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Read articles →A small-acreage owner walking through an actual hay season, this video focuses on spreading and raking cut hay with a Kioti DK6010SE and a Redlands rotary rake. It goes reasonably deep on real-world implement hookup friction, PTO shaft fitting, top link adjustment, jam nuts, and explains the logic behind spreading versus windrow timing. Best for new tractor owners tackling hay for the first time.
Posted by the BrianPhillipsRC channel; the presenter appears to be a hands-on small-acreage owner learning and narrating as they go, with no apparent commercial affiliation evident in the transcript.
Watch the telescopic arms so they do not crush when they telescope in. If it will not line up, push the pin on the shaft and slide it in to get enough length to connect.
Use the three point to bring it up and down, or adjust the top link itself, loosening the jam nut first since it is easier to do when not under load.
Spread it out wide first so it dries faster and dew does not stick underneath, then later rake it into windrows once it has had time to dry before baling.
Pull the two pins out to unlock the setting, which changes where the rake picks up and flings the hay, letting you choose which side forms the windrow.
