And do you feel like the two wheels are necessary? I just picked up a 32" one with only 1 wheel in the middle. Thanks!
yep the wheels are needed for support for sure. They help when going uphill. Mine is about 42-46 inches
Good deal, I'll see if I can fabricate something to match, looking forward to doing this once old man winter moves out
Aerate is so much better for your lawn > Your lawn will thankyou !!
yep for sure!
jos
I agree, make your first aerator pass and then I criss cross a full pass over the whole lawn at a 30 to 45 degree angle, which ever suites the lawn you are working with. Howard
Why did yi stop using the bag, and why did you have to manually rake, if you had a bag? Does the John Deere bagger work okay fir this?
well the rake, rakes up so much it wouldn't fit in the bag anyway.
I need some parts for my JohnDeere dethatcher,a wheel assembly,and the complete lift arm and side mount. dethatcher keyword does not work on the Johndeere website. Any ideas would be appreciated.Also,would"nt it be okay to mow while dethatching, Our lawn is huge. Thx'Eddie C.
+Angi Callahan try a thatch rake, or rake attachment. i know its an old model and rake so you may have to call in about it.
+TheRykerDane thx, jd web site very difficult. customer service terrible. thank you.
I'm curious about one thing.... There is actually a handle on the left side of the tractor for raising and lowering 'implements'. Why the arrangement on the right side?
I am not sure about that one
@@TheRykerDane The left side handle raises and lowers the deck on my LX173 and JD180. My X300 is via a left hand foot pedal. When I use the de-thatcher on the JD180 I also bag what is broken free from the lawn with my 48 inch mower deck. You will be emptying the bags frequently, they fill fast! Great suggestion in the video ... criss cross your lawn to remove more thatch. When all thatch is cleaned up I use my aerator in a criss cross pattern also. GREAT VIDEO! WELL DONE! Howard.
nice Jd tractor! did your dethatching unit come with your tractor?
J.R.X360 Yes when I bought it. It works really good!
great video why dont you try to get a sweeper and tow it behind it would make the job easier afer dethatching
ya I know, need to get one of those!
oh really, ok maybe thats what I should get then.thanks
That is a lot of raking.
Should look into a bagger
I have 3 acres of old cow pasture that is terribly bumpy and uneven. Can one of these be used to level out my lawn? I tried a roller and they don't work worth a darn. I am killing my back. Is there some attachment that will make my lawn even? I do not care if it tears the lawn up. Would this work or should I just till the whole acreage under and re-plant seed. Got to be a easier way
What about a "harrow"?
***** this may not work for that. the best bet would be to put out sand and level it and let the grass grow through it and level any holes that way. But if there are some areas that are really bad, then you probably better till it.
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Yeah, either a pull behind rake (looks kinda like a dethatcher but has stronger tines, then maybe followed by a pull behind harrow is what you need.
Randy Hauck
A dethatcher won't do anything at all to fix bumpy/uneven ground.
Three acres is a good sized lot
You can rent a tractor with a tiller attachment then after it it tilled up, throw a roller with some water in the roller and that will level out the dirt that has been tilled.
Another option:
There are plenty of excavation companies that dump dirt for free by the dump truck load. A dump truck is any where from 15 to 20 yards. That amount of acreage would require at least 30 to 70 loads to even it out. With that many loads, not only would you get the dirt for free, they would probably level it out for free as well, as it costs a pretty penny to dump dirt. It would be a win win.
work is lawn
You rake? You don’t have the sweeper attachment?
oh that would be nice!
What is the model # of that unit? I have a 165 I would love to find a front mount dethatcher for.
It is a 1987, 185 Hydro
Thanks, but I was referring to the dethatcher model number.
I will check it out and get back with you..Is the 165 a Hydro then? thanks
Great video! i have a 175 and after seeing how well it worked in your video, i want a dethatcher as well. What is the model number of that dethatcher? I'm having a tough time finding any info about it. Thanks!
i think ill have to get me one of those
+payne in the grass lawn care yep they are pretty nice
wow you have enough thatch there to thatch a roof
ha ya
Thatch? That's what we in the wilderness survival business call tinder. Granted it's a LOT more tinder than is needed to start a fire, or even several fires. Lol.
you need a bagger brah
Raking 2.5 acres would be kind of time consuming. I'd like to dethatch the yard but the raking is the issue.
yes that is a problem, or use a power rake
Rake it up ? ? ? ? Just have the rear bagger on while you're mowing and you're all done!
Do you recall how much you paid for this dethatcher rake?
+John Straughan sorry no. I got it with the mower when I bought it. I paid $750 for the mower and the rake and a bagger kit too
I found mine on Craigs list ... $80 is a decent price to pay ... which is what I found my 48 inch lawn roller for. The roller fills with water and its only used when the ground is water sodden. I paid $100 for the John Deere spike aerator, again the ground has to be water sodden for it to get a decent depth with the spikes. Howard
i don't dethatch my lawn the thatch is what decays abd fertilizes your lawn