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    Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

    Currently I am being offered full new bearing assemblies, a new axle weldment and a new set of hammers. I appreciate the fast response. but... the idea of needing to rebuild the whole thing that I have nothing but trouble with isn't super exciting. I am contemplating my next steps.
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    Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

    Here is the lubrication schedule. They make it pretty clear.
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    Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

    Well, ugh. I bought my flail mower new last fall. Had some initial belt breaking issues, and problems with untorqued bolts. Got it figured out this spring, but things got way out balance this afternoon. Mower only has about 30 hours on it, and I think it is pretty much toast. Manual emphasized...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Hi All. I see there has been some activity here, so here is my updated. I am pleased with the response from WoodMaxx and we are continuing our correspondence to figure out a few details on how to best resolve this. I won't to make it super clear here that it was never my intent to defame...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    First, condolences on on the Tide's loss last night. It was a fun game to watch though. With hands on the equipment, it is easy to tell that WoodMaxx is good stuff, regardless of county of origin. Like you, I am curious on their follow through on this though, because customer service does still...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Still silence from WoodMaxx on this. No response to a follow up note sent last week. Doing my best to take the advice of a few comments on here and be patient, but it's still a little worrisome.
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    WoodMaxx Blower

    I started out this winter with a new WoodMaxx blower (SB72) on my Kioti DK. I had previously run a Kioti branded blower (Woods?) on a Kioti CK. I log a lot of snowplowing time each winter, sometimes up to 125 hours per season. It's lot of time spent with no cab and driving backwards, so the...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Honestly, it seems like a good machine that never had it’s bolts torqued at the factory. The machine neve clogged on me, and it seemed to be built to do the job. I’d be happy to accept a replacement. I got a WoodMaxx snowblower too and it’s been great so far even though we’ve had minimal snow...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    I'm not going to apologize for having a bit of angst over a $3k piece of equipment being useless after 3 hours of use. I bought it because I needed it. I paid for new because I wanted some peace of mind. I understand the Holidays and time off. They've been responsive (so they are there and...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Still no word from WoodMaxx. I emailed 2-days ago to ask if they got my email with photos and video and he said Yes and to “bear with him.” Silence since then. The useless attachment is just taking up space in my barn.
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Still no word back from WoodMaxx. I took the mower off the tractor, and disconnected the PTO. This led to me finding that the gear box was almost completely loose from the mower. There are 4 bolts (M12) that come up from inside the mower compartment and hold the gear box down, two were missing...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    I talked to WoodMaxx this morning and they asked for photos to show the problem. I’ve sent, so we will see what the response is. In noticing that the drive shaft itself has play to it, I also noticed that when rotating the shaft/pulley the PTO side of the gearbox only rotates intermittently...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    So the plot thickens a bit. On closer examination this morning, it isn't the drive pulley that its moving on the shaft, it's the shaft itself that has play to it. It moves in/out about 3/16" when I pull/push on the pulley. Even when I pull it out to its max, it does not come into alignment with...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Do I need to remove the pulley from the hub, or just retighten the hub into the proper location on the shaft? Reading a bit more about how these tapered hubs worked, I'm surprised it has play in it (about 1/4 worth) and isn't just completely loose on the shaft instead. It would seem as though...
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    WoodMaxx Flail - Early Issues

    Based on the fact that the drive pull was in so far it was carving a grove in the arm that holds the tension roller, I think its safe to say that the upper pulley needs to move out. I think it's held in place by a compression hub. Not exactly sure how they work. See photo. You can also see in...
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