Rotary rake for merging and raking?

Can a single rotor rake be used for merging wet hay for chopping AND raking dry hay for baling?

 

We currently cut with a 10' discbine, dropping a 5' swath for chopping haylage and a 6' swath if we plan to bale. 

 

In lighter crops, we have a Gehl 1150 front mounted merger on the chopper tractor.  The concept is great, but it's challenging for inexperienced operators to run and doesn't work in corners.

 

For dry hay, we leave it for a few days and then rake it up in the morning of baling day with a worn out NH 256 rolabar.

 

I'm wondering if a single rotor rake could replace both of these machines by swinging the tractor drawbar to either side, leaving the raked swath in the 4' space between swaths (for baling dry hay) or on top of the next swath for chopping.  I'd prefer not to have to rake both swaths for chopping and it would be nice to be able to rake 3 into 1 in really light crops.

 

Does a rotary rake leave a fairly even windrow in wet hay for chopping?  Our harvester head is pretty unforgiving with heaps!

 

We've also considered a NH166 for merging windrows, but the pickup width is pretty limiting and decent ones with the extension belt are hard to find.  Are there any other decent smaller mergers to consider?  Even the H+S M9 is pretty big for storage and getting into tighter areas.

Rotary rake for merging and raking?