Morra RM280/8 Rotary Hay Rake - 3 Point - 2.80 Meters

I agree with the previous review that this rake is half price of other brands and works well. I am following the idea of not backing up with the wheels on the ground. I have a series of 1 acre paddocks that need haymaking when there is too much grass. this rake is so easy to handle on corners that you can actually drive in a spiral around a field and have great windrows all the way around, even on tight turns. With our new unpredictable weather I have developed a way to make dry hay in the humid midwest in 50 hours. I cut in the late morning, rake in the late afternoon, rake once or twice the next day, and rake if needed before baling the next noon. The fluffy windrow is tall and has lots of air spaces, like a plastic scrubby. By round- baling the hay is safe and off the ground in half the time we used to need, without plastic wrap or big new equipment. Does and excellent job with a small tractor.

Quick and undamaged delivery, comes crated and unassembled, but assembly is easy and instructions are concise. In operation, works excellent. I prefer a heastock (3 point) rake versus a trailing rake because it's much easier to obtain straight windrows and the headstock rake is much easier to raise at the end of the windrow (no hydraulic cylinders and complex hook up needed). Couple things to keep on mind however. One, you cannot back the rake in the lowered position, not even a foot, or you'll bend the wheel stops, not that you should ever back and rake in the operating position anyway and secondly, the rake (like any rotary rake) is designed for alfalfa or shorter stemmed grasses, not for raking wheat straw or long stemmed grasses. Compared to say a Kuhn rotary,it's quite a bargain. The mechanical's are quite robust and should last a very long time with proper greasing and maintenance. The 'oil filled turning head ships dry so be sure to fill it with gear oil (90 weight) and grease the turning head as well as the all the arms before using.