Can anyone identify this old hay rake????

[slowrev]

Looks sort of like an old New Holland, but a bit different from the ones I have seen and used. Pretty good old rakes.

 

[kentuckydiesel]

Baler is a new holland so mabey the rake is also. -phillip

 

[tude]

It looks like a John Deere model 851 that was introduced around the mid-fifties.

 

[kentuckydiesel]

Someone on agriculture.com said it looks like a JD 894. That's two votes for JD anyway. I couldn't find a pic of the 894, I'll look for a 851 pic. Thanks, Phillip

 

[kentuckydiesel]

I found a pic of a rake that a guy thinks is a 851 or a 858. It looks the same as mine. Here is the other guy's rake. Does anyone know the difference between the 851 and 858? Thanks, Phillip

 

[slowrev]

Yep JD or New holland, I believe New Holland made the JD rakes. Get parts from New holland, cheaper than buying parts from JD.

 

[kentuckydiesel]

New hollands look similar but are different from what I've seen. They usually have 5 or 6 rake bars rather than the 4 on this one and their adjusting handles are mounted about 8-12 inches above the top of the frame. Later JDs had more rake bars but they were mounted on a round wheel, the new hollands are pretty much all on a star. -Phillip

 

[OrangeGuy]

I know its not a New Holland rake. I spent too many years in my youth assembling NH 55, 56, 256, etal rakes. I was going to guess that it was an Oliver rake. The rear viewing picture of the rake is hooked up to an Oliver tractor. There may be a brand connection.

OrangeGuy

 

[sweettractors]

I have a rake that looks very similiar. It is a John Deere--Ken Sweet

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[rambler]

It is not NewHolland. Would appear to be a JD, tho I don't follow them that closely.

Look over the frame very closely, esp near (not on, but near) the gearbox, and on all flat spots of the frame. You should find a serial / ID tag that will give the make & model.

--->Paul