9LZD-9.0 17-पहिया वी-रेक | 9 मीटर फिंगर व्हील हे रेक

Product Overview: The 17-Wheel Step Up from Our 9LZY-9.0

The 9LZD-9.0 occupies the top position in our finger wheel hay rake catalog. Where the 12-wheel 9LZ-6.0 covers 6 meters and the 15-wheel 9LZY-9.0 spans 9 meters with a lighter wheel count, the 9LZD-9.0 takes that same 9-meter working width and packs 17 finger wheels across it. Two additional wheels mean 120 extra spring tines per pass — a total of 1,020 tines brushing the field surface — and that density is what drives the miss rate down to 2 percent or below even on dense, tangled windrow situations that smaller rakes struggle with.

For U.S. producers choosing between the 15-wheel and 17-wheel models, the decision usually comes down to two factors: yield density and terrain. On flat, irrigated alfalfa fields with heavy third and fourth cuts, the additional tine coverage of the 9LZD-9.0 recovers meaningful leaf matter that would otherwise be left behind. On rough native pasture in the Northern Plains or rocky rangeland in the Mountain West, the 17-wheel configuration's tighter wheel spacing keeps each individual disc in ground contact more consistently across undulating terrain. Either way, one operator on a mid-range tractor covers the same 9-meter swath per pass — with fewer gaps in the windrow at the end of the day.

The implement trails behind the tractor on a standard drawbar hitch and requires no PTO connection at the rake itself. All power for the gathering function comes from ground contact as the tractor moves forward. The hydraulic folding circuit uses the tractor's rear remote valves to fold the wings for road transport, bringing the machine down to a road-legal width. From the Texas Panhandle to the Oregon Willamette Valley, American hay producers use the 9LZD-9.0 to keep their balers running at full capacity from first light to last.

तकनीकी निर्देश

All figures below are drawn directly from factory production records. Both metric and imperial units are shown for American operators verifying compatibility with existing fleet equipment, farm gates, and DOT transport regulations. Contact the U.S. technical team before ordering if your tractor operates outside the listed power range or your field conditions include extreme slope grades above 12 percent.

How the 9LZD-9.0 Works: Ground-Driven Finger Wheel Mechanics

The 9LZD-9.0 operates on a passive, ground-driven kinematic principle that requires no connection to the tractor's PTO shaft. As the tractor pulls the implement forward at 8 to 10 km/h, each of the 17 finger wheels makes direct contact with the soil and the layer of cut forage lying on it. The friction between the wheel's spring tines and the ground surface causes each disc to spin freely on its bearing hub — entirely from forward motion energy, with no external drive required.

Angular Disc Orientation and Lateral Sweep

Each finger wheel is mounted at a calculated angle of approximately 15–20 degrees relative to the direction of travel. As each disc spins from ground contact, its angled tines deflect gathered material sideways, pushing it progressively inward toward the machine's center. With all 17 wheels working simultaneously, cut forage is channeled from a 9-meter-wide swath into a compact, uniform windrow of 0.8 to 1.2 meters — ready for pickup by any trailing गोल बेलर in your fleet.

Independent Spring Suspension on Every Wheel

Each of the 17 wheels rides on its own independent spring suspension, allowing it to float over terrain irregularities — irrigation berms, gopher mounds, rock outcroppings — without lifting the adjacent wheels off the ground. This independent float is critical on the uneven native pastures of Wyoming, the boulder-strewn fields of New England, and the furrow-irrigated alfalfa fields of the San Joaquin Valley. If one wheel lifts over an obstacle, its neighbors maintain full ground contact and tine pressure, preserving a consistent miss rate at or below 2 percent across the full 9-meter pass.

Hydraulic Lift and Folding from the Cab

The entire disc assembly raises and lowers via the tractor's rear hydraulic remote valves — no dismounting required. At headland turns the operator raises the discs clear of the ground in under two seconds. For road transport, the same hydraulic circuit folds the lateral wings inward and upward, reducing the working width to a road-legal profile that meets DOT requirements in most U.S. states without an oversize permit. Automatic locking pins engage at full-fold position to prevent wing deployment during transit.

Six Operational Advantages That Show Up in Your Profit Statement

The 9LZD-9.0 was engineered around measurable field outcomes, not brochure talking points. Here are six advantages American hay producers consistently report after their first full season with this implement.

