Thomabear
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How many knives does your flail have?
27 scoop knives, 9 each hanging on 3 rods. Knives are about 2-3/4" wide.
How many knives does your flail have?
Excellent!!! Thanks all. Just curious. As stated you sharpen them once per season. How much do you cut each time you go out? Acres? Also, is all of this already short or do you guys cut tall stuff Dow. Each time ? What is the definition of each persons "tall" To me tall is 18"-36" Id say
Since initially clearing the property of small saplings I'm keeping up about 10 acres, cutting about once a month when the grass is about 6-7" tall. Also when sharpening I leave about a 1/16" blunt edge. The 80 grit belt sander is really fast at cutting down the knives so they hardly have time to heat up. After about 2-3 short passes and dips in water they are done. I usually have to touch up one or two to get the weight close then they are ready to re-hang.
And why the blunt edge?
Hello Ken, If the numbers are not legible on the flat carcass of the belt just take the belt to an automotive retailer or tractor supply that has a belt measuring stick and they will get you the right Kevlar V-Belt. Happy Mowing