341 Raking Hay With TWO TYPES of Rakes!

It's time to rake the hay! A 4-bar rake vs. an 11 wheel rake, which works best and WHY . . . .
. . . . . Why I am using BOTH to make hay in September in Michigan!

Making grass hay in September is TOUGH, but with a bit of patience and forethought MAYBE we can get it done! Subscribe to find out!

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[ThisLifeWeLive]

Guys, as I explain in the video I was raking fast ON PURPOSE to have a TEDDING effect. Even raking very slow this still leaves lots of hay on the field and broken tines.
The tines break because the rake was mangled by a previous owner and is no longer square on the frame, so any bump causes the teeth to jump and catch a bar (and break off).

[dawsoncanfield]

Used bar rakes for years. Maybe replaced a dozen tines. Never pulled with a truck, used a tractor, kept speed down. Any older tractor that runs good can be very useful around your farm. Pull bale tubs, rake hay, a lot of smaller easy jobs. And, our old rake was a JD, but several years older.

[billyshumate]

Well it's starting to get dark so gotta head back to the house. Take care and have a blessed week

[glenn]

I used a 4 bar rake most of my life and i never experienced the problems you have with it. Cleaned up the fields good. I can see where your wheel rake would be more efficient though. Never teddered it either. Raking was the most enjoyable part of baling 🤤

[leebuck]

props for alternate use of the Honda Pilot. using the bar rake then wheel rake got the job done and hay dry.

[jimg]

The rake choice is your preference of ease and how well it meets your standards, : D

[jerrymont]

Suzanne, I think your old school implement just needs some TLC with blade sharpening (sharpening some when possible will get it done in time), protection from the rain and snow, ; tightening loose things to specification and bearing bearings or worn parts, etc. It will work much better and quieter ....

[jamesstangl]

The bar rake is to best at four miles per hour

[williamcreel]

That's a beautiful puppy! Stay safe out there and please keep up the great work and videos! I really enjoy them!

[billyshumate]

Enjoyed your video while I was sitting in the deer blind

[robertschoenborn]

Hello neighbor I understand what you were doing 👍 with the bar thing rake, I payed attention 😉 that wheel rake cleans up really good 😉👍✌ see u on the next video my bell is on...!

[josephcarroll]

The fields looks great you and your son did a great job.

[lorenschmidtz]

It doesn't help that you are going way to fast with the hay rake

[eddiemoody]

Farm girl nice to see you training all the farm hands 👍😊 it does require a little extra patience and lots of snacks looks like you did a great job with training and the hay looks like you have figured out the strong points and weak points of the equipment and when to use what piece 👍💪 very smart thanks for sharing the great video

[jimg]

Aaah the comfort of using vehicle instead of tractor while raking, , good dog training so she doesn't think she go to vet every time get in vehicle, : D word of caution your vehicle stopped in field could cause a field fire from catalytic converter on exhaust, be safe : D

[grassylakefarm]

I use a rotary rake. It does a beautiful job. It fluffs the crop so air can get at it to dry. One problem with the side rake is that it rolls crop up like twine. Thus it doesn't allow the air to get at it to dry the crop down. The issue with the v-rake is that it is ground driven. Which then picks up too much debris or ash and doesn't produce a clean crop. A rotary rake is the way to go.

[TheWabbit]

That was a pretty comfortable ride!
Tough work!! My yorky took years to get used to riding in a car, summer was easiest, as I would turn the AC on her and that worked great...well almost great, than the wife asked me why I ran the AC for the dog but she had to argue with me to roll the windows up and turn on the AC.
Sounds like the next video will be... Interesting.
Take care!

[bryanbishop]

Have a JD rake like yours even older, no yellow paint still works well. I've pulled mine with a pickup handy that way. I refer to it as a side delivery rake.

[bevspecht]

All we ever used was steel wheeled side delivery rake then got new Holland 4 bar roller bar rake they worked fine for us

[frankdooner]

Great job never seen a jeep used to ted hay before fair play to you 👏 👍