Frontier rake

Fred Werring

Well-known Member
Guy close to me has a rake for sale, Frontier 10 wheel, pic below. Asking $1750 for it.

Been using a couple side delivery rakes (NH 258 and 55), but I can see where some of my help is
going to be leaving in a year or so...daggone kids, about the time they start getting useful,
they leave :) , wanting to speed up my raking.

Any thoughts about these rakes? My understanding is they're made by H&S, anything I should look
for?

Guys are split about v-rakes around here, some love 'em, some hate 'em, I figured if I didn't
like this, I can't get hurt too bad.

Thanks

Fred

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(reply to post at 00:51:47 07/13/15)

Those wheel rakes perform decent but if hay gets too thick then hay flow is limited because the pipe frame is in the way. Also one can't alter windrow width easily without also changing raking width. I like wheel rakes that have rake wheels in front of the hubs &amp; frame in lieu of behind the hubs &amp; frame BUT the hi-cap wheel rakes cost a lot more. Local custom hay baler has had the tongue break several times on his similar Frontier rakes.
 
Around here in NY,some of us look at them as excellent rock pickers. Rotary rakes are the way to go if you have the money. Nice light airy windrow and no rocks.
 
Doesn't look like a bad deal. I have an old gehl that I use and like. If the wheels are bent or the teeth are wore, it's around $135/ wheel to replace them. I havent had trouble with rocks with mine. I have some pretty rocky fields too. Rotary are definitely the cats meow, but more money and not going to cover ground as fast. The more money part is why I keep pulling the old gehl around.
 
I have had one for about 3 years now. They work out best for someone that : has relatively square fields, does not want to sink a lot of capital in to equipment, needs to rake hay quickly, does not have rocks in their fields, is probably a relatively small operator (bigger guys will use what others on this thread are suggesting, or a twin rotor rotary rake). If the rake is in good shape and has the all important kicker wheel on it, I cant tell for sure in the picture, $1,750 is a pretty good buy for you. However if you do not fit the description above, it will be a lousy buy.
 
I would suggest you look at the Kuhn rakes. There is a cylinder for each side and you can plumb them independently if needed. Nice if you have really heavy hay and want to rake with one side, alternating. They also have a good adjustment for down pressure so you may be able to pick up less rocks. Paul
 
Two side deliverys hooked in tandem is best my .2 cents worth new idea and a minn. Made the hitch two pipes from a grain auger picked up the rakes for $250 bought a 8 wheel rake like somone else said above windrow catches in the back makes a mess awful in road ditches but some like wheel rakes i am not one of those people. Wheel rakez are more expensive stuck $400 in mine this year bout the same last year pain to change teeth my two side deliverys $40 dollars worth of teeth this year and maybe that amount four years ago wen i bought them still going.
Loren
 
I went from a NH256 to a Kuhn 10 wheel speedrake. If first crop is really heavy it will occasionlly bunch up on the center wheel with both wings down. Other than that I love it. Cut my raking time more than in half.
 

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