An adjustable rake assembly for raking and baling material in a single pass is provided. The boundary region has one or more carbides from the group of the IVb, Vb, VIb transition metals and one or more elements of the group consisting of Si, B, Al, Ge, Mn, Sn. An auxiliary pump may be drivingly coupled to the main drive shaft and a power take off unit may also be connected thereto. The first end is opposite the second end. An angular increment in the first quadrant is calculated utilizing the generated single phasor.