[Jay]

With the seat just between the levers on the rake, I am watching everything as it happens and can adjust as I’m driving the team, not having to get on and off a tractor – that’s what I like about it. Jay

[Jay]

Ome more observation on side delivery rakes – I use a couple of New Idea rake tedders- with a lever that adjusts the angle of the teeth, so it will rake into a tight windrow or “kick” it into a nice loose row. These old rakes are a bit tempermental, however they do a nice job IMHO if one is willing to learn how to work with them. I believe the IH and JD high wheel rakes also have this adjustment. Jay

[Jay]

Thank you for sharing this link. I enjoyed watching the way the horses worked together, the bigger hitches – 4 abreast-one on each side of the boat, etc. etc. fascinating and some good teaming there. There is so much to see. I found the language not to be a impediment at all. Thanks again. Jay

[Jay]

A couple of observations about side delivery rakes- to some degree the more bars, the cleaner job of raking (bars pass over the ground more often). With the New Idea rake/tedders, if they have been hauled behind a tractor, the teeth may be beaten up and the clutch piece that slides on the axle to engage either rake or tedd gets worn. It can be replaced. With horses, when the rake hits a bump or groundhog mound, they slow momentarily and ease over the resistance. With a tractor, the governor senses the resistance and digs in – beats up the rake. The controls on those old high wheel rakes are placed just right to reach them from the seat when you drive the team. Jay

[Jay]

I agree with Donn and George: amortize the cost of the rotary. I use old New Idea 3 and 4 bar rake tedders as well as an IH 5 bar rubber tired ground drive might have had a dolly wheel but is on a forecart all haying season. I also use a Grimm tedder. The NIs throw the hay to the side slightly and sometimes that is useful and some times not so I can use the Grimm. The NI 3 bar rakes are ok for most 1st cut – for 2nd cut I use the IH exclusively – less loss. I also put the 1st cut up loose, but I bale the 2nd – again- less loss of hay. I have slowly acquired these over the years- I certainly didn’t go out and buy them at once. Jay

[Jay]

Thanks for the link. John describes it well. Jay

[Jay]

That’s great Brad! We hay my sister’s field just under a mile up the road – paved, with upper end houses along much of it and used as a connector to several other roads.
We have no back way to get to my sisters, so we go down the road. Several neighbors have said they watch for us to start haying so they can watch us go by. We will sometimes have 2 or even 3 teams out working at a time- and that is fun. It seems to be a very good thing for all. So far the traffic hasn’t been too bad and is fairly courteous. Jay

[Jay]

I tried the link again and it worked- thanks for the nice and helpful pictures, Donn. Jay

[Jay]

I also am having the same trouble. I get 500 internal_server_error Thanks Daniel for posting the link- though I haven’t been able to get anything to work from reading the page. Jay

[Jay]

I whole heartedly second Brad’s comments above. Jay

[Jay]

Thank you all for this thoughtful and useful discussion. Jay

[Jay]

It has the “super split”. It just came so I haven’t set this one up yet. I used one a couple of years ago and was very impressed with it. I’m looking forward to trying this one out this weekend. Jay

[Jay]

Good job and thanks for posting the notice and the link for those of us who don’t watch so much TV. Great getting the word out. Jay

[Jay]

Thanks for sharing both pictures and videos. I like the simplicity and effectiveness of it. Looks as though you’ve done several different things with it. Jay

[Jay]

We have only 1 boarder collie and several pigs seem to be too much for one dog all at once. She figured out the way to get them where she wanted them was to “divide and conquer”. She brought them back to us one at a time and would then go back for the next one. A real life saver for us. Jay

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