Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[Number15]

You will love it. Mine cuts grass as good as my FM but will grind anything to a pulp. I see you got the slide version as well. Mine is 10' and weighs 2100 pounds.

I was worried about getting one to big for my tractor 55hp. So I got 5'. It weighs 1000 lbs. It might take me a little longer but I got music and cold drinks

It's the ditch bank one. I needed for different areas on the property

 

[workinonit]

Let us know how you like it and some pics when you get it together and hooked up.

 

[Number15]

Man the heat is really getting to me. That and putting this together would have been easier if I had a helper. Almost done but I can't even touch my tools they are so hot . I hope it's worth it

 

[Number15]

Sorry to bump my own post.

To me the flail just looks better on the tractor than the RC did. I don't know why, I guess it looks like a real agriculture tool.

I know I will be posting in a week wishing I got a bigger one . Anyways this was the biggest ditch bank that was recommended for my tractor .

 

[leonz]

I want to welcome you as the newest member of the "Flail Mower Nations" from the State of Tenn.

You will not be disappointed as you have purchased a high quality farm implement.
Once you become more used to using the mower you will be fine and you will not want
a bigger flail shredder for your mule.

Your mower typically will be raised to vertical for transporting it and it would be very
good practice for you to just drive around with the flail mower raised in the vertical position
with the three point hitch raised up half way and that will allow you to fully see how the
mower will affect the tractors movement as the slight swaying motion will remind you to
slow down, brake and steer firmly in the direction you are traveling in.
This also applies to operating in reverse with the mower raised while you are mowing a
brush line of weed trees to keep a path open.

Follow the manual directions for operation your flail shredder and be sure to watch
your ditch edges to maintain adequate traction and balance and you will have a
great mown area that will require little work as long as you know your tractors limitations
as far as following the centerline of the tractor hood making sure that the front and rear
wheels are on solid ground and your tractor is not on a side hill grade that is greater than
15%.

I would definitely want you to have a slope and grade scale that you can purchase from wallymart
or from AMAZON shipping it over night.
Buying it from amazon will pretty much guarantee you will have one before you begin mowing the next day.

If you have a weight for your pallet forks all the better as the front end will be in better contact with the ground too.

Your rear roller is set to mow very low and you will need to decide if you want to mow that low on your first mowing.
If you want to adjust it follow the manuals directions to reset the rear roller and then mow for a while and decide
if you wish to mow that low.
The major benefit of mowing at the lowest setting is that it will enable you to beat back the invasive plants like poison
oak and poison ivy and sumac.




Happy mowing.

 

[Number15]

I want to welcome you as the newest member of the "Flail Mower Nations" from the State of Tenn.

You will not be disappointed as you have purchased a high quality farm implement.
Once you become more used to using the mower you will be fine and you will not want
a bigger flail shredder for your mule.

Your mower typically will be raised to vertical for transporting it and it would be very
good practice for you to just drive around with the flail mower raised in the vertical position
with the three point hitch raised up half way and that will allow you to fully see how the
mower will affect the tractors movement as the slight swaying motion will remind you to
slow down, brake and steer firmly in the direction you are traveling in.
This also applies to operating in reverse with the mower raised while you are mowing a
brush line of weed trees to keep a path open.

Follow the manual directions for operation your flail shredder and be sure to watch
your ditch edges to maintain adequate traction and balance and you will have a
great mown area that will require little work as long as you know your tractors limitations
as far as following the centerline of the tractor hood making sure that the front and rear
wheels are on solid ground and your tractor is not on a side hill grade that is greater than
15%.

I would definitely want you to have a slope and grade scale that you can purchase from wallymart
or from AMAZON shipping it over night.
Buying it from amazon will pretty much guarantee you will have one before you begin mowing the next day.

If you have a weight for your pallet forks all the better as the front end will be in better contact with the ground too.

Your rear roller is set to mow very low and you will need to decide if you want to mow that low on your first mowing.
If you want to adjust it follow the manuals directions to reset the rear roller and then mow for a while and decide
if you wish to mow that low.
The major benefit of mowing at the lowest setting is that it will enable you to beat back the invasive plants like poison
oak and poison ivy and sumac.




Happy mowing.

Yes it mows to low. Funny thing is I lowered it quite a bit already, but it needs to be lower.

 

[leonz]

Right now your beautiful flail mower is set to mow as low as possible as the rear roller is the same height as the side skids.

Do you want to raise the cutting height? is that what you mean?

 

[Number15]

Right now your beautiful flail mower is set to mow as low as possible as the rear roller is the same height as the side skids.

Do you want to raise the cutting height? is that what you mean?

Yes bad terminology. I mean I needed to raise the cutting height

 

[leonz]

I am glad we cleared that up. You can adjust the rear roller with the mower in the vertical position
too so just be careful releasing the bolts and slide it slowly outward to the point where you want to
set it making sure you follow the manuals instructions.

 

[DieselBound]

Yes bad terminology. I mean I needed to raise the cutting height

I'm no flail expert, but from my limited exposure it seems that flails do best on grass when set to low mowing heights (rear roller set up higher): better vacuum in which grass gets lifted up and cut. Doesn't seem to matter much for brush. And it's more so in brush that you want to be up a bit more because such ground is likely less developed and therefore more hidden dangers right above surface level.

Nice setup!