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Big Muddy rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: Big Muddy valley
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| It's where 2 arms and the heavy peice from the wing with the wheels all jion. There is a heavy roll pin thru the top and a bolt holding a washer on the bottom.
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alabama
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 1622
Location: Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| I am thinking about geting one of those V rakes. it would cut my rake time in half. What brand would y'all recomend? I don't want a heavy one just a light easy to pull thing. I will be uesing it on terresed land.
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sp
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Alabama - I went through 2 of those "light rakes" in 3 years. The v rakes mounted on caddies. They aren't worth much.
Bought an H&S about 5 years ago and haven't had a bit of trouble w/ it.
Starting to break some teeth, but that is from normal wear as it has covered a lot of ground.
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alabama
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Location: Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| H&S? I can't find a web site for them?
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cowsense
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 1132
Location: Central Saskatchewan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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I have an older model V-14 Tonutti rake, works OK but there are sure better and heavier rakes on the market. The most problems are with the pins where the foldout ram is mounted....have to make sure they're checked and tightened if required daily. I also hate trying to track down metric bearings and parts.
Some people say Westward v-rakes are one of the best available but are probably on the pricey side!
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DOC HARRIS
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Joined: 04 Jun 2005
Posts: 787
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: Spectacular Wreck |
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| 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. |
Raising kids is just like training Mules - (this from a Missouri farm kid!) You must get their ATTENTION. THEN - be sweet and quiet and gentle - - -and - -and - - a - gosh I've forgotten - oh, yeah - - soft spoken! And repeat and repeat and repeat and repe --
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ranchwife
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: ennis, montana
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Manitoba_Rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 2118
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Bridgeview Manufactoring make a real nice well made v-rake. And I think its priced right tooo. And the dealer for them that I deal with ships ALOT of their equipment to the US.
check out there website:http://www.bridgeviewmanufacturing.com
and send them an email for more info and prices.
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Clarence
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 225
Location: South Central Sd
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: |
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The H&S bi-fold V rake is made in Marshfield Wisconsin.
H&S Manufacturing Co., Inc
PO Box 768
Marshfield WI 54449
Tel 715 387 3414
Fax 715 384-5463
There are several good V rakes on the market. Rouse Mfg. Burwell Ne. makes a good one. It looks to be heavier and better built, but is also more costly.
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DOC HARRIS
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Location: Ft. Collins, CO
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