Schinckel rakes in top Henty award
The Next F Series V-Rake by Schinckel Hayrakes won the 2018 Henty Machine of the Year Award at the Henty Machinery Field Days last week.
The Next F Series V-Rake by Schinckel Hayrakes won the 2018 Henty Machine of the Year Award at the Henty Machinery Field Days last week.
The rake impressed judges with its simplicity, ease of operation and price competitiveness.
Featuring self-opening wings to reduce heavy lifting by the operator, the V-rake has telescopic arms fitted to the raking arms and the main beam.
Manufacturer Simon Schinckel spent two years fine tuning a “smarter, simpler, safer and sexier” way of lifting out the 15-20kg telescopic arms into position for V raking.
The required raking width can be pre-set with a magnetic pin fitted to the telescopic arm.
There are nine different pre-set raking positions, ranging from 4.2m to 9.1m wide for V raking.
Highly commended was the Post Straightener developed by friends Daryl Irving and Dan Robinson, of Mudgee, NSW.
The Post Straightener uses a relatively small amount of energy to recycle quality old steel posts, eliminating the need to manufacture new ones.
A total of 24 machines and equipment at the cutting edge of agricultural technology were entered in the Henty Machine of the Year.
The award is presented to the most outstanding new piece of agricultural machinery at the field days.
It was judged by an independent panel of regional primary producers.
Judging criteria include the machine’s purpose and suitability, scope of application, construction (durability and design), ease of maintenance and service, ease of operation and adjustment, availability of parts and overall value for money.
The award was open to all machines on site released into the Australian market in the previous 12 months.
Co-judge Mark Bowyer said entries ranged from large seed drills to a camping generator, showcasing diversity in innovation.
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