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JKF

02-17-2000 05:46:50




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I am a small farm operation specializing in 3 types of good hay for local horse farms.I am going to buy a rake this spring and think i want a 5 wheel rake because thy turn slow and don't beat the crop to death.Any comments on this and brands and manufactures? Thanks for your reply.




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Gerald J.

02-17-2000 07:32:43




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 Re: Hay Rake in reply to JKF, 02-17-2000 05:46:50  
A wheel rake allows the fastest driving for the same hay damage because they move the hay slower than ground speed. Parallel bar rake is next moves the hay about ground speed, and four bar in a drum motion (oldest side delivery rakes) are the worst moving the hay faster than they are drawn.

A factor to consider is that since the wheel rake is ground driven on the teeth it adds some soil to the hay. Wheel rakes with lots of bend in the teeth and thus easy conformity to the ground work a bit better than the farmhand style rake with short stiff teeth on a sturdy wheel.

Parallel bar rakes can produce a cleaner hay, and horse owners don't care much about finding dust in their hay whether mineral (soil) or mold. If there is dust they presume its mold.

Gerald J.

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Old Man

02-17-2000 09:40:24




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 Re: Re: Hay Rake in reply to Gerald J., 02-17-2000 07:32:43  
My advise to you would be to get a New Holland 256 with a dolly wheel. They last forever if you keep them up. I have a NH 56 since 1962, The 256 is a newer version of the 56. It has 5 bars, and does a good gob picking up the hay without beating it to death.
Good luck with your hay crop this year.



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