Single rotor rake setup

[Dave W]

Just thinking out loud really. And would appreciate if everyone could refrain from saying get a twin rotor.

What’s the best way to set the release point/cam timing up when either buying 2 into 1 out just making single rows.

And any other tips
Thanks

 

[Dave W]

So can’t anyone use a single rotor anymore?

 

[Jerry]

So can’t anyone use a single rotor anymore?

I do but bought second hand and the guy I bought it from must have know what he was doing as I’ve never felt the need to adjust it.



Makes a good job in hay or haylage. Never tried it on silage or other untedded grass.

 

[killie_cowboy]

I am in the same boat, trying our new kuhn tommorow, thought how hard can it be, but suppose I better read the manual.

 

[fermerboy]

I've a Kuhn single rotor rake, bought it used last year out of a collective sale, main purpose is for turning straw or raking blown straw, however we have used it to rake 2 or 3 into one for baling silage.

There is nothing to adjust on it other than the height off the ground and the pto speed.

I find its just operator skill where you run and how fast you go too, there really isnt much to it rowing grass, if you just want to move a 10ft over so its on or next to another you have to more or less straddle the bout you are moving, with the curtain running on the untouched swath, sometimes though its useful to move both of them to give the grass a shift and you need to go further over, but have to run slower to give it a chance to lift the grass and move it further.
My old fella is 80 and he makes a cracking 20 or 30ft swath with the single rotor so I'd reckon you will handle it.

 

[Dave W]

The Lely in question has a range of homes that you can alter the cam to adjust the release point of the rake arms. Not all rakes have that option so maybe not worth worrying about

 

[fermerboy]

The Lely in question has a range of homes that you can alter the cam to adjust the release point of the rake arms. Not all rakes have that option so maybe not worth worrying about

Didn't realise that, could be useful I suppose if you wanted to push the grass further over.

 

[Pan mixer]

Didn't realise that, could be useful I suppose if you wanted to push the grass further over.

I have never altered my Krone, no idea whether it can be.

Perhaps the difference would be where the arms come down to rake? Mine rakes forward quite a long way on that side?

 

[livestock 1]

The adjuster just turns the cam a bit so it rakes sooner and releases sooner or rakes later and releases later. The row width does alter a bit with this that’s probably the most important bit

 

[Jerry]

The Lely in question has a range of homes that you can alter the cam to adjust the release point of the rake arms. Not all rakes have that option so maybe not worth worrying about

Mines a Lely..

 

[Still Farming]

Level left and right.
Level fore and aft.
Tines set just lifting crop not too hard scraping.
Forward speed and PTO rpm as per conditions.

 

[Jim B]

Get a twin rotor

 

[Pistonbroke]

The Lely in question has a range of homes that you can alter the cam to adjust the release point of the rake arms. Not all rakes have that option so maybe not worth worrying about

If in doubt leave it in the middle, that's what I do with most things