Tedding Hay with the Sitrex RT/5800H tedder
Jul 17, 2025

Video: Tedding Hay with the Sitrex RT/5800H tedder

Tedding hay is crucial to the dry down process of making dry hay. By "fluffing up" the swaths from the discbine, slows air to circulate around the freshly mowed grass and speed up the drying process to allow us to achieve the goal of around 8-16% moisture content. This is our first season with this Sitrex tedder ... an upgrade from our older New Holland 163 manual fold tedder.
 

Tedding Hay with the Sitrex RT/5800H tedder

Tedding Hay with the Sitrex RT/5800H tedder

Tedding hay is crucial to the dry down process of making dry hay. By "fluffing up" the swaths from the discbine, slows air to circulate around the freshly mowed grass and speed up the drying process to allow us to achieve the goal of around 8-16% moisture content. This is our first season with t... More
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