SILAGE RAKE

keep going

thinking of buying a single rotor rake for rowing in for a wagon and some look awful flimsey and only suitable for hay or straw.are there different specs and say the single axel ones do they work on silage,thanks

vanderbadger

keep going wrote: »

thinking of buying a single rotor rake for rowing in for a wagon and some look awful flimsey and only suitable for hay or straw.are there different specs and say the single axel ones do they work on silage,thanks

good video here of irish lad using one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIj-c1u2MrE&list=UUDZgQchoG7I3--IrEOg50jA&index=3&feature=plcp

grumpyfarmer

Bought this last year from a dutch goat farmer who lives near Portumna in Galway, he brings bits and pieces from Holland to sell.
It's a great job for silage and it was handy enough money, then again it's 25 years old but perfectly minded, has a 12' 6" working with so thats 24' in one swarth for the fusion...
http://www.farmsnaps.com/album/view/4da1a6dea7a6ed3c3500000b#4f097c36a7a6ed3338000011

BalingMad

you cant beat the claas rake. good n strong

redzerologhlen

BalingMad wrote: »

you cant beat the claas rake. good n strong

I disagree, Spent the last 2 summers using a twin rotor one and its had to be welded more than once!!

BalingMad

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I disagree, Spent the last 2 summers using a twin rotor one and its had to be welded more than once!!

Ah sure what would last when its raking rocks in the burren:D
I find Claas good and strong anyway. Only able to compare with krone and lely with my experience though

redzerologhlen

BalingMad wrote: »

Ah sure what would last when its raking rocks in the burren:D
I find Claas good and strong anyway. Only able to compare with krone and lely with my experience though

I thought the stuff was very light in them, krone are probably worse if their mowers are anything to go by and I dont know anything about lely. It had started cracking within a month of being new around the hooks that hold it up during transport, Would have thought it would be an important place for a bit of structural integrity but apparently not.

Rollant46

jf stoll do a very strong single rotor rake. i would recommend looking at one if you havent. we have one this last 4 years and hadnt to leave a spanner on it.

keep going

would a haybob 360 bring 2 8ft rows together on fresh ground in the middle.it looks like the best option for me is a rotonde but they are like hens teeth.my contractor finds it it hard to clean the ground if the swath is not moved when raking as i have no conditioner on the mower so throwing one row on top of the other is not suitable.

Drawinhard!!

Ya rotonde is a great job expensive new but if ya look hard ya might find a clean 2nd hand one . Keep going how do ya find the quality of silage if its not conditioned, Just as a matter of interest

keep going

it was fine last year but it was cut in reasonable conditions,also its wagon silage so dosent have to be a fantastic wilt.takes the wagon longer to pick up 8ft swaths so want to speed it up a bit and improve the picking up