I will say I had never heard of a "ratchet rake" and had to look it up. I might have to get one although I have already removed a lot of the crap trees etc just with the loader. I did get a landscape rake and that had been very handy. It also does a decent job grading the driveway. I still have a box blade and post hole digger. The handiness of a compact utility with fwa is amazing. Once you have one you wonder how you got along without it. It's big enough to do actual work and small enough to be very maneuverable.