46 are desirably operably connected to hydraulic rams not shown columns 38 are secured to the ends of sliders 46 at plate 58 columns 38 support carriage 32 and are supported by wheels 40 at a bottom end thereof wheels 40 may be staggered as depicted in fig1 and 3 wheels 40 can include more or less wheels than depicted here note that wheels 40 are closely spaced and support the entirety of wheel rake 30 reducing the likelihood of damage to rake assemblies 34 that arises when rake assemblies 34 are supported by wheels 40 at their ends and the end located wheels are caught by obstructions in the field draw bar 42 is secured to central bridge 44 desirably by pins draw bar 42 terminates at a front end thereof at hitch 60 hitch 60 is adapted to be connected to a prime mover not shown the prime mover can include a tractor or a pickup truck thus hitch 60 may be interchangeable to accommodate connection to a ball hitch a pintle hook or other type of hitch hitch 60 may include an adjustment mechanism to adjust the height of the hitch 60 to accommodate differing hitch heights of varying prime movers rake assembly 34 generally.