I've been wanting a rotary rake but these have a much lower price in terms of used units. Any issues in terms of using them to make dry legume/ grass hay? They look pretty simple but probably can not move as fast through the field as a rotary rake which is not a concern at this point.
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Tx Jim
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I owned a NH hay inverter many yrs back. They do not handle a large windrow very well but on smaller windrows they work fine.
I would not waste my money with that NH inverter.
It works only in a light 2' wide swath and it is slower than chit trough a funnel.
I bought a new one a few years ago, after making a mess for a couple rounds in a 3' swath of alfalfa/grass mix i phoned the dealer to tear up my check and come get the useless contraption
It works only in a light 2' wide swath and it is slower than chit trough a funnel.
I bought a new one a few years ago, after making a mess for a couple rounds in a 3' swath of alfalfa/grass mix i phoned the dealer to tear up my check and come get the useless contraption
Vernon in Ks
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have one! I had to modify the exit shoot to get it to work on heavy grass hay. I use my Oliver 107 side delivery to flip windrows. When set correctly I can flip a HEAVY 4 ft wide row like a wave.
Absent Minded Farmer
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I have a 144 & I like it quite a bit. It is indeed a very simple machine. I do agree, it does not like heavy hay. I have a grass/alf mix that shot up like blazes this year with all the rain. All adjustments are set wide open on that machine & the chute still had to come off! I guess, in it's defense.... it's at least easy enough to unplug. :vD Especially if you are 6' or better so you can reach over the back. It will also pull up hay out of nowhere in a short or thin crop.
As for speed, the dealer says don't push it past 8mph. So in the heavy hay I kept my speed at about 7. 3 or 4 will do fine if you need to pick through stubble to get a thin windrow up.
Mike
As for speed, the dealer says don't push it past 8mph. So in the heavy hay I kept my speed at about 7. 3 or 4 will do fine if you need to pick through stubble to get a thin windrow up.
Mike
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