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Double Windrow Advise

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JKC

07-04-2006 11:43:20




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I am interested in opinions as to what the proper way is to double-windrow alfalfa hay. The baler owners manuals always say to cut, rake and bale hay all in the same direction, but my view is that if you double-windrow, it forces you to travel 50% of the time in the opposite direction. I am looking for the proper way in which to make one windrow out of two. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Nebraska Cowman

07-04-2006 15:28:05




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 Re: Double Windrow Advise in reply to JKC, 07-04-2006 11:43:20  
The guy that wrote the book probably never raked hay. With any modern swather half the windrows are backwards anyway. I never pay any attention. In some conditions I notice a difference in how good the baler will pick up unraked hay but never notice a difference if I use a rake. Must be kinda like the old thought of milking a cow on the "wrong side" or getting on the "wrong side" of a horse. Just old wives tales.

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Allan In NE

07-04-2006 14:53:09




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 Re: Double Windrow Advise in reply to JKC, 07-04-2006 11:43:20  
JK,

This question is like the "What kind of oil should I use in my engine" querry.

The answer to both is the same. It just doesn't make 6 eggs worth of difference. It really doesn't. :>)

Allan



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Jimmy King

07-04-2006 13:52:34




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 Re: Double Windrow Advise in reply to JKC, 07-04-2006 11:43:20  
You can set over one swath, rake the next one on it then rake them both together. The down side of this is you always have a tail on one side, and one windrow is raked twiced. This is the same as pulling two rakes. The other way is turn around each round if you can drive real straight ( which I can"t ) you can lay two windrows side by side and they will look like one. Or you can pull a left and right rake side by side.

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RickL

07-04-2006 11:53:19




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 Re: Double Windrow Advise in reply to JKC, 07-04-2006 11:43:20  
just rake it you nevre know the difference. How you rake depends on wht you have for rake and how large mowing etc. Normally I rake them together by throwing them towards each other with the wheel rake if it is mowed with mowco or you can just keep rolling first to the other alos just makes for more rolling of same hay. Simplest way is get you a v style rake and you can throw them together in on pass. I use the one I just got done setting up last week and put three into one in one pass nice unit. direction makes no diff that I can tell and thats all I do for crop is baling

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