
Windrow Type
Description
Weight
Distribution
Curing
Weatherability
Machine
Setting
Guidelines
45° diagonal
The stalks are lined
along one edge
and heads are
lined along opposite
edge, 45° to windrow
perpendicular. This
windrow can be
formed by end deliver
or by center delivery if
the crop is leaning to
one side.
Poor
Fair
Poor
• Low
reel
speed
• Less
aggressive
tine pitch
• End delivery
or
center
delivery
if
crop
is
leaning
75° diagonal
The stalks are closer
to parallel than
the 45° windrow.
Stalk tips are lined
along one edge with
heads opposite,
75° to windrow
perpendicular. This
windrow can be
formed by end
delivery or by center
delivery if the crop is
leaning to one side.
Fair
Good
Fair
• Low
reel
speed
• Less
aggressive
tine pitch
• End delivery
or
center
delivery
if
crop
is
leaning
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