This spring tine is the flexible finger element that sweeps crop material from the swath into the pickup drum of a rotary rake. It mounts in the tine bar and deflects as it contacts the ground or crop, then springs back to its original position to maintain consistent gathering action. A broken or permanently bent tine reduces pickup efficiency and can allow crop to wrap around the drum. As an original-manufacturer component, the tine is formed from spring steel that matches the original wire diameter and coil geometry, so it seats correctly in the bar and deflects at the same force as the other tines on the assembly.