Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

This rake was so effective that very few design changes were made from its beginning until it was replaced by a side-delivery model in the 1930s. It came in 8, 10 and 12 foot widths and could be pulled by a team, or adapted for a one-horse use. The steel tines had enough play to adjust themselves to irregularities of the surface. This later model was designed to combine hand and foot dumping. The hay was raked into rows so it could be easily forked into a wagon. Various types of hay loaders could be used in combination with this rake. It was still used to some extent with pick-up balers in the 1940s. Except for the shaft, or tongue, these rakes were all steel and weighed between 350 and 450 pounds. They required little maintenance and operating them was referred to as "windrowing."

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