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Read articles →This video follows an owner-operator using a PTO power rake to level a gravel floor inside a shelter building, explicitly comparing it to a Ventrac power rake used in a prior video. It covers technique observations (forward-only operation, gauge wheel flex, angling the rake to move material), honest real-time mistakes (accidentally tearing the shelter canvas), and a follow-up compaction segment with a vibratory roller and plate compactor. Best for viewers weighing a tractor-mounted power rake against other leveling options.
Tractor Time with Tim is a family-run hobby-farm channel where the host openly admits learning by doing, so expect candid trial-and-error footage rather than expert instruction.
The PTO power rake only spins forward and is longer, making it harder to go crossways, while the Ventrac works out in front and allows easier side to side leveling of humps and dips.
The rear gauge wheels let the machine flex over humps, and the spinning action digs into rock and pushes it forward until it drops into low spots.
The operator tore the shelter's vinyl canvas because he could not watch the front and back of the machine at the same time while maneuvering around it.
The operator was unsure, noting it looked smoother but may only be pushing rock around rather than compacting, depending on how many fines are in the gravel.
