by ep | Aug 27, 2026 | Hay Rake Article
Hay Raking for Custom Contractors: Fleet Management, Cycle Time and Utilization Targets A commercial hay raking contractor running 4-6 machines across 20-40 client farms needs a fleet configuration, service pricing, and maintenance schedule built on utilization rate —... by ep | Aug 27, 2026 | Hay Rake Article
Compact Hay Rakes for Smallholder and Low-HP Farm Operations The correct compact hay rake specification for smallholder and low-HP farm operations is a 6.0 m ground-driven finger wheel rake requiring no PTO input, drawing 2.0-3.0 kN of drawbar pull at 8-10 km/h in... by ep | Aug 27, 2026 | Hay Rake Article
Hay Raking on the South American Pampas: Scale, Seasonality and Export Quality Pampas hay raking operations — spanning Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, and Cordoba provinces in Argentina and Rio Grande do Sul and Parana states in southern Brazil — require a 12.0 m... by ep | Aug 27, 2026 | Hay Rake Article
Hay Raking in Humid Climates: Pacific Northwest and Northern Europe Operations Humid climate hay raking — in the Pacific Northwest, Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Scandinavia — requires a raking decision framework built on mold risk... by ep | Aug 27, 2026 | Hay Rake Article
Hay Raking on the Great Plains: Large-Scale Operations in Dry Climate Conditions Great Plains hay raking requires a 12.0 m minimum working width above 350 ha/season and a 5-6 hour morning raking window in July peak conditions — these two constraints define every... by ep | Aug 27, 2026 | Hay Rake Article
Cereal Straw Raking: Wheat, Barley and Oat Windrow Techniques Straw raking after grain harvest operates under engineering constraints that are fundamentally different from forage hay raking. The primary objective is not leaf retention — straw has no significant leaf...