Flail mower for grinding up brush piles

[shooterdon]

Will a flail mower work to grind up brush piles with a maximum of 2” diameter sticks?

 

[Torvy]

Mine would. I'd probably spread the pile into a 'line' to make it easier to drive over.

I have hammers and they are heavy. Up to 2" brush would be easy.

 

[dieselscout80]

My Ford 917 will do it but the true 2” chunks likely won’t be shredded.

 

[TractorNoob85]

It'll splinter and spread the wood out more than it will grind it up. At a certain point, you would be better off with a wood chipper or burn it.

 

[5030]

I prefer roasting the stuff because I'm a pyro at heart.

 

[shooterdon]

I would burn it if it was not so large and so close to other trees. Could wait for winter and a decent amount of snow on the ground.

 

[mikester]

Mine would. I'd probably spread the pile into a 'line' to make it easier to drive over.

I have hammers and they are heavy. Up to 2" brush would be easy.

What model flail do you have?

 

[Torvy]

What model flail do you have?

I've got a cheap Chinese Nova, but support is great from Jack. Mine is the BCRM, medium duty ditch mower with the hammers, not knives. I don't have a lawn to maintain.

It's not a chipper, but it does 80% of the chipper work in about 5% of the time. I also burn the big stuff.

 

[2manyrocks]

FWIW, the operator who did some forestry mulching for me said it was harder to grind up material laying on the ground. I watched him obliterate small standing trees in minutes, but he had trouble grinding up the same size material if it was on the ground. He was using a Cat forestry mulcher with carbide teeth and Cat CTL.

 

[bcp]

I used to burn brush piles. Later I chipped them. Now I pile brush in selected places, leave it alone, and get to watch more wildlife.

Bruce