Posted by JRSutton on July 28, 2014 at 07:37:20 from (71.174.108.252):
In Reply to: Hay rake ID posted by charlie M on July 27, 2014 at 10:25:21:
Charlie, I have a 3 bar rake if you need any parts - I used it as a parts rake for the 4 bar rake our 4H club restored. It's been so picked over, it may have to go to the scrap yard, which I hate to do - so let me know if there's anything you need - maybe I've got it.
I'm saving all the teeth because I need them as spares for the 4bar.
I do have the tire wheels if you're interested (but the tires are gone - and the tires ain't cheap).
Here's a picture of the one we restored. Believe it or not, these are the original colors.
another thing to keep in mind is your gear ratio. Because these things could be pulled by horses or a tractor, they had optional gear ratios to spin it faster or slower. I know this is true on the 4 bar, and I believe it to be true for the 3 bar as well.
I forget which ratio goes with which application - common sense would say the slower of the two is for a tractor which could pull it faster - but I actually think it's the opposite - that a tractor has more power so it CAN spin it faster... but don't quote me on that - it is explained in the user manual somewhere - but perhaps somebody else can chime in with the answer.
Either way - I think it's worth the effort to get it working. Ours is a pleasure to use. It's so quiet and works so well. You wouldn't want to use it for high production rates of course, but for small fields - I really enjoy using it.
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