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Massey harris side delivery rake

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tj

06-03-2000 20:34:01




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when raking hay into windrows rake twists the alfalfa instead of fluffing it. any sugestions.




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Tom from Ontario

06-04-2000 17:46:39




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 Re: massey harris side delivery rake in reply to tj, 06-03-2000 20:34:01  
The teeth are set too far back. Tilt them out and they will fluff the hay. Duetz rotary rakes are junk. I had one and it flew apart within two years of careful operation. Rotary rakes are all right, but head for another brand. I went back to a basket rake for positive raking of heavy crops. If you want fluffing, use a tedder. Wheel rakes are all right if you only have light crops of grass type hay. That's why they are cheap. Anyone who is serious about their hay needs a good rake. Fransgard and Kuhn both have good rotary rakes.

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CharlieB

06-04-2000 08:13:43




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 Re: massey harris side delivery rake in reply to tj, 06-03-2000 20:34:01  
Yeah, you're right. We don't use those old basket rakes anymore. Get a wheel rake or a deutz type PTO rake and you'll have better hay and faster drying. Basket rakes roll hay into rope,and it doesn't dry. We've proved it with two rakes in the same field. An old wheel rake doesn't cost that much, and are easy to fix up.



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Tim(nj)

06-04-2000 19:34:28




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 Re: Re: massey harris side delivery rake in reply to CharlieB, 06-04-2000 08:13:43  
I had a Gehl 204 wheel rake (same as MF 27, I believe) that did well in heavy hay, as long as it was set right. Did a good job in uneven terrain, better than a rotary rake could gauge the ground. I sold it because I went to a wider mower/conditioner, and I could no longer use it to flip two windrows simultaneously, the purpose for which I had originally purchased it.



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