York Rakes Model SSF is a Product Pick at Equipment World.

Equipment World Chooses York Rake Model SSF as a Product Pick.

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York Rakes, A Brief History.

About Us

The company started in 1921 as a manufacturer of horse drawn road maintainers. The original York Power Stone Rake had the unique feature of a rake to finish off the road surface. It is this unique feature that has made the term York Rake synonymous with landscape rakes the world over -- after all: We invented it!

For over 87 years, York Rakes has been the innovative leader in this field. We were the first to add caster wheels to our units to regulate the working depth. Drawing from our maintainer expertise, we added scarifiers to our units to loosen up the soil before raking, saving the operator the need for extra pieces of equipment. The addition of a fold-down grader blade completes the transformation of the York Rake into a complete landscaping system, virtually eliminating the need for additional pieces of equipment.

Our units remain the "Swiss Army Knives" of the industry. Our line starts with a 4-foot wide tow type unit, something a homeowner might buy or rent for driveway and yard work. The line concludes with a 12-foot wide tow type unit that a municipality would use for road maintenance. In between, we build rakes to mount on just about anything, including skid steer loaders. Whether you are towing a York Rake with a ATV or a dozer, there's a York Landscaping Implement for your job.

Recently, we have developed a line of rotary brooms and sweepers. Our line consists of:
Walk-Behind Units
Three Point Hitch Models
Front End Loader and Truck Mounted Brooms
Skid Steer Units
Tow Type Units
We offer brooms in various sizes and drive types. New models are currently under development.

If you wish to receive more specifications and technical details on our line of equipment, please contact us.

What's a Scarifier and why should I consider one for my York Rake?

A Scarifier is an optional attachment for a York Rake used to provide loose material for grading and raking. Scarifiers have individual replaceable teeth, up to 10, that penetrate the ground up to 6” depending on the model. The spacing and design of the scarifier teeth allows them to pulverize the soil between them. Scarifying the site gets it ready for final grading and raking in preparation for seeding or laying sod. A Scarifier equipped York Rake can rip out your old lawn and put in the new one. Scarifiers also play an important roll when rebuilding driveways and roads. When the driveway or road is damp scarifying the surface mixes and redistributes the dissimilar materials that have concentrated to form a pothole. Raking the surface finishes the equalization process and helps dry the driveway or road.

Combining a Scarifier with your York Rake gives you two tools in one, eliminating the need for other pieces of equipment. Once attached all York Scarifiers fold up out of the way when not in use. Scarifiers are available for the three-point hitch Models RS, RW and RI.