Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[Torvy]

I’d like to purchase one next year. I have an IronCraft tiller and it has been great… very heavy duty, and it’s the medium duty model

I'm looking at the FRF 165. I cannot find any info on the size of the hammers. It seems most of this size/type have either 400 or 800 gram hammers. Anyone know what these have?

 

[ning]

I'm looking at the FRF 165. I cannot find any info on the size of the hammers. It seems most of this size/type have either 400 or 800 gram hammers. Anyone know what these have?

They give dimensions of the hammers but not weights.
Do these match one weight but not the other? or are the heavy hammers just thicker?

 

[Torvy]

They give dimensions of the hammers but not weights.
Do these match one weight but not the other? or are the heavy hammers just thicker?
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From what I can tell they are thicker. Most of my use will be heavy grasses and brush, no lawn.

It can be hard to figure out some of these various flail mower brands. Most are Italian, but a few are Chinese. Same units marketed under different names.

 

[Oh henry]

Hey group I finally finished the bearings and blades I set it up for corse cut when I got it it had 3 rows of 14 blades fine cut calla for 88 stations could I get by with 3 rows of 14 ?

 

[leonz]

Post a picture of the flail mower rotor with knives mounted on it please.
If the flail mower rotor is not balanced you will lose another set of bearings.

 

[JethroB]

there is a big difference..... flail mowers dont till. if yours is working great keep it.

One of my relatives was basically using a flail as a tiller trying to mow very low. He didn’t understand why he went through so many belts and blades.

 

[Gator6x4]

One of my relatives was basically using a flail as a tiller trying to mow very low. He didn’t understand why he went through so many belts and blades.

Tiller or land plane?

 

[JethroB]

Tiller or land plane?

. I’ve been guilty of using my flail as a light land plane a time or two. Roller helps Smooth. Dry sandy loam soil. I just make sure no one is watching. That’s probably right up there with trying to get extra close to a barb wire fence. Disaster in the making.

 

[Gator6x4]

. I’ve been guilty of using my flail as a light land plane a time or two. Roller helps Smooth. Dry sandy loam soil. I just make sure no one is watching. That’s probably right up there with trying to get extra close to a barb wire fence. Disaster in the making.

Last time I got close to a barb wire fence I had to remove a rear tire and take it in for repairs. Now that was fun.

 

[Torvy]

. I’ve been guilty of using my flail as a light land plane a time or two. Roller helps Smooth. Dry sandy loam soil. I just make sure no one is watching. That’s probably right up there with trying to get extra close to a barb wire fence. Disaster in the making.

I've got a lot of that really dry sandy loam right now. Just based on the dust storm created by walking or driving on it, I cannot imagine the soil loss running a flail on it.