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loader. Where the hay is extremely light, two windrows 

 may be thrown together. 



There is much difference in the mechanism of the side- 

 delivery rakes. In general, there are two types: (1) the one- 

 way rake, which has revolving forks to throw the hay to one 

 side into a windrow; and (2) the reversible rake, which gathers 

 the hay and conveys it onto an endless apron across the ma- 

 chine and which may be driven in either direction. The first 

 type is in more general use and is the cheaper machine. 



Fig. 166. A three-bar side-delivery rake at work. 



The fork machine, which is much like the tedder except 

 that the forks are set in an oblique row and throw the hay 

 forward and to one side, are preferred by many practical hay 

 growers. Cylinder rakes, with teeth to catch the hay and 

 roll it to one side, have the advantage of simplicity, but the 

 rolling action given to the hay tends to make it into a close, 

 compact, rope-like windrow through which the air does not 

 circulate as readily as it might. Many of the fork machines 



