best ,machine to move a wet swath of straw????

[michael N123]

We just turn it over with the twin rotor rake and one side left up abit

 

[KB6930]

A rake either single or twin rotor .

I find twin better as you can move it all so any wind gets at the wet side of it better where the single half the field goes a different way but it's better than a haybob and definitely better than a swathwilter

 

[ARW]

I use the same, very low revs are the secret, gently moving it over.

Yes you can get it so your rake arm almost matches your forward speed so the rake arm is doing less flicking more just moving

 

[Courier]

Front mounted Elho …. Just tip the swath over.

 

[tr250]

I remember having the job years ago, to chop about 200ac of straw off an early Rotary combine, that the straw buyer had not taken seriously when told to crack on and bale it.... several tedding passes had not dried it out.

Horrible machines on straw...

I’ve only done 20 acres with a demo rotary combine but from what I can see you can make good straw by slowing the rotors but it comes at the cost of output.

 

[steveR]

I’ve only done 20 acres with a demo rotary combine but from what I can see you can make good straw by slowing the rotors but it comes at the cost of output.

Which kind of removes the primary reason for having one I guess?

 

[ewald]

With care you can split a big straw swath in two with a haybob - bit more manageable.
As someone has already said, don't do anything unless you are fairly sure you will get it - rain plus turned straw usually equals wet muck.

 

[milkloss]

Haybob works ok behind a big rotary. Not fast job usually as if you go too quick it doesn't mix the straw very well.

 

[steveR]

With care you can split a big straw swath in two with a haybob - bit more manageable.
As someone has already said, don't do anything unless you are fairly sure you will get it - rain plus turned straw usually equals wet muck.

I had to do just this with straw from a big header and me with an old Krone baler, with a 4ft pickup!!

 

[Martin Holden]

Modern version here;

Front AIR - SIP

Pick-up ALP consists of a patented flexible pick-up device and a conveyor belt, which is narrower at the alpine line.

www.sip.si

 

[neilo]

I use the same, very low revs are the secret, gently moving it over.

Same here. A single rotor rake, going just fast enough to turn it over gently onto fresh ground.
An acrobat would do similar of course.

 

[ollie989898]

Twin rotor rake works well if the combine had a big enough header allowing you to get down 'between' the swaths with it sensibly, meaning you can move the swath nicely on to dry ground.

I would not ted swath out as the cultivator or drill man may want to find you and kill you.

 

[Andrew]

If you want it dried quick, you can’t beat spinning if out with a tedder and then rowing it up again. But you lose a lot of crop in the stubble and two passes.

If you have time, wait till it’s dry on top and then turn it over onto dry ground. Cheapest, strongest machine you can get. Its hard to beat a single rotor rake or a wuffler style as long as it can move it sideways onto the dry ground. A lot cheaper as saves a pass and you lose less.

 

[Scooby]

Best way I found to dry a swath was take the kick bar off and run it through the baler with the door open.
Didn’t pick up any stones and left the row upside down and fluffed up