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SURF RAKE beach cleaners are operated by one person from the seat of a towing tractor. They provide safe, fast, and efficient beach cleaning.
The beach cleaner’s moldboard levels uneven areas in the sand to ensure an even surface for cleaning across the entire width of the machine. It also controls how deep the tines of the Surf Rake penetrate the sand.
The moldboard also protects the conveyor system by guiding the machine over large submerged objects, instead of meeting them with directly with the conveyor mechanism, like a sifting style machine would.
Offset, individually-replaceable stainless steel tines mounted on a rapidly-rotating belt-covered bar flight conveyor then rake through the sand and separate debris from the sand–both on submerged and on the surface.
The tines fling the debris against the curved moldboard and onto the elevating portion of the conveyor. This knocks sand off the debris. Any residual sand then falls through the perforations in the conveyor, as it’s carried up to the hopper.
Once the hopper/bucket of the beach cleaner is full, it can be hydraulically raised and tripped to dispose of its contents into a truck or container up to 9 feet high (HD models) or deposited on the ground (400).
A number of proprietary features make the SURF RAKE the most effective and reliable beach cleaner on the market. We’ve been refining the SURF RAKE since 1966, so that each component is optimized for maximum reliability & longevity.
The S-belt is a perforated NRB Rubber belt with nylon layers that is practically wear-resistant and contains rows of mounted stainless steel tines. When the tines capture debris onto the beach cleaner’s conveyor, the perforations allow residual sand to fall back onto the beach, allowing the beach cleaner to only remove debris, not the sand.
This improves performance and longevity in that it maximizes tine penetration and removal of extremely fine debris like cigarette butts, while reducing the risk of residual sand removal, extra dump cycles, and bulk waste removal costs. The conveyor is also easier to clean and clear of debris than other methods.
The SURF RAKE beach cleaner line features a hydraulic drive for smooth operation with major advantages:
First, it provides excellent maneuverability. Power is transferred through a flexible hose, allowing the beach cleaner to clean while turning in the tightest of areas. Second, the beach cleaner’s flow control permits fine adjustments of the conveyor belt speed, independent of the tractor. Third, the hydraulic drive maintains the operator’s safety by eliminating exposed turning shafts. Fourth, the adjustable over-flow engages and resets automatically to protect our beach cleaners from oversized objects. Lastly, as a purely mechanical system, it does not contain any failure-prone electronics or proprietary components that make repairs in the field impractical.
Hundreds of double-torsion, three-coil stainless steel tines are mounted in offset rows on the conveyor. Hundreds rake through the sand every second creating a grid that removes even the smallest unwanted debris from the sand; such as, glass, cigarette butts and pop-tops.
The stainless steel tines offer superior durability and corrosion resistance, which is essential in saltwater environments. Tines are individually replaceable on each beach cleaner for simplified maintenance.