The hay making machine (1) has a rotary rake (6), which has a raking tines (11) rotating around a perpendicular rotation axis (10). The raking tines are placed at tine carrying arms (8) overhanging towards the outer side of the rotary rake. The tine carrying arms are formed sloping downwards along the rotation direction of the rotary rake on the rotation axis against a radial line in the direction of the rotation axis.
