Spectacular Wreck

[Big Muddy rancher]

Daughter and I were raking and baling the last hay feild today. It has been seeded down for 30 years and is rough. Well a pin jumped out of the arms that hold one wing of the 14 wheel V rake and the 7 wheels swung behind and flipped over the center leg with the wheel on it. Wished I had the camera. Well I used the front end loader and a Chain to pick up the center and another chain on the truck to pull the wing around and we got it flipped up right and move back in to position. Dropped the pin back in and used a tarp strap to hold it down as the bolt and washer that went in the bottom were gone. Lost about 1.5 hours as had to wait for chains from home but no real damage just one bent rake tooth. When all back together we noticed that a hydralic hose was to tight and that the center leg had gone right around one full revolution so just undid the hose a routed it where it was supposed to be. I still can't believe that nothing was broke but at least my daughter drove a little slower after because she wasn't listening to me before this happened. Guess Dad knew something after all.

[Northern Rancher]

Raking is where everbody starts out on the haying crew-not mentioning names here but someone near to me almost put my V rake in the tractor cab a few years back lol. It is a pretty fun job for someone starting out lol.

[ranchwife]

your girl should consider herself EXTREMELY lucky....could have been so much worse!!!

[Big Muddy rancher]

[ranchwife]

[Haytrucker]

We have a neighbor who was raking downhill when he crossed the pivot road. The hitch pin came out of the rake and the tounge raised up and the rake ran into the back of the seat on his Farmall, pinning him behind the steering wheel. He waved his hat until his son came over on the stacking tractor to see what was wrong. They pulled it off of him backward with a chain, and he spent a good long while recovering from a dislocated pelvis and general internal injuries. I don't know if they had a keeper pin that fell out, or they didn't use one. I do know in spite of the miserable recovery, he knew he was lucky he wasn't hurt worse. I think they were going to put a business band radio on the rake tractor also.

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Prime example of idiotism.

This happened day before yesterday. Comin home rounded the corner and this is what we saw.....this just confirmed that my neighbor is an idiot. He was drivin his lil mow tractor while drunk, and has mowed this corner for some 40 odd years, n knows there's a big hole there. Haha we hopped out to make sure he wasn't still under the thing....then daughter said...ohhhhh I"mma take pics mom. So thought I'd share

[Jason]

Was Haymaker hurt?

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

LMAO if haymaker was that close to my house n didnt stop n visit....I'd be mad......

[Manitoba_Rancher]

BMR,


What kind of V-rake do you have? We have a CIH rake that we got last year its a 14 wheel and it likes to break bolts off in the brackets that hold the big cylinder pins on. Have to really watch it close when your on rough ground.

[Big Muddy rancher]

Mine is a Sovena It was a keeper bolt off the bottom of the pin that holds the brace arms when it folds out. Bought it from Flamans last year.

[Silver]

We have a Sovema bought last year as well. I better go check it out. Thanks for the heads up, I'm glad everything turned out well for you in the end.