Posted by DR. EVIL on September 29, 2020 at 11:25:51 from (174.192.84.202):
In Reply to: Hay rake posted by Grandpa love on September 29, 2020 at 06:27:32:
When I saw the first picture I knew it was a David Bradley. Yes, in light hay they would rope the windrow but is that really a problem? In heavier hay they wouldn't rope. The one we had was a little newer than that one. The frt tires are plain old 15" car tires. I never pulled ours faster than 6-1/2 mph, 4th gear on Super H or Super M-TA. Much nicer rake than the high steel spoke wheel on our old New Idea rake dating back to horse-drawn days. The D-B rake had been given a Du Pont overhaul, fresh coat of paint on everything. I greased it every time I used it, every 20 acres of hay or every 40 acres of straw which I hooked both rakes together. The old New Idea was missing more than a few teeth, the D-B only a couple. My Brother-in-law's Dad bought it at Dad's first auction, and he's fussy about stuff. Brother-in-law still uses it. I hope he put a new tire on the left frt wheel, something tore a hole in the center of the tread, the inner tube was showing, why the tube never blew is a miracle, I never had to even air any of the tires up.
I wouldn't pay $200 for that rake unless you REALLY REALLY need it, but something between $50 and $100. In the 1960's you could still get some parts maybe, in 2021, you'd have to make the part or find a really similar D-B rake.
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