Rake height adjustment out of the cab

[Gerbert]

Anyone build/bodged one?
I am looking into a 4 rotor rake but with height adjustment out of the cab they are hard to find.
My thinking is, a low rpm high torgue hydraulic motor should do the job, electric is possible but I guess there is a reason most brands do it with hydraulics.
Like Clarkson says, how hard can it be?

 

[ED.D]

If it helps the Pottinger 4 rotor uses hydraulics to alter the height and the krone uses electric motors. It would strike me that hydraulics would be more reliable but the krone system has been about for quite a while.

 

[Gerbert]

I would think that you need a wormgear type of set up, both for more suitable speed and to ensure it won't turn of it's own account.
I think kuhn used to use a cilinder, but that would be a bit of a job tobuild on something that already has the threaded pieces.
Anyone having a factory set up that they don't mind taking some pictures of?

 

[davedb]

The krones will only ajust with the rake lifted I think trying to do it with it down results in burnt out motors or the one we tried was like that at least

 

[HolzKopf]

At least you've got another 10 months to get it sorted

 

[jondear]

The krones will only ajust with the rake lifted I think trying to do it with it down results in burnt out motors or the one we tried was like that at least

Never burnt out a krone while working adjusting!

 

[davedb]

Never burnt out a krone while working adjusting!

The one we had on demo had one motor burnt out and that was the reason apparently was a Sh rake so possibly lack of grease on the adjuster would be more likely

 

[jondear]

The one we had on demo had one motor burnt out and that was the reason apparently was a Sh rake so possibly lack of grease on the adjuster would be more likely

Used several different krone rakes over the years .All had on the go adjusting.Handy for those farmers that can't level their headlands!

 

[Gerbert]

At least you've got another 10 months to get it sorted

Not even halfway through grass season, and in 10 months time second cut should be near.