Patent ID: 8240118

Claim:
A hay rake, the hay rake for being towed behind a tractor, the hay rake for towing a baler, comprising: a) a main frame having front and rear ends and left and right sides, said front end being connected behind the tractor and said rear end being connected to the baler, and a ground contacting rear wheel assembly disposed on said rear end; b) left and right spinner arms fastened to said left and right sides, respectively, of said main frame, each said spinner arm having front and rear ends, upper and lower surfaces, and inner and outer surfaces, wherein each said rear end is connected to said main frame so that each spinner arm front end is movable horizontally back and forth between a closed position and an open position; c) at least one spinner being rotatably mounted on said outer surface of each said left and right spinner arm; d) a hay deflector attached to and disposed below said lower surface of each said left and right spinner arm to deflect hay downwardly to prevent hay from being caught in rotating components of the hay rake; and e) left and right transfer arms each having first and second ends, wherein said first end of each said transfer rod is disposed on said main frame and said second end of each said transfer rod is connected to said corresponding left or right spinner arm, wherein said left and right spinner arm is moved back and forth between said closed position and said open position in response to movement of said first end of each said transfer rod, and whereby said hay deflector under each spinner arm moves along with each spinner arm between open and closed positions.