A
hay rake is an agricultural
rake used to collect cut
hay or
straw into
windrows for later collection (e.g. by a
baler or a loader wagon). It is also designed to fluff up the hay and turn it over so that it may dry. It is also used in the evening to protect the hay from morning
dew. The next day a
tedder is used to spread it again, so that the hay dries more quickly.