Wes & Tim : After watching a few years of your vids, I have to say I really admire your honesty when it comes to preparing any of your equipment back to as good or better condition than normal, when it comes time to trade in. Many people just get rid of their trade-ins, as is, & hope nobody notices the imperfections related to that piece of equipment, & pawn off their troubles onto the next guy. In many cases you don't try & take advantage of the next guy, because you feel this is how you roll, (do onto others as you hope they will do to you), plus it gives you the piece of mind, it's just the RIGHT THING TO DO. If everyone would follow that concept, what a much more wonderful world this would be. Thanks again for yet another fine illustration on how to be the person we all should try & emulate. And being an ex-farmer/dairyman, I really can relate & enjoy all of your vids.

As usual, I've watched the ad, the thumps up, and commentary, given.

Acme connectors, reminds me of Wyle E Coyote. Don't know when you did this but it was about 24 degrees here in the mtns of Virginia with a stiff breeze. No day to be working outside and the perfect day for the pressure regulator to decide to give up the ghost. So I called my fishing buddy up who drills wells and said "come and fix my well". He replied " Come over and feel my ass and realize how cold it is". And he wasn't getting out in this weather, and that I knew how to replace it as well as he did. So I did. From watching your videos you guys seem impervious. Wondering what happened to farmall videos, now I know

As soon as I heard "ACME THREAD".....I knew we were gonna see a Coyote and Roadrunner take off. You tease.....LOLOL

I think OK is back , Wes did a nice Welding and repairing the H & S hay rake now the other one, and it is ready to get sold, and you can buy another pair of hay rakes Wes, right Tim 😛😂

AFRO ENGINEERING

If you find something wrong with the motor on the M and that is the original motor to the tractor I would most likely rebuild it if it were possible. I'm sure finding a good used motor would be the easiest/cheapest solution, but the motor is the heart of the machine. Just something sentimental about keeping a part of something that has spent hours and hours doing what it did in place. Kinda like my Grand dad's old Ford 8n. We redid the motor in it and repainted it a number of years ago. Could have made it a 100% proper show tractor, but we didn't. All those battle scars speak to the seat time Grand dad had on it.

needed goggles to watch that welding

Nice rake really like it

great video wes!

great job thanks for the video

Mate ive watched all your vids do you realise i mean really realise how much extra time you have this year with out the bailer problems it must feel great cheers

keep the vids coming

Hahaha Affroengineering :D

Wes you should start mining in the Klondike :D wes and timmy mining INC

ACME products always fail. Didn't you ever watch the Coyote and Roadrunner show?

I think the baler mounted rake is a great concept. I've been looking at mounting our round baler to a rake to improve production. I only round bale lesser quality hay and when I'm short additional help it sure would save time. Are you still looking at going with the NH rakes Wes?

Cool!

I wonder if the ACME threaded bar had a lockout on it, stopping the vibration, would the threads not strip out so fast?

Have you looked into the Vermeer power rakes? We use one and it is efficient and sturdy as hell.

Hey Wes, couldn't you fabricate a rake system on your Baler tractor that would raise and lower on the rear linkage to avoid putting strain on your baler ? That way you could rake and bale in one

Since those tractors you bought in England have the 3 point in the front do they make a Rake that goes on the front?

a jam nut on there would probably help keep it from breaking too.

why wouldn't the thread eands be the same as a three point adjustable in the center ? also if you only replace a few rake teeth could you just grind the long one down enough to be uniform?

Good idea buying 1 rake at a time.

Q;is there no locking nut ?

Would it hurt you to put a little grease on them threads?

whatchya looking at for replacement rake??

when are you planing to do you Cat? hope you like the uk

Did I miss where you said what you'll be buying to replace them? right Tim

what happen to the cat track loader that u bought and said u were going to fix and keep

do you still recommend this style of rake. you were pretty excited when you purchased them.

maybe build custom front hitch rake ? that would look awesome

Cool. atb guys

don't you have problems with those rakes plugging in heavy reed canary? we run a hy capacity sitrex because the rakes with the frame in front of the wheels won't work.

Wes are you replacing with the same H&S's? Or were you going to try the New Holland's? I know at one point you were mulling over that idea.

Just do a bearing roll, it'll need it.

Wes is there a specific reason you didn't apply grease in those threads?

When will the new tractors arrive

Why are you getting rid of your H&S's?

wes check out ! { flex rake } or bale connection

Bye a new Holland 12 wheel rake and u will have no more trouble !

it's a power merger hay rake

what is "afro" engineering???????

Wes.. would you ever get married again??....

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when is the tractors coming from england

haha! everybody has three holes. sorry I'll leave.

I have a picture of a power rake that is better than those wheel rakes