I want to really thank BDCANETTI for posting what he has been doing with these rakes.
I was out with my backhoe today taking out my annual crop of purple loosetrife on my main pond (0.7 acres). While doing so I took out a lot of leaf muck, which is my ponds' other nemises.
My other smaller pond (about 0.3 acres) gathers a lot of leaves. Both ponds get one heck of a lot of leafs each season.
I'm staying in town tonight, and I'm right near a Lowes. I'm going to get a couple of those rakes before I head out to the farm tomorrow.
Now that I've seen what has been done, my plan is to extend the handle to twice its length using a removable piece of conduit, to get leaves within 8-10 feet of the shore line.
The idea of the paddle boat is brilliant. I am going to try dragging two of the rakes behind my paddleboat. Although, I may need outriggers.
I've got a small flat trailer that allows me to easily transport the paddle boat from pond to pond with my UTV.
I'll post my results in the next week or two.
Thanks again for the great idea.
Ken
