Posted by mkirsch on September 27, 2012 at 13:24:22 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Raking hay posted by Billy Shafer on September 27, 2012 at 05:09:01:
On small fields, it's easy. Just follow the windrow work your way from the outside in same as the mower.
If he wants doubles, you skip a windrow, then rake the same one twice.
Triples, skip two, rake the same one three times.
On larger fields you need to learn to read the grain of the stubble. The field is split into smaller sections to minimize the amount of empty running on headlands when mowing the up-and-down rows.
There's light stubble and dark stubble. Only drive on the light stubble if you can help it.
The light stubble indicates that the hay was cut in that direction. It's laid down and you're looking at the light shining off the sides of the stems.
Dark stubble indicates you're looking down on the tops of the stems. If you drive down dark stubble it will tend to catch some of the hay as you rake, and you'll end up leaving some on the ground.
When you get to the other end of the field, you'll see that the stubble behind you is now dark, and the dark stubble on the other side is now light.
This post was edited by mkirsch at 13:25:32 09/27/12.
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