Hay Tedder

[back-forty]

Does anyone have any information on a hay tedder made be E.H.E. ?
A dealer in WI has a two basket model available. I have spoken with them on the phone and understand that they are Amish made but that is about all I have found.
I have a Pequea #710 hay tedder that I use now, some call it a fluffer. I appreciate any feedback on what I would gain by going to the basket type of tedder.
Thanks

[Crabapple Farm]

I’m not familiar with a EHE, but I use a two basket Sitrex. A basket type is going to do a better job of spreading out the hay – especially if it’s been raked into a windrow. In many conditions, you won’t need to spread it out fully, and flipping it with a “fluffer” is all that’s needed. But when the haying window is tight, getting a more even spread is nice. When the dew is heavy or there might be a little rain overnight, I like to rake it in the evening and ted it back out in the morning, so less surface is exposed to the wet. It’s a tradeoff, as more handling means more leaf loss, especially as it gets close to being fit for baleing. But at times it’s what gets the hay in the next day before real rain hits.
On the downside, I’ve never seen a ground driven tedder of that type, so you would probably need a pto forecart.

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