Lely Tedder Hook Tines and Ground Setting Question

[leeave96]

Looking at some online manuals for a couple of Lely Lotus tedders with hooked tines. The manual says set the tedder such that the tines touch the ground for 25cm across the front. I would have thought one would set them a bit off the ground vs touching?

How do you set your Lely tedder hook tines with respect to the ground, touching or some distance off of it?

Lely hook tines - are these better than everyone else’s straight tines for tedding hay or is the hook tine just a marking gimmick?

Thanks in advance for all replies!

 

[balerman]

You can set them as the manual and they wont flick up stones like other tines,but depends what you are doing.Just flicking out grass for silage to get a wilt there is no need to go as deep,i have them so they just leave about 5-10%,that way you will hardly ever break a tine.You can do that the first time over for hay as well,obviously as the hay dries,set as per book.Thats what I do anyway...

 

[z.man]

Quite like the hook tines, are they better well that is subjective but yes we always set them so they are rubbing the ground ?

 

[Andrew]

Looking at some online manuals for a couple of Lely Lotus tedders with hooked tines. The manual says set the tedder such that the tines touch the ground for 25cm across the front. I would have thought one would set them a bit off the ground vs touching?

How do you set your Lely tedder hook tines with respect to the ground, touching or some distance off of it?

Lely hook tines - are these better than everyone else’s straight tines for tedding hay or is the hook tine just a marking gimmick?

Thanks in advance for all replies!

The hook tines are a necessity due to Lely having larger diameter rotors than most. But has done a good bit to make people think they’re essential!

Having said that, they do a better job in wet heavy crops, not so good in drier or lighter crops.

We try to always use the Lely for the first pass and the Pottinger for the last pass for this reason.

 

[Barmyfarmer]

Not sure why they would advise letting them touch the ground, soil, stones, foreign objects not good for fodder or machines, we leave a good stubble, 50-80mm, a close shave doesn't achieve much, then just let the tine whisk through the stubble, it won't be leaving bugger all behind

 

[Bobthebuilder]

set them so they are catching all your grass, if your missing any set them lower, simple really