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Codie

06-27-2007 07:11:45

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Just bought a New Idea 404 wheel rake for $50. It is an old machine but seems to be in good useable condition. Do these rakes work well? Are there any tricks to making these rakes work? I have not had a chance to use it yet and know nothing about it.

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Bob in NH

06-28-2007 18:43:34

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Re: NI 404 wheel rake in reply to Codie, 06-27-2007 07:11:45

I use a JD 567 Wheel Rake which has 5 raking wheels. It is similar to the Farmhand, but has larger raking wheels which are reinforced sheetmetal front and back with internal steel skeleton. Teeth are double on an approximate 40-45 degree angle. Each raking wheel is individually mounted on spring loaded offset frame and follows the ground. Love it because my hay fields are typical of the Granite State - large rocks penetrating the soil surface. We do not have any problem with dirt getting into the hay. I have mine set with main beam tilted back enough so that windrows are raked fluffy and not roped. The only thing I would replace it with is a rotary rake.

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Gerald J.

06-27-2007 09:09:42

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Re: NI 404 wheel rake in reply to Codie, 06-27-2007 07:11:45

I had a 5 wheel that I sold at a consignment auction a couple weeks ago. Practically gave it away, but I'm not doing hay any more.

Its the most rudamentary wheel rake. The fancy wheel rakes have long willowy spring fingers and let those flex to follow the ground. The NI (and Farmhand rake) has sturdy wheels on individual offset axles to rise with the ground, but it splits clods because the clod isn't as strong as the weight of the wheel. Mine had sleeve bearings, the fancier wheel rakes have tapered roller bearings. Farmhand wheel rake teeth fit.

Any wheel rake requires a bit of ground contact to drive the wheels, hay usually isn't heavy enough and so it will introduce a bit of dust to the hay.

The geometry of the wheel rake treats hay the most gently for any tractor pulling speed which is good for the hay, if the dust isn't a problem. In they eyes of a horse owner, dirt and mold are indistiguishable and not accepted in bales of hay.

Gerald J.

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