Setting up and using 4wheeled hay rake?

[luke03cr]

I have acquired a 3pt 4 wheeled hay rake that i will be trying out this week on my hay crop. I have used a rollbar rake in the past but it is broken at this time. How do yal set your rake up to work rite? what are sum good tips u use to make this work? I have read sum articles online about users having trouble opperating them but this is my only option for this season and am nervous about it not working, so any advice would be greatly appriciated.

 

[ABrauny]

Do you mean a gyro rake?

 

[luke03cr]

Do you mean a gyro rake?

No, i mean a hay rake that mounts to the 3pt hitch, with 4 raking wheels that put the hay into windrows

 

[OklaBrangusBreeder]

You are talking about a rake along the lines of this?

http://www.servis-rhino.com/products/ha ... eel-rakes/


I can't give you any help on the issue. I've never used one quite like that...

 

[Banjo]

Hook to it and go........it'll let you know what you need to do.

 

[jerry27150]

use a chain in place of the top link

 

[luke03cr]

You are talking about a rake along the lines of this?

http://www.servis-rhino.com/products/ha ... eel-rakes/


I can't give you any help on the issue. I've never used one quite like that...

Yes that is the rake i will be using

 

[Floyd]

Did you start right off using a chain for the toplink? Does this keep it from slamming the back wheel into the ground? Thanks.

I thought about a 3pt rake this yr but was worried about rough hay fields.

 

[luke03cr]

Did you start right off using a chain for the toplink? Does this keep it from slamming the back wheel into the ground? Thanks.

I thought about a 3pt rake this yr but was worried about rough hay fields.

I was told they would be good for rough or uneven fields. I guess il find out this week threw lots of trial and error.

 

[dun]

Did you start right off using a chain for the toplink? Does this keep it from slamming the back wheel into the ground? Thanks.

I thought about a 3pt rake this yr but was worried about rough hay fields.

I was told they would be good for rough or uneven fields. I guess il find out this week threw lots of trial and error.

I hope you got a bunch of extra tines for it.

 

[Floyd]

My thinking was I did not enough weights for my front end to keep the back wheel from scalping.

 

[luke03cr]

My fields are fairly even with just a little slope on some, so breaking tines shouldnt be an issue. it also supposidly floats oposite the hitch when encountring rough terrain-, i assume using the large springs that are attached to the rake. I am just wandring about proper ways to set it up and use it, seeing as ive only ever used a roolbar rake, and would like to cut down on as much trial and error as posible so as to quickly get my hay crop finished.

 

[dun]

It was the "rough uneven fields" comment that made me emtion the extra tines. Rough and uneven to me is diller holes, run off areas, beginnings of sink holes, etc.