KenB2920
Veteran Member
For clarification, I would do this job the exact same way in the future ..... Turned out fantastic in a short amount of time.
What flail mower are you using?For clarification, I would do this job the exact same way in the future ..... Turned out fantastic in a short amount of time.
I can see you cannot recognize a sarcastic joke. I mentioned the belts a couple of posts ago. You confirmed they were not the issue. You then made a comment about walking on water. I picked up the riff as a joke but apparently it got past you.
As best I can tell you are having a unique experience. Your own supposition that it has to do with travel speed is perhaps the best explanation I have heard but it still seems unlikely to be the whole answer. I do typically mow in low range HST but I don't crawl even in heavy stuff.
Have you checked to see how far above the ground your blades are? If the grass is very long and being pushed over as it enters the mower I suppose it is possible that it is simply being flattened and not cut. Seems unlikely but if the blades are somehow set high then perhaps it could happen. Have you set the mower for a very low cut, almost scalping, to see what happens?
I never said I was "sharp".
I've not specifically checked the height of my cut. Although, I'm now cutting at the highest setting possible.
I'll try the low cut method. Although I see no way possible that will make the machine cut better. But I'm game.![]()
What flail mower are you using?
So long as your blades are sharp....
Actually, if you have the blades set high (understandable if making a first pass in high grass based on typical settings for bush hog etc) then it is just possible that as the mower moves forward it pushes the long grass over and the rear roller then keeps it down while the blades whirl harmlessly above. Conceivable if the mower front is set low and the rear roller is high that such a setting would pin long grass on the ground and prevent cutting.
If I were in your shoes I'd do just as you mentioned: lower it until almost scalping the ground and then see how it does. Besides adjusting the 3PT, a flail cutting height can be adjusted by changing the toplink to tilt the mower front up or down or by lowering the rear roller. The rear roller adjustment is I believe the best way to adjust for a consistent cut height but I do sometimes adjust the other methods when in the field. I personally don't fiddle with the rear roller much (I have it set fairly low) and I don't usually adjust the toplink while mowing but I simply raise or lower the 3PT over obstacles or to limit cutting if in really thick grass.
Good luck