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JD 1200A Leveling Kit
Improve Your John Deere Bunker Rake Leveling for Infields !
Leveling Kits for JD 1200A Bunker Rakes.
“Level-Lock Technology”
- $1,950 – JD 1200A Leveling Kit only (Helps Finisher Level Infields) FF12-JDKI
- $2,750 – JD 1200A Leveling Kit and 71″ Finisher – combo FF71-JD12
- $2,850 – JD 1200A Leveling and 88″ Finisher – combo FF88-JD12
- If you are in need of just a replacement Finisher, please see the optional attachments tab on this page
Starting at $1,950.00
Full Description
What will a “Leveling Kit” do?
Our leveling kits fix the floating “chain lifted” field finishers on JD Bunker Rakes. Floating implements do not level. John Deere never intended them to level. For baseball and softball infields leveling is vital.
Our Leveling Kits “do not let the field finisher float” – we “level-lock” it into a leveling position so it cuts off high spots and fills low areas. It levels infields.
Your expectations for infields should be: Level – Smooth – Consistent.
John Deere field finishers are chain lifted by a horizontal frame and a light duty electric actuator (1200A). Neither can lift much more than the original JD field finisher. Our kits include a heavy duty electric actuator.
How it works. “Level-Lock Technology”. We connect to four points on the finisher with tension adjusters and brackets to force the finisher into a “locked leveling position” and that do not let the finisher float.
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Why Don’t Bunker Rakes Level Infields?
Bunker Rakes were never intended to Level!
Why Doesn’t My Bunker Rake Level Infields? Because Chain Lifted Attachments Do Not Level. They were not designed to level. All bunker rakes are designed to “smoothen” only. Their original purpose is to be used in golf course sand bunkers. Golf course bunkers are “bowl shaped”….like a soup bowl.
Infields should be “Level and Smooth”. Our Kit gives you both.
Leveling Infields requires the finisher implement to be locked into a “Leveling Position”. Notice the left end of finisher is sagged down and right end is lifted up on pile. Loose Chains do not lock the finisher implement into a “leveling position” for infields. JD does not explain this when they sell these for infield customers. Most customers do not realize this until after they own the 1200A machine with Finisher Rake.
We can help! Consider our “Improvement Kit”. It greatly improves the leveling function of the finisher by locking it into a “leveling position”. With our kit the finisher would level this pile.
Chains are loose. They do not engage the finisher to the infield to promote leveling. Loose chains allow the finisher to ride up over high areas and sink down into low areas. This is not a good design for leveling. Our improvement kit locks the finisher at the height you set to ensure the finisher cuts high spots and fills low areas to level infields.
Did you know. Implements that are lifted with chains are purposely designed “not to level”. That’s right. When these 1200A machines were designed they were meant for golf course bowl shaped sand bunkers. And golf courses do not intend to level their bunkers. They only want to smoothen them. Thus these 1200A finishers are unable to level infields and keep them level….unless you add our improvement kit.
You can test this yourself if you own a 1200A Bunker Rake with a Field Finisher. Lift one end of the finisher.
If you can lift one end then the same thing happens when grooming infields. when you have low areas or high areas on infields it requires the finisher to be locked into position – if it floats it won’t level.
| Golf courses do not intend to level their sand bunkers. They only want to smoothen them. If you want to level your infields with the 1200A Bunker Rake and Finisher then it requires a kit to improve how they function. Our kit accomplishes this. |
| Is my 1200A Bunker Rake Actuator Capable of Lifting More Weight? No. It isn’t. The original actuator on the 1200A Bunker Rake is capable of lifting approx. 90-100 lbs. It’s a fast but weak actuator. Thus it is not capable of lifting our improvement kit and the field finisher. |
| Mid Mount Scarifier on JD 1200 Bunker Rakes are intended to break up hard crusty sand in golf course bunkers. When used on infields to aerate or pulverize the rear wheels drive over approx. 40% of what was done. Not ideal when you want to aerate wet infields to speed up drying. Check our rear mount spring tines that allow you to aerate without driving over what you’ve done. |
Improve Your John Deere Bunker Rake Leveling for Infields!
Leveling Kit for JD 1200A Bunker Rakes.
Our leveling kits fix the floating “chain lifted” field finishers on JD Bunker Rakes. Floating implements do not level. John Deere never intended them to level. For baseball and softball infields leveling is vital.
Leveling That Actually Levels
Why Doesn’t My Bunker Rake Level My Infields?
The BE23422 Field Finisher that comes with your John Deere 1200A is chain-lifted. Chain-lifted attachments float—they ride up over high spots and drop into low areas.
Floating attachments smooth the surface, but they don’t level it. If your infield has a lip at the grass edge or a low spot behind the mound, a floating finisher will keep it that way.
The Improvement Kit Solution In order to level, attachments must lock into a leveling position and not move when grooming. Our Improvement Kit does exactly that—it converts your floating chain-lift system into a locked leveling system.
It cuts off high spots, carries the material forward, and deposits it into low areas. The surface behind the finisher isn’t just smoother—it’s actually level.
We know how to level infields. If you’re not leveling infields, you’re not providing the level and smooth surface that players and coaches want.
