Rake up for peas?

[macdon02]

This is gonna sound real honky but 2 -12ft side delivery rakes do a bang up job. Raking to the middle you get 25-26ft. Lose a little where tractor drives but would be amazed how little is lost. Did three quarters that way in 96. No dirt, No shelling other then tracks and just fly with combine. Oh yeah never seemed to roll away either. Don't know why.

[blackpowder]

Now that made a degree of sense based on speed etc. And those swaths are like a rope. And those rakes are cheap.

[farmaholic]

Macdon2. That does sound bizarre. Did you have to rake them tough? Or wouldn't they come loose if they were tough. How fast Did you travel?

[blueversi]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-farming-equipment/saskatoon/coulters-for-pick-up/1018266308?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

[macdon02]

It was so wet that fall couldn't cut peas just a huge ball of mud and straw. Neighbor said try my rakes.I was thinking he was bat shit crazy, don't knock it till you try it. Not sure how it would work in dry conditions but in mud its the answer. They are way cheaper then Sund or flex. And you have "some" rock and metal protection with pickup being off the ground. Would run it same as canola.

[macdon02]

Forgot to mention the green growing weeds stay in the ground and are not an issue.

[Ronski]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-farming-equipment/calgary/sund-pickup-22ft-c-w-pea-coulters/1018455218

Good luck, let us know what works

[boarderbloke]

Ronski, is that a pickup mounted on a 4400 swather? WOW, if it is! Must have lots of rear weight.

[hedgehog]

I have a lot of experience direct cutting peas on wet land.
I dont do it any more. The peas tend to bring dirt into the combine which wrecks the grain elevator.

[boarderbloke]

hedgehog, what are your wheat prices doing over there? Are you starting to see big spreads between high quality wheat vs. weathered poorer quality? What about high protein vs. lower? Don't mean to hijack this thread, but would really like to hear what hedge has to say on the matter of wheat.