Raking in front of SPFH

[174Man]

How do people rake fields using a 30ft rake in front of a large SPFH, how many times do you guys go around the headland? I see some people go around 2 times and others 3 times.
Any tips on getting dead straight rows? Tia

 

[Chae1]

Autosteer

 

[Jackov Altraids]

I've never raked with anything other than a haybob but surely the important thing is to have a consistent and appropriate sized swath. If it's not completely straight it might keep everyone awake.

 

[davidroberts30]

How do people rake fields using a 30ft rake in front of a large SPFH, how many times do you guys go around the headland? I see some people go around 2 times and others 3 times.
Any tips on getting dead straight rows? Tia

And if he's chasing you down flick a m8 washer out the back window every now and again

 

[Lakes Nash]

Up her twice round field and he‘s done ,lol quantity of grass and shape of field may come into the equation

 

[KB6930]

Ask the chopper man how much he needs to turn on . And just concentrate on being straight

 

[flywheel]

How do people rake fields using a 30ft rake in front of a large SPFH, how many times do you guys go around the headland? I see some people go around 2 times and others 3 times.
Any tips on getting dead straight rows? Tia

Ask the guy driving the forager as he will be pee'd off if its not what he wants ..get a cheap gps ? Or just rake from one face &keep that ?.

 

[ollie989898]

I always thought much depended on how the field/headland had been mowed. One thing that will upset any chopper driver is an entire field of uneven lumpy swaths where you have been collecting or not collecting mower swaths with the rake!

EDIT: these days many contractors have GPS on the rake because that is the machine telling them the area of the field they are going to charge harvesting on.

 

[David1968]

How do people rake fields using a 30ft rake in front of a large SPFH, how many times do you guys go around the headland? I see some people go around 2 times and others 3 times.
Any tips on getting dead straight rows? Tia

Unless he tells you otherwise, 3 times. Remember the trailer has to go round the outside of the forager at the same time when they're turning.

Don't overthink trying to drive straight. Just pick a point at the other end of the field about 15ft from the edge of your previous run and aim for it. Once you get your eye in you won't even realise you're doing it.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Just pick your straightest edge on headland and start working across field from it

 

[mf7480]

Assuming it’s not tedded it’s just a case of following the mower, which hopefully had GPS

 

[masseybreaker]

do what the grumpy forager driver wants you to do dont think for yourself

 

[Horn&corn]

Rake it the same way it was ploughed. Very cross boss on my first day of raking.

 

[Jd Everytime]

Go round end rigs anti clockwise if yer forager is loading trailers on the right. Or other way round if loading on the left. (wrong side🫢🫣) that way the 2nd n 3rd rows meet at the corners the right way, so must easier for forager. (Hard to explain)
Straightness not really an issue as long as it doesn't create alot of points at the end of the field wasting time.

 

[redsloe]

Do people rake exactly with the mower and GPS or a very slight angle?

 

[NFI]

Whichever way you do it, will be wrong.
There's too much responsibility on the rake.
I prefer being on the trailers.
Till I hit something.

 

[174Man]

Unless he tells you otherwise, 3 times. Remember the trailer has to go round the outside of the forager at the same time when they're turning.

Don't overthink trying to drive straight. Just pick a point at the other end of the field about 15ft from the edge of your previous run and aim for it. Once you get your eye in you won't even realise you're doing it.

Thanks. On the third headland row do you square off the edges as I assume the turning angle would be awful tight for the trailer man?

 

[ollie989898]

Whichever way you do it, will be wrong.
There's too much responsibility on the rake.
I prefer being on the trailers.
Till I hit something.

Rake is quite relaxing, although I confess I have never done it with the forager chasing right behind me. More modern rakes are a joy to use, the main obstacle being getting the thing in the gateway.

 

[174Man]

Rake is quite relaxing, although I confess I have never done it with the forager chasing right behind me. More modern rakes are a joy to use, the main obstacle being getting the thing in the gateway.

Most of them have steering axles nowadays so it makes getting in gateways a bit easier

 

[davidroberts30]

Most of them have steering axles nowadays so it makes getting in gateways a bit easier

if it has a steering axle dont drive it like its a trailer, you'll tip it over