** We also had a wheel rake which was, 4 I
** think, wheels with hay tines, set at an
** angle so that the forward motion caused them
** to revolve and toss the hay into swarths
*
* This sounds just like my old Farmhand wheel
* rake - which I still use. It does a very
* good job - unless the wind is too strong.
* Most of the older units of this type had five
* wheels, with each manufacturer having their
* own style of wheel...
Hi,
We bought one of those Farmhand wheel rakes when they were
new. They were supposed to treat the hay more gently than
a conventional wheel rake, and supposedly could be operated
at much high ground speed.
The first time we tried to rake it was just a bit breezy.
The windrows came off the rake and just kept on rolling.
That first day we couldn't make a windrow straight enough
to follow with the baler.
We had bought the thing based on a phamplet that I had got
at the county fair. When it wouldn't make decent windrows,
I just couldn't believe that anything could be so
stunningly misrepresented.
Within 24 hours we had bought some plywood and covered the
wheels. That solved the problem.
We've probably had that thing for 45 years now. I think my
brother has it now and is still using it.
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Kindest regards,
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F. W. Owen
Owenlea Holsteins
9430 Spencer Road
Homerville, Ohio 44235
e-mail fwo@bright.net
home page http://www.bright.net/~fwo
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