McLeod Rake
Authored By: R. Reitz
The McLeod Rake is designed to clear loose litter fuels such as needles, leaves, and sloughed bark plates in open pine and hardwood forests. The large rake and wide hoe blade enables firefighters to build more fireline with less effort than any of the other tools available. The large strong teeth are useful raking litter and also pulling cut brush away from the fireline. The hoe blade is also useful for cutting through deep litter and scraping smaller combustible materials from the fireline.
Maintain the sharp cutting blade by sharpening at a 45° angle. The wooden handle should be smooth and tightly fastened. Handles with splinters, cracks, excessive twist or warp should be replaced or reconditioned.
Encyclopedia ID: p340
