How Do You Round Rake A Hay Field?
One or two days after mowing your hay field you will need to rake the hay so it can continue to dry. The hay on top of the windrow has dried. The rake will turn the windrow over so that the hay that was on the bottom can dry. You need to wait until the morning dew has dried off from the top of the hay before you rake it. Be sure the hay is dry enough to bale a few hours after raking. If it is not drying as fast as you need it to, use your tedder on it before raking. Set the width of the rake. For example, a twelve wheel rake will rake three windrows left by a nine-foot haybine. If the hay is not heavy and is quite dry you may want to rake three windrows together. However, if the hay is heavy or tough only rake two windrows together. Drive to the end of the field and choose two or three of the straight rows. To begin, drop the rake down early enough to pick up the beginning of the row. Do not worry about disturbing some of the head rows; you will fix them later. Wait and rake the headla
