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silage rakes after disc mower

  • 05-05-2014 8:30am
    #1
    Landys
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    Just wondering what people experience of single rotor silage rake. Thinking of getting one to row in silage cut with 7ft disk mower. Don't think have power for 8 foot condtioner and should get as good a wilt if cut with disc mower leave down for day and rake in then.

    Any thoughts or anyone using similar system?
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  • #2
    Zr105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Zr105


    Landys wrote: »
    Just wondering what people experience of single rotor silage rake. Thinking of getting one to row in silage cut with 7ft disk mower. Don't think have power for 8 foot condtioner and should get as good a wilt if cut with disc mower leave down for day and rake in then.

    Any thoughts or anyone using similar system?

    What are you looking to rake up for? Is it 3rows to go infront of a harvester or just putting 2 together infront of a baler?

    For putting 2 together onto dry ground for a baler the lely rotunde would be the rake to go for but they need the swarths to be conditioned, they dont like picking up non conditioned rows.

    As for single rotors, a lot will tell you there not worth a toss and the twin is the only job, but its hard to justify a twin rotor, and the reality is that single rotors get an awful run down because lads dont take the time to set them up.
    There not the sort of yoke you pull in drop and drive up and down the field, you need to get the tines to be passing so that there lifting it all without catching soil, then you need to get curtain set right to make the row the right width.

    After that is the most important is to get the pto speed and ground speed right, and this can vary from field to field.
    The best explanation I've heard is you need to get the rotor speed to match the ground speed, you want it so that the tines dont push back against the swarth, they want to sweep the grass around and into the swarth then leave it


  • #3
    Landys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Landys


    Thanks for that. Would be raking for wagon and baler. Have seen them working few times and didn't look like too complicated to work, but as you say about getting them set up right. As you say no justification for twin rake for private use. Are there any makes or sizes that are preferred?


  • #4
    Zr105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Zr105


    Landys wrote: »
    Thanks for that. Would be raking for wagon and baler. Have seen them working few times and didn't look like too complicated to work, but as you say about getting them set up right. As you say no justification for twin rake for private use. Are there any makes or sizes that are preferred?

    If your looking to put 3 7ft swarths together a 3.2m take will do the finest, were putting 3 10fts together and need the full of a 4.3meter to do it comfortably. You dont want to go to wide that you'll be catching the next swarth either tho so thats why id say 3.2meter rake.

    As for makes personall preference would be Kuhn or lely then class kvernland and probably krone to. Having followed a krone a fair bit not overly fond of them as find the bogey axle set up is a bit weak,
    We bought here this year and its a Kuhn, was a case of the right rake turned up but happy with build quality and having followed one before its work was a1!

    I knew there was another reason we ruled out krone! There system were the tine arms fold over rather than coming off seems a good idea but it's not a hole lot quicker to be honest, and the big issue we see with it is it leaves the rake awfully long as the back 3arms dont come off. The 4.3m would be close on 20ft long behind tractor or in shed whereas any other rake of same size is about12-15ft! Leaves it a bugger getting in a tight gate with the tail swing


  • #5
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Zr105 wrote: »
    If your looking to put 3 7ft swarths together a 3.2m take will do the finest, were putting 3 10fts together and need the full of a 4.3meter to do it comfortably. You dont want to go to wide that you'll be catching the next swarth either tho so thats why id say 3.2meter rake.

    As for makes personall preference would be Kuhn or lely then class kvernland and probably krone to. Having followed a krone a fair bit not overly find of them as find the bogey axle set up is a bit weak,
    We bought here this year and its a Kuhn, was a case of the right rake turned up but happy with build quality and having followed one before its work was a1!

    I knew there was another reason we ruled out krone! There system were the tine arms fold over rather than coming off seems a good idea but it's not a hole lot quicker to be honest, and the big issue we see with it is it leaves the rake awfully long as the back 3arms dont come off. The 4.3m would be close on 20ft long behind tractor or in shed whereas any other rake of same size is about12-15ft! Leaves it a bugger getting in a tight gate with the tail swing

    Playing with the idea of getting one here for awhile. Great advice there lad


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