Posted by rankrank1 on May 24, 2014 at 08:04:37 from (198.228.228.173):
In Reply to: hay raking speed posted by Bkpigs on May 23, 2014 at 20:32:03:
As others have stated: Way too many variables to say for sure crops are all different and bar rakes vary greatly too in design.
In my case: I have 2 John Deere 594 hay rakes. Even though the rakes are identical model numbers they are different. One of the rakes is around a 1937 model year and has a different gearbox ratio as compared to the other one which is around a 1948 model. The older one is designed more for horse operated speeds or very early tractors that were likely on steel wheels with 3 speed trannys all under 4 mph so slow ground speeds. The later is more towards a tractor speed that would have been found on tractors of the day - still not fast though.
On the Farmall h: I typically rake in 4th gear on the Farmall h at anywhere from 2/3 to full throttle (4th gear is 5.1 mph max at WOT). If I had another gear available besides road gear then I would use it and throttle down more to achieve same speed of 4 to 5 mph. That said the Farmall h is still relatively economical to run considering the technology use here. Pulling a rake does not require much hp. (I also have a Farmall m but have not used it to rake with yet, but my guess is the gear speeds will be just like the h only use more fuel doing it).
If I use my John Deere A: Then I typically use either 4th gear and a lot of throttle (4.5 mph at WOT). 5th gear is too fast with my rakes unless I run at minimal throttle which I have also done. My tractors do not get a lot of use so it depends do I want to idle it or run at some throttle just to get it some work?
Kubuta L285 diesel: 6th or 7th gear and minimal throttle to achieve 4 to 5 mph or so. The Kubota is a real fuel miser and runs on fumes, but the little tired tractor does not ride as smooth over a rough field as those big wheeled tractors do. So the question is do I want to save a little fuel or save my body's back?
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