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Side discharge hayrake methods??

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Mark

06-18-2002 04:53:44




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Is there a better way to rake than just going around counterclockwise (left hand discharge rake) in a spiral until you reach the center? I'm talking about a square or rectangular field. The short rows get unhandy to bale in the center. Just wondering if this is the best way to do it.

Thanks for any input.

Mark




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Mark

06-20-2002 05:06:43




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
Thanks for the comments. My hay was so thick this year that there is no way I could have double-windrowed it. (I got almost 400 square bales on less than 5 acres.) I will probably try one of the other ways for the second cutting, just to see how it goes. Happy haying.

Mark



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Jerry D in NC

06-19-2002 04:43:55




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
Personally I like to rake round and round and then when I bale it I don't have to stop or turn around or even more important get off the tractor to move a bale. Going around in circles keeps the pickup on one side and the baled bales on the out side and I don't have any wasted effort.



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Dan

06-18-2002 21:46:49




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
I like to use the method described by old man above, the number of mower swaths put together depends upon how heavy the hay is and how big of baler you have. When you bale bale the outside circles first then back and forth on the other rows. you can skip some inbetween the up and down to make turns easier. Generally easier to turn into the pickup than away from it. One thing to watch when raking is that all hay gets turned, otherwise you will leave a lot on the ground under the windrow.

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Bill B

06-18-2002 21:40:18




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
Hi, I have found if you rake serveral windrows around the outside and then bail them, you will have plenty of room to rake the rest in any cross way direction. Bill



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AGEN

06-18-2002 08:59:07




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
The method that Old Man and Roy B are describing is a good one, but there is nothing wrong with raking around the patch either. Unless the hay is really thick, you can usually rake one or two rounds in toward the center of the patch (counterclockwise) and then turn around and rake one round "out" (clockwise). This will yield one windrow with two (or three) rake widths worth of hay in it. Eventually, you will have a filed full of windrow circles. The major advantage to this is that you don't spend any time driving from one windrow to the next with the tractor and baler. Rather, you are always baling in a circle. Of course, this is only one of many good ways. Old Man and Roy B are correct.....a good raker makes all the difference in the world, no matter what style they rake with.

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Roy B

06-18-2002 07:54:30




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
Mark,
I rake like Old Man suggested. One double windrow around the outside then double windrows in strips through the field. Bale the outside the make a pass down the center and return on the outside. This makes foe easier turns when towing a wagon and on the balers power shaft U-joints. It takes a little longer to rake in this method, but makes baling easier. The large double windrows seem to help my baler make straighter, uniform bales. Once you get baling you will soon appreciate a good raking job and the extra time spent doing it. Good luck with the haying. Roy

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Old Man

06-18-2002 06:30:25




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 Re: Side discharge hayrake methods?? in reply to Mark, 06-18-2002 04:53:44  
the best way to rake a field is to make 2 double windrows around the outside and then go back anf forth from 1 side to the other. When raking double windrows, be sure to run the rake on the clockwise round over in the counter-clockwise round enough to turn the hay over under the windrow. If you are baling your own hay, you will learn quickly how to rake. good luck and GOD bless



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