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Raked and mitered blade is checked for rake on my rake gauge. A second raking form that is self made is at far right.
Here's an example of the aforementioned "rake". It gathers the hay from a couple of rows left by the mower, and reorganizes it as a single "fluffed up" row for the baler to handle.
As you can see, some such new rows (across the road) have been baled. So the crop survived in spite of being rained on.
Now the bales must be moved into storage, safe from the weather. The fork on the front of the tractor is for picking up bales, that can weigh upwards of 1000 lb. (Bales used to be small enough that a person could toss one several rows high onto a flatbed. Size depends on the baler used.)
Ink on Moleskine page
5"x8"
2013
Illustration series for the ACRE exhibition "Making Is the Mirror". I created 5 drawings based on the artists' original works.
www.acreresidency.org/making-is-the-mirror-new-works-by-j...
My new raking system: Put one Scottie who needs grooming out in the yard with his soccer ball and he does all the work running through the bushes.
Scottie raking: 20 minutes
Grooming: 2 hours
Day 305 / 365. The raking part of the program was not so successful, but there were a lot of leaves!
This was an old horse drawn rake, used by the Hensley's.. Was seen on our trip to Hensley's Settlement..
Texture from ghostbones
Saw this in a field at Caherconnell Stone Fort in the Burren. I thought this was a harrow at one stage, but now its clear its a hay rake.
I wonder if they leave these old farm implements in the fields on purpose just for us photographers.