I have seen the perinnial peanuts at the farm show at Moultrie, GA, but have no personal experience with it since it is not suited to upstate SC with our clay soils. I'm surprised the 488 dosen't cut it as close as you want it to, I used to run a 469 and it would cut close. If there is an adjustment to do it you might tilt the cutterbar a little more forward. If not, just plan on getting quicker plant growth to cut next time. If that hay dosen't have to be conditioned, I would prefer a disc mower.
I've used a NH side delivery rake and now have a 10 wheel v rake. The v rake gets more hay up but gets everything, trash and all which might not be a good idea for your horse customers. However, with a good clean crop of that peanut hay there shouldn't be much trash. Before you give up on the JD rake I would try setting it so the teeth are just tipping the ground. There also may be something out of adjustment with the rake, check the manual.
Not familiar with the JD baler you mentioned. Are you sure it's not a 346? Anyway, the misshapen bales sound like improper adjustment of the baler. Some of the older NH balers would not make good bales unless the windrow was big, I had a NH 67 that did that, but present day balers are supposed to make good, consistent bales regardless otf tthe size of the windrows, specially JD balers. I know someone with a JD 336 and it makes perfect bales. I would check the baler manual for adjustments and try bigger windrows.
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