jigs said:
Frank in West Dakota said:
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Obviously you've never run a Vermeer power rake, Jigs? :???:
I watch my neighbor run three of them... and I can almost out rake him with one wheel rake. I will admit, the power rake works better on the corners. but in stuff that is pounded into the ground by rain, it is hard to beat a rotary rake
I don't know your neighbors situation, does he have enough employees to run 3 rakes, plus the balers, cutters and management to keep everything running? I have one kid running the swather, one running the rake, and I'm baling and keeping everything going. When things stop it's usually not mechanical error, meaning the implement is not at fault! It's usually operator error or weather. If I have hay rained on so hard that my Vermeer can't put 2 windrows together, it ain't worth balin!