What old rake ?

[andybk]

we only make 30-50 round bales a year , with our old haybob and welger rp12 , can be quite time consuming in a light crop , whats a decent make of older small rake to pull up in front the baler , i see all sorts for sale is there much difference in them all ? Missed out a few times on a haybob 360 at reasonable money +/- £500 obvs before we were looking lol

 

[Fendt516profi]

Huxtable folding hay rake | eBay

Folding style rake extends to around 10ft one wheel currently stuck Due to being stood, this deserves to be saved for the future.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[suffolksmallholder]

You can buy a NEW acrobat! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15419256...tWN0qGXKImTALNoGnQBthOsLIFln_I3caAiTjEALw_wcB
Or an older one;https://www.farmmachinerylocator.co...nt-hay-rakes/manufacturer/vicon/model/acrobat
SS

 

[andybk]

You can buy a NEW acrobat! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15419256...tWN0qGXKImTALNoGnQBthOsLIFln_I3caAiTjEALw_wcB
Or an older one;https://www.farmmachinerylocator.co...nt-hay-rakes/manufacturer/vicon/model/acrobat
SS

lol sold one few years back , good for rope making

 

[Bury the Trash]

Most robust longlasting one I've seen is an old green deutz or stoll but a job to find one secondhand I bet.

 

[andybk]

Most robust longlasting one I've seen is an old green deutz or stoll but a job to find one secondhand I bet.

set me a challenge there , thanks thats what i was looking for

 

[Chris16]

Hi, have a look on dmh tractors website, they have an older deutz single rotor one at sensible money.

 

[gatepost]

my Kuhns work well and make a decent row for round baling, single rotor one handy in a thin crop like last year.

 

[andybk]

my Kuhns work well and make a decent row for round baling, single rotor one handy in a thin crop like last year.

single rotor ?

 

[Dry Rot]

You can buy a NEW acrobat! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15419256...tWN0qGXKImTALNoGnQBthOsLIFln_I3caAiTjEALw_wcB
Or an older one;https://www.farmmachinerylocator.co...nt-hay-rakes/manufacturer/vicon/model/acrobat
SS

Oh, that's typical! "Doesn't post to the Scottish Highlands".

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Oh, that's typical! "Doesn't post to the Scottish Highlands".

I bet they would if you had a chat....
SS

 

[Hesstondriver]

Hay bob 360 . Will row up to one side (so 6m in to one swath) but still do your hay on job spreading.

 

[Dry Rot]

I bet they would if you had a chat....
SS

I've gone off it now.

 

[gatepost]

single rotor ?

Yes I have a single and a double, both Kuhn. off set drive, master drive I think it's called, means the wt of the rotor isn't also the drive line. only issue which I don't like is angle of PTO, but I haven't screwed one yet.

 

[Boohoo]

How wide is the pick up on the RP12?
When we row up for a round baler with a single rotor rake we set two narrow rows side by side. We find this makes a better bale than making one wide row, but it needs a 6ft pick up.
Our rake is a Claas 330s, which was cheap to buy and has been reliable but genuine parts are expensive.

 

[andybk]

well finally found an old pz360 , are tines / springs specialist ,does it normally come with rear gates for normal tedding ? thanks for help above

 

[high plains drifter]

well finally found an old pz360 , are tines / springs specialist ,does it normally come with rear gates for normal tedding ? thanks for help above

The tine return springs are different from the normal ones, got some for mine from a kuhn dealer they're the same for both rotors. Think some of the tines are slightly different on one rotor just a bit of a bend in them. I just bought a couple and bent ordinary ones to match, don't have any rear gates on for tedding