Kody's got it right. I'm talking the springs, not the teeth. Teeth are easy to find although a bit pricey when the springs go and you loose 5-8 teeth on one wheel. (When one goes, the rest behind it start to follow...)
The springs on this thing are a bit heavier than I've seen on other rakes. Probably 2 1/2" OD, maybe 20 coils of 3/16 or 1/4" wire. Each wheel is individually adjusted with a chain. The spring attatches to an arm welded to the main arm for each wheel. Then a chain hooks to the other side of the springs, and that is caught by a tab on the frame with a slot in it.
To pick up the wheels you need to get off and pick them up, and the chain is long enough to hook the extra in a slot on the arm the spring attatches to. No cranks, hydraulics, or other methods. The hitch is adjustable though. A U bolt holds the toungue to the frame, and you can adjust how far out the rake goes or if the front wheel is right behind the tractor.
A 6 wheel rake would be nice for us when we double rake, as now we have to go back after raking each windrow towards each other and finish the job if not watching the 1st 2 times through. A 10 wheel V-rake would be even nicer still... 1 pass per 2 windrows, instead of 3 per 2.
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