Posted by Wilamayb on October 17, 2009 at 16:10:28 from (66.168.153.82):
In Reply to: What does this do? posted by dave2 on October 17, 2009 at 14:10:02:
For sure it's a wheel rake. It is in no form a tedder. It is just a different way to rake hay from a bar rake. It has less moving parts.
The wheel rakes are cheap, but I still prefer the bar rake.
When raking a crop such as wheat or clover the wheel rake will pull dirt into the windrow. It will also knock leaves off of your legumes as it drags them across the ground if you plan to bale any. It also twists the hay as it rolls it on the gound while the bar rake will "fluff" the hay into a windrow for faster drying and easier baling.
If you are just looking for a cheap rake dont exclude the bar rake especially if you are looking for a single windrow rake. You can pick up an old Deere or New Holland for $5-600 in my area.
The downfall for the bar rake is the ability to hook them together. Manuaverabilty becomes limited in tight spaces unless you go with the "V" style which will cost a pretty penny $10-15,000. A new "V" wheel rake will be less than $5000. The "V" style will basically allow you to get twice as much done in a pass. The real benefit to the "V" wheel rake is the fact that it is tractor drawn not integral, which makes hitching a bit easier and it can be pulled down the road with your truck.
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