$55 Hay Rake!! Will It Rake Hay??

Today I find out if my $55 online auction score hay rake will actually rake hay.
Hint: the raking went better than the baling did.
Look for another Vermeer baler repair video coming soon.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

We finished up here at the home place, wasn't supposed to rain 😂🤣 should have hauled all night, had a semi load and a few big bales left out.. but all field stacked for loading trucks, only the tops of half of them got wet.
Holding off on cutting at the moment, supposed to rain towards the end of the week and we can't get it dry in less than 5 days... Not like we don't have equipment to work on 🙄
I had no doubt your new rake would work well 👍😁
We've always done well with the least expensive equipment.

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Ed! We've had a lot of dry weather, I just wasn't ready yet. Good thing I don't do that much any more.

[@anthonymichaels9034]

We've got one of those rakes still going strong after 43 years!

[@farmerpete]

They'll do the job just fine!

[@robertnaughton5577]

Glad to see the WD-45 join the workout club. Entertaining video!

[@farmerpete]

Thanks! It's always good to get some WD45 seat time.

[@debh4190]

Signature for Farmer Pete videos: great camera angles, great rock-and-roll music, old equipment (and old farmer!)that both work great until they don't, which just creates the opportunity for the next video!

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Deb! The old equipment and the old farmer seem to require more maintenance than they used to.

[@paullyon-vv9tb]

Great job reminds me of farming with all AC.,NEW IDEA AND FOX MACHINERY 😂👍🇺🇸💥great day s thanks for video

[@farmerpete]

Thanks 👍

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Man yeah Mr Pete, love that 180 !! Those disc mowers sure are sweet!! Your Pennies on the Dollar rake did amazing!! I think I could watch and listen to a roll bar rake all day!! Thank you sir!! Oh no, well it seems no matter how prepared we are, there is always something to slow us down! Good thing you found it, and the neighbor was able to come finish it up!! Looking fwd to the repair videos!! Thank you Mr Pete for bringing us along, look fwd to seeing what's next!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Nelson! Yup, we'll fix it and get back to making hay.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

@@farmerpete 😉😉😁😁😁👍👍

[@brycewiborg8095]

New Idea made good equipment.
Never doubted the job it would do.
Thank you Pete.

[@farmerpete]

Thanks!

[@donvoll2580]

Good day Pete New Idea was popular for haying up here yrs. ago ThenI guess NH step in.
Rake looks good. Thanks

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Don! Way back in the Mid '70s I had a NI rake. Can't remember when I switched to a NH.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

I can't think of a better way to spend $55! Nice to see the 180 😀Sorry about the baler.

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Chris! I guess the baler just wants to be lavished with more expensive gifts! 🙂

[@johnnymilliron8387]

Good to see ya again like the videos man

[@farmerpete]

Thank you.

[@pagrainfarmer]

I'm like you - the first time I cut hay in a given year, I always just cut a little until I make sure everything is working. Sorry about the round baler problems, but the $55 rake seemed to be working fine. I have always had New Idea rakes - still have one now. Never saw one with dolly wheels like yours has. Have always seen that on New Hollands. Enjoyed the video.

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Charley. The dolly wheel set up on this rake is home made. someone shortened the rear axle from an old front wheel drive car (looks like an early '80s Chrysler) and did a pretty good job fabricating a dolly wheel set up.

[@pagrainfarmer]

@@farmerpete Yes they did! 👍👍👍

[@brittblanton8342]

Great video Pete the rake done a great job and looked good behind the WD. Man that’s a bummer about the bearing going out in the Baler. Take care Pete and I hope you have a great upcoming week 👍

[@farmerpete]

Thanks! Generally this baler has been super reliable, but everything breaks once in a while.

[@crslyrn]

You sir definitely SCORED big on that hay rake. Thanks for the ride alongs. ROCK ON FARMER PETE!!!!!

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Ron!

[@gleanerk]

Enjoyed watching and the tunes !

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Scott!

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Dang roller bearings... So easy to not catch them before they explode the roller..

[@farmerpete]

True! It's only the 2nd roller bearing that's gone out in 19 years so I suppose I shouldn't complain.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@farmerpete that's pretty good!! We would lose 1 or 2 every year... We were also making 2500+ round bales back then too..
Plus some custom baling

[@keithrobinson1331]

Wish there was a shot of you wrapping a bail and kicking it!

[@farmerpete]

Maybe I'll try to do that next time.

[@canvids1]

Pete You could say you kind of stole that rake ! Heck the tires and rims were worth that.
All new teeth would not be cheap. The old roller rake I used as a young lad on the farm.

[@farmerpete]

I agree. I bid once and got it, couldn't believe it.

[@HumbleHaymakers]

Great video - the WD45 lookin’ snappy (no snap couple pun intended...). I think you got a great deal on the rake too. Not good news on the Vermeer...

[@farmerpete]

Thanks! I'll have the baler back in action soon.

[@mattboswell5392]

I’m getting back into hay for myself. Haven’t down hay period for last 5 years . I too will using a bar rake for the first time in over 20 years . I’m a little nervous lol . The little patches I’ll be doing are fairly irregular shaped as well. When I was younger we used the bar rake and had a round baler, and we doubled the rows. it was a 27 acre rectangle. Now I’m using an ancient square baler. if the grass is very thick at all, I’m not gonna be able to double the rows if it’s then I seen a lot of videos were guys just go around and around and around until they get a good size row then they turn around and double back and finish that windrow off and then they start over again. I guess I’ll just have to figure it out as I go lol.
when I got a little older we traded for a 702 wheel rake, a V rake, and everybody I’ve helped since that’s what they have. So really I have very little wheel time with a bar rake

[@farmerpete]

I'm sure you'll figure it out. Good luck with your hay making.

[@banditfarmer1900]

That my friend is the kind of hay equipment I like, Cheap ! LOL As long as the rake will do its job it will work just fine for me no matter how old it is, You just cant afford to buy new these days and I dont know if I would want to cause everything made in china ! Love to old WD ! Bandit

[@farmerpete]

Thanks Bandit! Most of us small farmers are always on the lookout for a bargain.

[@banditfarmer1900]

@@farmerpete I know I'm always looking for a bargain and have been know to drive to another state going after something ! LOL Getting something cheap is one thing but going on a really good road trip after something is even better ! A sale about a month ago I got a case of 12 new boxes of JD combine sickle sections for $10 ! What a bargain for me and I think I have a life time supply now ! LOL Just picked up a Oliver 3242 4 bottom 3 pt plow for $50 and a wagon running gear for $50, My kind of prices ! LOL I like to have and keep everything paid for and that is piece of mind thats priceless ! Bandit

[@keithrobinson1331]

Darned bearings are a pain in the rear wish you had a shot