Difference between a NH 256 and 56 rake

[mudcreek183]

What is the difference between the 2 rakes?

 

[Destroked 450]

Biggest difference I found was the basket and how it’s supported
Right side star wheel hub mounts under the basket frame on a 56 and through the basket frame on a 256
Also how the front of the basket attaches to the main frame is different between the two

 

[trackrat]

I have both, good rakes the 56 is probably 60 years old the 256 is20 years old 56 is the most trouble free of the two but the 256 once belonged to a man that raked his hay with a pickup truck at 25 miles an hour didn't do the rake much good either