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David Bradley Hay Rake

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burnetma

06-04-2006 03:38:13




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Does anybody have any suggestions on how to make a David Bradley side delivery rake do a nice job raking hay? I am working in heavy Broome, Timothy and Orchard grass. It tends to do a lot of roping and balling of the hay. The unit is in really good condition for its age. It did not see a lot of field work and was stored in a barn its entire life. Any suggestions would be great.
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Mark

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Jimmy King

06-04-2006 13:06:41




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to burnetma, 06-04-2006 03:38:13  
It has been 40 some years since I pulled a David Bradley rake. Have you tried slow down with your ground speed, also is there a lot if slop in the drive chain. Dad had a David Bradley and an IH the Bradley did the best job of the two.



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Animal

06-04-2006 08:18:05




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to burnetma, 06-04-2006 03:38:13  
I use an old David Bradley rake, its an old one with the front drive wheels and the 12 inch rear wheels, I use it for small squares and also rake for the guy that does my rounds the only problem I have with it is finding tires for the back, they want fifty bucks a piece for them, and I refuse to put a hundred dollars worth of tires on a rake that I paid twenty dollars for, if nothing else I will make steel wheels for it!

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Leroy

06-06-2006 05:18:55




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to Animal, 06-04-2006 08:18:05  
Find a tire dealer that also handles trailer tires for boat trailers, the used wore out for the highway 12" boat trailer tires will be perfect for that rake and if it says 5:80X12 on the tire it will still work and they should be glad to give them to you for a mounting charge instead of having to pay a disposal to get rid of them



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burnetma

06-04-2006 10:38:56




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to Animal, 06-04-2006 08:18:05  
I have the same old style rake. I haven't had to buy tires for mine yet and I actually have a second rake if I need to steel parts. What would it cost to hard foam fill the ones that you have?



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Animal

06-04-2006 12:04:06




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to burnetma, 06-04-2006 10:38:56  
There is not enough left to foam fill.



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Leroy

06-04-2006 05:59:06




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to burnetma, 06-04-2006 03:38:13  
It it the parallel bar rake (newest) with 2 wheels on the back or the older style with the drive wheels on the front and 2 12" caster wheels on the back (older) style? I do not know what you call ropeing and balling but the older style will consistantly make a good tight windrow and bunching problems are most times due to a bad lay from mowing problems or reraking several times. I am thinking you are using a cycle bar mower and no conditioner and that the grass was down and twisted when you mowed it and without a conditioner back of it to help straighten out the bunches from mowing it will be worse. Now if you can get a good straight lay with a mower-conditioner and you do not mess it up too bad with a rotary-type hay tedder then I can see no reason for it to bunch as long as it is consistantly runing the reel and you have all the teeth in and all the stripper bars on. If it would be jumping in and out of gear while raking that could cause bunching. Best rake I have used in David Bradley, New Idea and John Deere and IHC.
Now the parallel bar rakes leave a loose fluffly windrow that the air can get thru easier but wind will take them and tear them apart easier and also they would not feed thru the baler as good. Wind blown rows reraked will be bunchy.

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burnetma

06-04-2006 08:01:49




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to Leroy, 06-04-2006 05:59:06  
Very interesting comments regarding the lay of the hay when mowed. I mow with a New Idea Cut/ditioner 272 which can and does leave the hay in a bit of a jumble. I will have to experiment with that machine and see if I can get that to lay the hay out better.

Nebraska Cowman also mentioned that I raked it when it was too wet, which is also likely. I cut when the morning dew burned off and then tried to flip the hay with the end of the rake about noon the next day. I do not have a tedder (yet).

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Nebraska Cowman

06-04-2006 07:41:17




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 Re: David Bradley Hay Rake in reply to Leroy, 06-04-2006 05:59:06  
Oh and yeah. I grew up in NW PA so I do know what rain is. We always carried a pitch fork to shake out bunches. I have waked windows and shook them out after a rain too. Lots of times.
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