antique hay rake

Beavis · Jan 30, 2008

I have found an old hay rake that I plan on picking up this weekend. I have attached a photo to give you an idea of what I've found. The preliminary idea ( may change after I get your input ) is to take my JD 3320 on my trailer and my friend pull a 16ft. trailer to the rakes location. Question is: will my tractor be able to lift the rake? I don't know what they weigh.

crbr · Jan 30, 2008

Beavis said:
I have found an old hay rake that I plan on picking up this weekend. I have attached a photo to give you an idea of what I've found. The preliminary idea ( may change after I get your input ) is to take my JD 3320 on my trailer and my friend pull a 16ft. trailer to the rakes location. Question is: will my tractor be able to lift the rake? I don't know what they weigh.

I bought a rake like this maybe 20 years ago. I used a 16' trailer to transport it. After placing the trailer behind the rake, I and two others manually lifted the rake onto the trailer, over the side rails. Done deal. It's not that heavy, so if you choose to lift it with the loader, I'd say you're good to go.

Beavis · Jan 30, 2008

Thanks.....I'll make sure I take the camera and get photos.

mjarrels · Jan 31, 2008

About 10 years ago I picked one up at auction... couple of us picked it up and put it in my pickup 8' bed... no issues at all... not that heavy.

mark

Beavis · Feb 2, 2008

Got it picked up today, very light weight but I am glad I took my tractor because it was needed to get a pile of scrap metal out of the way. The rake itself is a little over 12ft. wide, and a friend and I just rolled it onto a trailer.