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Read articles →A real-world trial, not a demo, where Mike's wife and daughter run the tractor while he films, testing whether a rock rake (used backwards, pushing rather than pulling) can clean waste hay and manure from a horse barn lot. Both operators share what worked, including speed adjustments and the lift-and-reset technique. Mike also flags how a bent top link and a cheap, light-framed rake made the job harder. Useful for anyone considering this specific cleanup task.
Tractor Mike is a longtime tractor-industry insider with decades of hands-on experience in the equipment business. He built his channel to help first-time and rural buyers make confident decisions, and his guidance comes from that deep, long-term background rather than a sales pitch.
Yes, the family found it worked like a dream on manure and dry old hay, and was much easier than a wheelbarrow and hand rake.
Push it by turning the rock rake around backwards. Pulling first mats the debris down and balls it up, letting the rake ride over it.
Go slowly to build a flat pile, then let that pile push the rest. Stop and raise the rake when it starts riding up over material, then continue.
A cheap, light-framed rake with short tines rides up over material, and a bent top link prevents angling the rake to push upward instead of down.
