Patent ID: 7040079

Claim:
A stabilized, wheeled rake comprising: (a) a rake member to which are attached a row of tines; (b) a three-point hitch mounted to the rake member perpendicular to the row of tines, the three-point hitch being suitable for attachment to a vehicle; (c) two elongated side members mounted on either side of and perpendicularly to the rake member, such that the side members and rake member together form an H-shaped frame with four corners, and wherein each side member comprises a telescoping bar of rectangular cross-section and slidably mounted within a rigid hollow member of rectangular cross-section, so as to permit each side member to be horizontally adjustable; and (d) four wheels, each wheel mounted to a vertical shaft that is swivelably mounted at each corner of the frame, each shaft being independently and vertically adjustable by means of a plurality of spacer rings of varying thicknesses placed around the shaft, the wheels positioned such that the wheels, frame and three-point hitch stabilize the rake member in a position approximately level relative to a ground surface while the rake is being pulled across the ground surface by the vehicle.