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Ron(AB) 
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 Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 11:36pm |
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What does the term "bat rake" come from? Not trying to steal your thunder or anything, just wondering. Thanks, Darrel[/QUOTE] Bat rakes have a cart in the middle of a v-rake which is not adjustable (the "v" doesn't change) and the rake wheels lift up on the sides usually in pairs.
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victoryallis
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Posted: 20 Jul 2017 at 6:55am |
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Victor or Miller Pro rotary rake. You never raked till you used a rotary rake.
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1terrygladys
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Posted: 20 Jul 2017 at 8:19pm |
I rake with an old NH-55 rake and my narrow-front WD with power steering. Don't get much better than that for me. A friend sold me the rake for $50 years ago, and the WD sings/purrs to me all day.
I ran a roto-baler all summer one year between years of college. Completely agree with the comments about having to rake dag-gone-near perfectly to rake for the roto-baler. Sure learned which customers didn't know how!?!
One thing I want all you Allis friends to remember: I lost a friend this summer who was raking hay with a restored narrow front Oliver tractor. Dropped a wheel in a ditch and rolled it over on top of him. So, ... get a ROPS for your old tractor!!! I'm working on building one for the old WD, and planning on putting a roto-baler top on it. I don't want to hear about any of my Allis buddies having the same accident that my friend here did.
Happy and safe haying!!! Terry |
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Tbone95
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Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 6:47am |
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And a seat belt? ROPS with no seat belt is a bit of an improvement, but not much.
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 7:14am |
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We use a veermer R2300. its a hydraulic driven twin rotary bar rake. it makes wonderfull windrows, even in ditches and corn stover. you do need a good hydraulic supply to run the two hydraulic motors. and two more set of outlets to run the lift and fold. once you use a good rotary rake youll never go back to a ground driven rake of any kind. the twin rake makes such a nice square windrow that your bales always look good. We rake two 15' cuts from a New Holland 499 swingbine together. and bale with a Veemer 605M. the baler can handle a large windrow easily.
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kmorth
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Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 9:24pm |
darrel in ND wrote:
kmorth wrote:
enrossi bat rake. you tube it best one ive ever had |
If I looked at the right video, it's a wheel rake, not.....? What does the term "bat rake" come from? Not trying to steal your thunder or anything, just wondering. Thanks, Darrel |
That's the name on the rake. Guess the same reason you call a brush hog that folds up a bat wing. The rake folds up you can control either side separately. If your rolling hay over no need to worry about what way your going you can drop either side to roll hay left or right or drop both to put windrows together.
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BigBadAllis
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Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 10:30am |
Dakota Dave wrote:
We use a veermer R2300. its a hydraulic driven twin rotary bar rake. it makes wonderfull windrows, even in ditches and corn stover. you do need a good hydraulic supply to run the two hydraulic motors. and two more set of outlets to run the lift and fold. once you use a good rotary rake youll never go back to a ground driven rake of any kind. the twin rake makes such a nice square windrow that your bales always look good. We rake two 15' cuts from a New Holland 499 swingbine together. and bale with a Veemer 605M. the baler can handle a large windrow easily.
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