Enorossi V rake

DrDunc

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Dunsyre
Anyone got one of these wheeled V rakes?

How do you do the end rigs and points if there isn't a baler following them round to make space?

How are they in heavy damp stemmy grass?

How well do they tow at speed, say for an hour on the road to go move damp straw away from the farm?

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pine_guy

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Location
North Cumbria
Anyone got one of these wheeled V rakes?

How do you do the end rigs and points if there isn't a baler following them round to make space?

How are they in heavy damp stemmy grass?

How well do they tow at speed, say for an hour on the road to go move damp straw away from the farm?

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There was an interesting concept in the FG last week I think. Had two wheels, one behind the other, nit at two heights, one was a drive wheel and the other was for the grass.

Next they’ll put a PTO on it and turn the wheels on there side :rolleyes::D full circle of invention.... pun intended .... I’ll get my coat.
 
I used a tonuttti raptor for a couple of years these rakes are good in nice flat fields anything else and you don t look behind because you cringe at its fragility.I now have a double rake go bit slower and fancy it will still be in one piece long after the v rake has been recycled.
It towed well down the road until a bolt sheared and it bounced off the kerb and blew a tyre,blocking the road a bit of a nightmare!!!!!
 

BDBed

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Location
Melton Mowbray
Had one on demo in hay. I wasn't impressed. The side that was in the crop didn't leave it clean and did the same going the other way. No matter how much the demo man adjusted it would stop doing it.
 

Goweresque

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Location
North Wilts
I want to see one raking corners , ideal in round fields

I have all sorts of odd shaped fields, with no problems at all. So much so once I get the hydraulic opening and closing modification done I plan to use it on the arable margins that I make hay on, and they're all corners.......I would say rowing up into a sharp corner is worse with a haybob (or any similar device) than a V rake.
 

KB6930

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Location
Borders
Raking points will be the same as twin rotor without single rotor lift you start in the longest runs and work to the shorter ones and put a bend in the end of the run towards the previous run so you are turning into the space created by the previously pass

I know what a proper rake is like in rolled down wetter stuff so just can't see these being great after all the acrobat died out for a reason
 

DrDunc

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Dunsyre
I have all sorts of odd shaped fields, with no problems at all. So much so once I get the hydraulic opening and closing modification done I plan to use it on the arable margins that I make hay on, and they're all corners.......I would say rowing up into a sharp corner is worse with a haybob (or any similar device) than a V rake.
How long have you had one, and is it only for hay?

Is it stable transporting at speed, or likely to shake itself to bits / fall over if cornered too fast?

Do you bale up the end rigs first to leave it clear for the ins and outs, or leave them until last and put up with a lumpy inner bout on the ends? I can't see how you do anything else with the length of the thing, unless there's some way of lifting, then dropping the front first like you ideally do with a plough?

Apologies for all the questions, but so far there hasn't been many positive reports from actual owners!
 

Goweresque

Member
Location
North Wilts
How long have you had one, and is it only for hay?

Is it stable transporting at speed, or likely to shake itself to bits / fall over if cornered too fast?

Do you bale up the end rigs first to leave it clear for the ins and outs, or leave them until last and put up with a lumpy inner bout on the ends? I can't see how you do anything else with the length of the thing, unless there's some way of lifting, then dropping the front first like you ideally do with a plough?

Apologies for all the questions, but so far there hasn't been many positive reports from actual owners!

Mine isn't one of the current Italian brands, so my experience is more general than specific to those makes. Mine's an old Taege, imported from NZ back in the 80s I think, built like a tank. And crucially has rear wheel steer which makes them far more manoeuvrable, I think you only get RWS on the more expensive Tonutti models. I would guess that without the RWS they could be very clumsy machines, with it mine follows the tractor line, in fact steers a bit wide of it so it pays to cut corners a bit anyway as the back kicks out.

I always row up the centre then the outside, you do end up with a lumpy row across the ends of the rows, but I only use it in hay so its not a real issue and just make sure i go steady on that bit with the baler. On mine the front wheels pick up before the rear (and drop first too) so you can turn on a surprisingly small headland.
 

bobk

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Location
stafford
Mine isn't one of the current Italian brands, so my experience is more general than specific to those makes. Mine's an old Taege, imported from NZ back in the 80s I think, built like a tank. And crucially has rear wheel steer which makes them far more manoeuvrable, I think you only get RWS on the more expensive Tonutti models. I would guess that without the RWS they could be very clumsy machines, with it mine follows the tractor line, in fact steers a bit wide of it so it pays to cut corners a bit anyway as the back kicks out.

I always row up the centre then the outside
, you do end up with a lumpy row across the ends of the rows, but I only use it in hay so its not a real issue and just make sure i go steady on that bit with the baler. On mine the front wheels pick up before the rear (and drop first too) so you can turn on a surprisingly small headland.

That's how you row up any field , unless there's a baler up your jacksie .
 

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