So far so good. Have several move videos not a rake to put in a road ditch but does such a beautiful job on fields I’ll keep an old junk rake around to tear up in bad situations
they work good... found they dont like ditches and really uneaven stuff much.... wheel rake will still work in those areas though..... love LOVE it for alfalfa
I bought one of these 3 years ago and have love how it rakes. However I have had nothing but trouble with operation issues. The hitch assembly fell apart in the field and ripped the wire harness apart. Fixed that. Had to go back for warrantee work on extend slide and they finally got that fixed and now something is wrong with the solenoid hydraulic valve assembly on the rake. The electrical schematic is hard to follow and the colors of the wires are fading so what they call orange is now yellow and also stripes on wires have disappeared so have to trace with continuity tester. After the warranty ran out, our dealer can't seem to find time to help trouble shoot my issue. When it works, it is great, but I sure got a lemon.
Good video! What Vermeer rake are you comparing this to? How fast can you travel and still do a decent job of raking? I’ve been looking at these kind of halfheartedly wondering if they could rake cornstalks instead of the Rowse WR20 that I use now. I run up to 10mph and I wonder how the TwinStar would take that. My brother has a Vermeer R2300 so I kinda know what the powered bar rakes will do. I would want something that can rake a full 30’ hence my interest in the 30’ TwinStar.
I have used a h&s high capacity rake as well as a vemeere r23A I was raking stuff as fast as i wanted to go.... not sure if we hit ten mph but pry could have i know 9 was ran alot
@@tedkahler9738 Thanks! I wish there were some Twinstars in this area I could try out, but there are none around here. Vermeer Twinrakes and wheel rakes of all kinds are about all we have to pick from.
i always thought my next rake would be a rotary 20 foot model to make 20 or 40 foot windrows, how does this price compare to a rotary? also think about a merger, once in a while you find a deal on them,
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 never priced a rotary I don’t think it would fit well in my operation. Some time I’ll talk price when we catch up on the phone
Just out of curiosity could you slide one basket farther out and bring the other on it the same amount to offset the tractor so you could have straddled one of your windows instead of driving on both of them? I know in your situation it really didn't matter, I just hate driving on my windrows so was just curious.
You know you probably could…… think the best thing would be drive down the bigger gap grab and rake the ones that would be further apart back together but then there would be single windrows on each end of field.
Thanks for sharing! We hope enjoy your Twinstar Rake
So far so good. Have several move videos not a rake to put in a road ditch but does such a beautiful job on fields I’ll keep an old junk rake around to tear up in bad situations
We run 2 twins,2 years and 3 years old. Love em ,no bad issues.
they work good... found they dont like ditches and really uneaven stuff much.... wheel rake will still work in those areas though..... love LOVE it for alfalfa
@@tedkahler9738 absolutely!
Most interesting machine with loads of adjustments.
yes it does thanks for stopping by
I need one of those ‼️
I use the New Holland 230 twin basket. It’s very similar to this rake. I use it for heavy grass hay and it cleans the ground like a champ.
yea i seen them rakes before too!
Thanks for sharing!!!
thanks
I cant get over how many different adjustments you can make on it. I hope it works for you.
So far working great and very happy
I bought one of these 3 years ago and have love how it rakes. However I have had nothing but trouble with operation issues. The hitch assembly fell apart in the field and ripped the wire harness apart. Fixed that. Had to go back for warrantee work on extend slide and they finally got that fixed and now something is wrong with the solenoid hydraulic valve assembly on the rake. The electrical schematic is hard to follow and the colors of the wires are fading so what they call orange is now yellow and also stripes on wires have disappeared so have to trace with continuity tester. After the warranty ran out, our dealer can't seem to find time to help trouble shoot my issue. When it works, it is great, but I sure got a lemon.
so far so good on my end...
Have you ever stalled the baskets on the Twinstar rake? Kinda curious how much driving force the baskets have compared to Vermeer.
I have not been able to stall the baskets even in this very heavy Cain 4.5-5 ton per acre. Running 8 plus’s mph
amazing rake, need one to, can you rake high speed with it about 12 m/h
i go 10 ish but pry could go faster
Good video! What Vermeer rake are you comparing this to? How fast can you travel and still do a decent job of raking? I’ve been looking at these kind of halfheartedly wondering if they could rake cornstalks instead of the Rowse WR20 that I use now. I run up to 10mph and I wonder how the TwinStar would take that. My brother has a Vermeer R2300 so I kinda know what the powered bar rakes will do. I would want something that can rake a full 30’ hence my interest in the 30’ TwinStar.
I have used a h&s high capacity rake as well as a vemeere r23A I was raking stuff as fast as i wanted to go.... not sure if we hit ten mph but pry could have i know 9 was ran alot
@@tedkahler9738 Thanks! I wish there were some Twinstars in this area I could try out, but there are none around here. Vermeer Twinrakes and wheel rakes of all kinds are about all we have to pick from.
@@nschelling6420 where ya at if you could fine one I think you would like it……. I was able to demo one last year and I fell in love
@@tedkahler9738 I am in Northwest Iowa. Seems the closest I’ve seen them advertised for sale was North Dakota.
good looking machine! how wide can you get and make 1 windrow?
this is a 30 foot model
i always thought my next rake would be a rotary 20 foot model to make 20 or 40 foot windrows, how does this price compare to a rotary?
also think about a merger, once in a while you find a deal on them,
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 never priced a rotary I don’t think it would fit well in my operation. Some time I’ll talk price when we catch up on the phone
Just out of curiosity could you slide one basket farther out and bring the other on it the same amount to offset the tractor so you could have straddled one of your windows instead of driving on both of them? I know in your situation it really didn't matter, I just hate driving on my windrows so was just curious.
You know you probably could…… think the best thing would be drive down the bigger gap grab and rake the ones that would be further apart back together but then there would be single windrows on each end of field.
@@tedkahler9738 yeah that would work too, either way it's going to be a pain
How much hydraulic flow do you need to run that rake?
It says on the side of the rake…. Thinking it says like 10-13 max. I’ll try to look when I’m at near it and let ya know for sure
What kinda hay is that straw hay?
sorghum sudan
Why not offset rake and avoid driving over the windrow.
I've heard horror stories of the frames breaking on those rakes
i think that was the single frames now most are all double framed....
but time will tell ... if it will break ill pry break it
@@tedkahler9738 it was last years model don't know if they are single or double....but if it holds up looks like a sweet rake