Where U.S. Producers Put the 9LZD-9.0 to Work

Heavy Second-Cut Alfalfa in the Corn Belt and Great Lakes Region

Second-cut alfalfa in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan typically produces the thickest yield per acre of the season, with dense, intertwined stems and a higher leaf-to-stem ratio than first cut. The 17-wheel 9LZD-9.0 closes gaps that smaller rakes leave in heavy second-cut swaths: tighter wheel spacing means more tines per linear foot of the cutting path, and the independent spring suspension keeps every wheel in ground contact even as the implement crosses the ridges left by earlier mowing passes.

Native Grass and Prairie Hay on the Northern Plains

Mixed-grass prairie in South Dakota, North Dakota, and eastern Montana presents the combination of sparse crop density, rolling terrain, and a narrow weather window that defines the hardest raking conditions in North America. The 9LZD-9.0's ground-following articulation handles gentle undulations without scalping ridges or missing swales. On 600-acre native meadow cuts typical of Northern Plains ranching operations, the ability to cover 22 acres per hour means a single operator finishes raking before the forecast afternoon thunderstorm arrives.

Irrigated Timothy and Orchardgrass for Premium Horse Hay Markets

Horse hay buyers in California, Colorado, and the Pacific Northwest pay top dollar for clean, leafy, green bales free of soil contamination. The 9LZD-9.0's ground-driven tines lift forage gently without the aggressive tumbling action of rotary rakes, which means less dirt in the windrow and greener color in the bale. Several California premium hay shippers report that their export-grade timothy and orchardgrass now consistently meets Japanese market specifications after switching from rotary rakes to the 9LZD-9.0.

Custom Haying and Contracting Operations Across the Midwest

For custom hay contractors billing by the acre, the 9LZD-9.0's 17.8 to 22.2 ac/h productivity allows more contract acres to be completed per day with a single tractor and operator. The hydraulic folding system reduces field-to-field transit time significantly. Custom operators in Indiana and Illinois report the ability to take on 15 to 25 percent more contracted acreage per season after adding the 9LZD-9.0 to their fleet, without adding headcount or a second tractor.

Choosing Between Our 17-Wheel, 15-Wheel and 12-Wheel V-Rakes

All three models in our trailed finger wheel lineup share the same ground-driven operating principle, hydraulic folding transport system, and drawbar hitch interface. The differences are wheel count, tine density, and required tractor power. The table below guides your selection.

If you routinely harvest heavy second- or third-cut alfalfa, operate on native pasture with uneven terrain, or run a custom hay contracting business where throughput is revenue, the 9LZD-9.0 is the right choice. If your fields are lighter-yielding or your tractor is in the 68–75 HP range, the 9LZY-9.0 covers identical ground with less drawbar demand.

पावर ट्रांसमिशन और ड्राइवट्रेन घटक

The 9LZD-9.0 itself needs no gearbox — the ground-driven gathering mechanism has no rotating driveline. The baler it feeds is a different story. As thick, dense windrows produced by 1,020 spring tines flood the pickup rotor of your round baler, violent torque spikes surge through the entire baler driveline at the exact moments when harvest pace is most critical. A worn or undersized baler gearbox absorbs those spikes until it fails — often mid-afternoon on the busiest day of the hay season.

The precision-matched agricultural right-angle gearbox from our drivetrain catalog is sized specifically for the torque loads generated when a high-capacity V-rake like the 9LZD-9.0 feeds a large round baler at full throughput. It protects U-joints, smooths RPM fluctuations at the flywheel, and keeps the baling chamber cycling at consistent speed through the heaviest flush of material. American producers who matched the 9LZD-9.0 with a properly rated baler gearbox report multiple seasons of continuous operation without driveline incidents, even on the densest fourth-cutting alfalfa.

