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Posted by Errin OH on June 20, 2005 at 07:10:07 from (198.57.19.125):
In Reply to: haying posted by Jon Holt on June 19, 2005 at 14:10:51:
Jon Been there done that. Couple hints, and I won't even mention the manuals (ops just did):^) The mower will not like the dead wirey grass. They will go thru it better if nice tight and sharp. Given the description I would be guessin it was alot like my old NI. Losse and fairly wore. I had straight knives (not cerated(sp)) and was able to sharpen them. Couple wacks with a hammer on the hold down and I was able to muddle thru it. Best thing you could do at this point is get the field cleaned up. Once you get the hay off, go over it with a grass mower and remove as much as you can. The next time you will be ahead of the trash part and the mower will be a little more forgiving. Rake wise, "keep hitting something and binding up" Not sure but think it would be the ground. I suspect that if you had something on the rake hitting itself you would notice that. Try to adjust the rake so the teeth ride just off the gound. I had a lot of this trouble with three point rakes. Don't know if the 401 is or is not but three point will be a little rougher to set than a wheeled rake. 3pt drift, & gound conditions, make a hug difference in where the rake is. Trail wheels go a long ways helpin that. BTW if you cut very high the rake may not do a very good job. Tall stubble holding on to it while try to move it over.
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