Rake
(Redirected from Hay rake)
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English: There are different meanings of rake (Old English raca, from a root meaning "to scrape together," or "to heap up"). The commonly known "original rake" is the hay rake hand tool.
Agricultural/gardening tools
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Hand (hay) rakes (agricultural tool)
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Leaf rakes (gardening tool)
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Rubber rakes
Agricultural machines
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English: All these "mechanized rakes" are machines that are drawn by draft animals or tractors, and are used to collect hay in more or less linear piles (windrows). Imprecisely they are called hay rakes (generic term).
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Dump rakes (often horse-drawn)
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Side delivery rakes (formerly common in Northern America)
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Star-wheel rakes (common in Northern America)
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Wheel rakes (a variant of the star-wheel rake)
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Rotary rakes (common in Europe)
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Tedder rakes (dual functionality; combined tedder and rotary rake)
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Side delivery belt rakes (used in mountainous regions, also with tedder functionality)
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Windrow mergers (large belt rakes with a pick-up unit)
Water management devices
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English: Different types of "rakes" are used in sewage treatment, at river weirs, etc. to collect floating refuse (e.g. wood, leaves, debris). – Help with proper English naming of these devices is welcome.
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Small rake bar screen
Brewing/distilling tools and devices
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English: Mash rakes are used in the mashing process of brewing and distilling (to mix the mash).
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Wooden mash rake (hand tool)
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Integrated rotating rake