Haybob tines fitted wrong?

[Bonjour]

I recently bought a Zagroda haybob that had only been used one season. Almost all the tines have one leg busted off. I think there are only 3 intact on the whole thing. The odd thing though, is that they've all been fitted sideways. By that I mean that the spring part of the tine is at 90 degrees to the tine holder, instead of sitting in the curve of the holder, so if the tine had two legs, they would be horizontal and following each other around the rotor. Any ideas why an experienced, full-time farmer would set it up like that?

 

[puppet]

Drink

 

[335d]

I have seen one built incorrectly, with the rotors on the wrong side. Meant the tines were trying to drive out of the bolt, which meant they broke regularly. Initial thought was that the original tunes were poor quality. Wasn’t noticed until it Was being prepared for the next season. Swapped the rotor round and hardly any broken tines after that.

 

[Dry Rot]

Someone on work experience at the factory?

I was quite impressed when the girls working with the ponies said they'd picked up the muck. Not so impressed when I saw the marks of the wheel barrow heading to a nearby ditch!

 

[Bonjour]

Someone on work experience at the factory?

I was quite impressed when the girls working with the ponies said they'd picked up the muck. Not so impressed when I saw the marks of the wheel barrow heading to a nearby ditch!

That's a possibility. Maybe it came from the dealer like that for transport reasons, to keep the tines flat to the rotors. Then no-one noticed they were wrong when they put it in service and busted them. Could be a reason he was selling it so soon after getting it.

I can relate to the horse muck story. On the odd occasion when I've had people look after the horses while I'm away, no matter how well you tell them, they never seem to do the job properly or tip it in the right place.

 

[shumungus]

I know a guy who went to look at a AG poultry bedder and the previous owner said he had it a year and didn't like the way it spread shavings heavier on one side than the other and had had it back at the dealer to get checked twice and it was perfect.
My mate took it home, had a look and noticed that the main drive belt was on wrong and both rotors were turning the same way. He sorted the belt and the bedder is perfect. Basically I wouldn't be surprised in the way anything is thrown together nowadays.

 

[puppet]

A friend saw a good chainsaw about to be put in a skip at the local dump so he asked the owner what was wrong. Apparently it would not cut so he asked if he could have it even though this is not really allowed
Back home he found the chain was on backwards.