Bench Seat on a Modern Rake?

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  • May 18, 2009 at 9:20 pm #40558
    Does’ Leap
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    Has anyone affixed a bench seat to a modern side delivery rake? I am thinking along these lines – a project which would include attaching a pole with hammer strap etc. so that the horses could drive it directly with out hooking it to a forecart. My John Deere rake has one wheel up front and two in back. I thinking better visibility and easier backing with such a system. Any pictures? Opinions?

    Thanks.

    George

    May 19, 2009 at 12:37 am #52383
    ngcmcn
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    george, i believe in the book “Haying with Horses” by Lynn Miller, there’s a pic of Bulldog Fraiser on a rake as you describe. I have always wanted to set one up as such but I’m still using old horse rakes which originally had a pole and seat on them but would like to get a modern rake together at some point. The rake in Lynn’s book bascially had a triangle of plywood with a bus seat on it right on top of the frame. I’d add a guard rail and maybe a step.

    I usually hook to a forecart to do hay because i can switch implements quickly but it limits your turning radius.

    Good luck

    Neal Maine

    May 19, 2009 at 11:18 am #52382
    goodcompanion
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    I use an older rake (case) that had been adapted from horsedrawn to tractor use. I re-adapted it to use a pole and seat, and then adapted back again to a forecart/tractor-type short pole.

    There is a lot of torque turning a big rake on a dime–my methods of bracing and attaching the long pole kept breaking.

    May 26, 2009 at 8:52 pm #52385
    Donn Hewes
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    I have the luxury of having an old bus seat on one of my fore carts. I all ways look forward to raking hay from there. never had much trouble with seeing where I was going or turning radius. I wish I had an umbrella!

    May 26, 2009 at 9:21 pm #52386
    OldKat
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    @Donn Hewes 9094 wrote:

    I have the luxury of having an old bus seat on one of my fore carts. I all ways look forward to raking hay from there. never had much trouble with seeing where I was going or turning radius. I wish I had an umbrella!

    We are just about to sell the Ford Expedition that my wife drives. It has a removable third row seat that has essentially never been used. Since we are going to be practically giving the car away anyway, I made an executive decision that the forecart I am going to build is going to have a nice car seat on it. 🙂

    May 26, 2009 at 11:14 pm #52384
    Does’ Leap
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    Joel:

    I like it! What did you use for a deck and how did you fasten it to the rake?

    George

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