HoeMate Multi-Tine Rake - Amulet

📘 Overview

The HoeMate excavator rake from Amulet is a severe-duty multi-tine rake that replaces your bucket and turns any rigid, mechanical or hydraulic thumb into an open-tine grapple in minutes — without the cost of a dedicated clam-shell or “orange peel” grapple. Eleven models cover backhoe loaders and excavators from the 1-3 Ton class through the 40-50 Ton class, and the HoeMate ships in two tine configurations: the 3-Tine standard, built to Amulet’s published model for your machine weight class, and the 4/5-Tine custom, made to order from 36" to 48" wide with up to five tines and the tine spacing set to your work. Serrated tines, T-1 and AR400 steel, no moving parts, no hydraulics required.

Often searched as an excavator rake bucket: the HoeMate is not a bucket with tines cut into it. It replaces the bucket on the same pins, which is why material passes through instead of collecting inside. Mini excavator rake models begin at 95 lb for 1-3 Ton machines, so the smallest carriers in the range can run one without losing lift capacity.

🔧 HoeMate Rake Key Features

• Pin-on bucket replacement — mounts on the same pins your bucket uses, with no welding, no base plate and no machine modification.
• Works opposite any thumb type — rigid, mechanical or hydraulic. The HoeMate does the gripping against whatever thumb the machine already carries.
• Serrated tines that bite into rock, brush and debris instead of sliding off, increasing grasping ability over a smooth-edged bucket.
• T-1 and AR400 alloy steel construction throughout — the same plate Amulet uses on its severe-duty thumbs.
• Zero moving parts and zero hydraulics — nothing to service, nothing to leak, and no auxiliary circuit needed on the host machine.
• Eleven machine-class models, R1 through R8, covering 2,000 lb backhoes up to 100,000+ lb excavators.
• Custom tine spacing available on the 4/5-Tine build, so the rake can be matched to the material you handle or to a specific thumb or bucket.
• 2-year warranty, 100% made in the USA at Amulet’s plant in Rathdrum, Idaho.

⭐ Why Operators Choose the HoeMate Rake

• A grapple for a fraction of the price. A dedicated clam-shell or orange-peel grapple is a limited-use purchase. The HoeMate creates the same open-tine grip using the thumb you already own, and comes off in minutes when you need the bucket back.
• One attachment across the whole job. Rock placement, waste transfer and landscaping through to demolition, boulder handling and log handling — Amulet rates the HoeMate for everyday work and extreme-duty work on the same head.
• Material falls through, not into the bucket. Open tines let dirt and fines pass while the rake holds the brush, roots, rock and debris you actually want to move — the reason an excavator root rake or excavator brush rake clears ground faster than a bucket.
• Nothing to maintain. No cylinders, no pins to grease, no hoses to route up the stick. On a rental fleet that means one less attachment that comes back needing service.
• Sized to your machine, not to a range. Every HoeMate is built for a specific weight class, from a 95 lb R1 for a 3-ton mini up to a 2,990 lb R8 for a 50-ton excavator.

🔩 HoeMate Rake Tine Configurations

Every HoeMate is built for a specific excavator weight class. On the 1-3 Ton through 8-10 Ton classes you also choose how the rake head itself is configured.

The 4/5-Tine Custom is available on the 1-3 Ton through 8-10 Ton machine classes. Select your excavator weight class and tine configuration above, then add your width and tine spacing in the order notes at checkout. If you are not sure which configuration suits your material, call eskidsteer.com at (866) 757-8337 before ordering and we will size it with you.

📊 HoeMate Excavator Rake Model Range by Machine Weight Class

On the 10-15 Ton class and above the rake is listed as 4-Tine or 5-Tine. Amulet publishes those larger models simply as “RAKE” with no tine designation, so the tine count shown on those classes is our description rather than a manufacturer specification — if the exact number of tines matters to your work, confirm it with us before ordering. The 3-Tine and 4/5-Tine Custom choice on the 1-3 Ton through 8-10 Ton classes is Amulet’s own and is priced separately.

Weights shown are for the 3-Tine standard configuration. The 4/5-Tine Custom is built to order and its finished weight depends on the width and tine count you specify. On the 15-20 Ton class Amulet also builds a heavier R5 head for machines over 35,000 lb.

📋 Amulet HoeMate Rake Specifications

🚜 HoeMate Rake Machine Compatibility

The HoeMate rake is a pin-on bucket replacement. It mounts on your machine’s existing bucket pins, so fitment is determined by machine weight class and by your bucket pin and boss dimensions — not by a quick-attach standard. There is no coupler requirement and no hydraulic connection. Find your machine below to identify your weight class, then select that class from the options above. Pin set is sold separately.

Fits machines from Bobcat, Bradco, Case, Caterpillar, Daewoo/Doosan/Develon, Ford, Gehl, Hitachi, Hyundai, IHI, Ingersoll-Rand, JCB, John Deere, Kobelco, Komatsu, Kubota, Link-Belt, Liu Gong, Mustang, New Holland, Samsung, Sany, Takeuchi, Terex, Thomas, Volvo, Wacker Neuson, Woods, XCMG, Yanmar — 30 manufacturers in total. Find your exact model in the fitment chart below.

Chart not loading, or your machine not shown? Call eskidsteer.com at (866) 757-8337 with your make, model and year and we will confirm fitment before you order.

Machine list from the 2026 Amulet price book. Not every machine listed accepts every Amulet product. If your excavator or backhoe is not shown, or you are not certain which weight class it falls into, call eskidsteer.com at (866) 757-8337 with your make, model and year and we will confirm the correct HoeMate model before you order.

🧱 What the HoeMate Rake Is Used For

• Land and lot clearing — pulling brush, roots and stumps while soil and fines fall through the tines. This is the work most buyers mean when they search for an excavator root rake, and on smaller carriers, a root rake for mini excavator duty.
• Demolition sorting — separating and loading broken concrete, timber and mixed debris opposite a thumb.
• Rock placement — picking, positioning and setting rip rap and boulders with control a bucket cannot give.
• Waste transfer — loading and moving bulk debris on transfer sites and cleanup work.
• Landscaping and site prep — clearing surface debris and grading brush off ground ahead of finish work.
• Log and timber handling — gripping and stacking logs without a dedicated log grapple.
• Rental fleets — a no-maintenance, no-hydraulics rake attachment for excavator fleets, adding grapple capability to any machine in the yard that already runs a thumb.

❓ HoeMate Rake — Common Questions

🔗 What the HoeMate Rake Works With

• The rake does nothing on its own — it needs a thumb to close against. The Amulet B.R.U.T. Rigid Thumb is the lowest-cost way to get one, and needs no hydraulics on the machine.
• If you want powered grip, the Amulet PowerBrute Hydraulic Thumb is the universal weld-on option and fits most machines.
• The Amulet PowerClamp Hydraulic Thumb is the model-specific choice, and the one to pair with a 4/5-Tine Custom rake if you want the tines to mesh precisely.
• Ripping before raking is the normal sequence on hard ground — the Amulet Severe-Duty Ripper breaks it open, the rake clears it.