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I grew up on a farm where we put up about 7,000 square bales a summer. Putting up that much, there were bound to be times when we got hay wet. We used to have what we called a windrow turner, which was an implement that mounted on the right frame rail in the front of our WD. It had two large wheels (about 4 feet in diameter) and around the outside diameter of each wheel were mounted a whole bunch of spring teeth, just like you'd find on a regular hayrake. These wheels were mounted on a 45 degree angle to the direction of travel, and were ground driven. As the tractor moved forward, the wheels rotated and the spring teeth flipped the windrow over to the right side, bottum side up. When not in use, the wheels were raised by hand, and secured with a chain. If you've ever seen a wheel rake, it was basically the same principle, only just 2 wheels mounted in front, instead of the 4 or 5 wheels that are towed on a wheel rake. It worked real well, looked kinda funny, and hindered driver view when not in use. Ours was given to us by a frindly neighbor farmer, I don't remember that it had a name of manufacturer, only that it was painted yellow. Hope that some of this helps.
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