Why American Hay Producers Choose silagebalers.com

• • ✔अमेरिका स्थित बिक्री और सहायता। The Ever-Power U.S. team handles all inquiries in English during American business hours. No language barriers, no overseas time-zone gaps, no third-party trading companies between you and the factory.
  • ✔आईएसओ 9001 प्रमाणित विनिर्माण। Every 9LZD-9.0 comes with full quality documentation: material traceability records, weld inspection reports, dimensional verification, and final assembly sign-off before the unit ships.
  • ✔Fast U.S. Parts Shipping. Spring tines, bearing hubs, drawbar hardware, and hydraulic seal kits ship from the U.S. warehouse. Most domestic addresses receive parts within 2 to 5 business days. Orders placed before 2:00 PM Pacific typically ship same day.
  • ✔Section 179 Eligible. The 9LZD-9.0 qualifies for Section 179 first-year expensing. Full invoice documentation for your accountant is included with every order upon request.
  • ✔सीधे कारखाने से प्राप्त मूल्य। No dealer network markups. The price you pay reflects the actual cost of the machine and U.S. logistics — typically 15–25% below equivalent equipment sold through dealer channels.
  • ✔चारागाह संबंधी उपकरणों की संपूर्ण श्रृंखला। Pair the 9LZD-9.0 with mowers, round balers, bale transporters, and baler-wrappers — all sourced from one supplier, all supported by the same U.S. team. Visit our हमारे बारे में page for the full company story.

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Customer Reviews from U.S. Farms

The following reviews come from 9LZD-9.0 owners across different U.S. production environments and cropping systems. Each review reflects the owner's personal experience through at least one full hay season.

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Travis Hollenbeck, Dairy Farm Owner, Dodge County, Wisconsin (early 2025)

★★★★★

We milk 340 head and grow 360 acres of alfalfa across three cuttings per year. Second-cut protein numbers were the reason I started looking at the 9LZD-9.0 — our old rotary rake was shattering leaves on the dense second cut, and our nutritionist kept flagging it. Switched to the 9LZD-9.0 last June. RFV on our second-cut samples jumped 11 points on average across the season. The cows noticed. Milk components improved noticeably in July and August. The 17-wheel density makes a real difference on thick alfalfa. Would not go back.

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Dale Mercer, Cattle Rancher, Haakon County, South Dakota (mid 2025)

★★★★★

We run 520 cow-calf pairs on native range and put up about 1,400 round bales of mixed native grass hay every year. The ground is rolling and rough in places, and I was skeptical that a 17-wheel rake could follow the terrain without leaving gaps. It does. The independent suspension on each wheel keeps the tines on the ground even through the rougher sections. Saw maybe a 1.5% miss rate across the season — better than the spec sheet claims. Running behind a 95 HP John Deere 6115M. Tractor handles the tow load easily, no PTO shaft to worry about.

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Karen Fitzgerald, Custom Hay Contractor, Polk County, Iowa (late 2024)

★★★★☆

I run a custom hay operation covering about 40 farms within a 50-mile radius in central Iowa. The 9LZD-9.0 replaced two smaller rakes in my fleet, and I went from needing two operators to one for the same daily acreage. The hydraulic folding is reliable and fast — moving between farms takes minutes. I logged over 480 acres in my best single day last August. The assembly manual could use clearer diagrams in a couple of places, but the support team in California walked me through it on the phone without issue.

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Robert Yamamoto, Premium Hay Shipper, Tulare County, California (mid 2025)

★★★★★

We manage 2,800 acres of alfalfa and timothy in the San Joaquin Valley for export to Japanese and Korean buyers. Color, leaf retention, and soil contamination level are the three things that buyers inspect on arrival. The 9LZD-9.0 hit all three. Leaves stay attached, windrows are tight and off the ground, and the gentle ground-driven action doesn't throw dirt into the swath the way rotary rakes do. Our rejection rate for the Japan market improved from 4.1% to under 1% after switching. Productivity runs 8.3 ha/h consistently on flat ground.

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Nathan Gruber, Wheat and Hay Producer, Reno County, Kansas (early 2025)

★★★★★

We grow hard red winter wheat on about 1,500 acres and bale the straw after harvest as a secondary income. The combine scatters the straw thin and wide across 35-foot swaths. Getting it into bale-ready windrows fast is where the 9LZD-9.0 earns its keep. We cover the straw ground in a day and a half with one tractor and one operator. Windrows come out consistent and dense — both the square baler and round baler pick up cleanly without plugging. Section 179 covered the majority of the purchase price in year one.

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Michelle Andersen, Organic Alfalfa Producer, Weld County, Colorado (late 2025)

★★★★★

Our certified organic alfalfa sells to Front Range dairies at a premium over conventional, but organic buyers are strict about RFV thresholds and visual appearance. The 9LZD-9.0 has been a clear upgrade from the disc-based rotary rake we ran previously. The 1,020 tines provide even coverage even on our irrigated furrow fields where the ridges used to lift smaller rakes. Windrow uniformity is excellent. Parts arrived from California in three days when I ordered an extra tine kit ahead of third cut. Highly recommend.

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