Caroni 1900 Update

[gregharr55]

Hello fellow FLail Mower users,
I have owned mine for over a year and just got to really use it yesterday. Ran it about six hours in thick N. Ga. brush, briars, and grass. After greasing it I ground up anything that was reasonable. It really did better than I anticipated. Up to about 1 1/2 inches it chewed it up. I run it behind a Kubota L4310 GST ,37.5 PTO hp.
I usually ran in third gear, but second gear if I was in larger brush. I can run in fourth gear in medium stuff if speed is more important.
I bounced off a couple of small stumps going slowly and no damage done.
With the exception of backing over some larger sprouts, I would use the flail over rotary mower most any time.
The only thing I added was a slip clutch for my piece of mind. I adjusted it and it works great.
All you guys have a great day and be careful . My next door neighbor was killed last week by flipping his zero turn mower while loading it. Makes a man think!
Happy mowin'
Greg Harrison

 

[Steave]

That's sad about your neighbor. Things like this happen in a split second and that's all it takes for a tragic mishap. Sounds like you're happy with your Caroni 1900.

 

[gregharr55]

That's sad about your neighbor. Things like this happen in a split second and that's all it takes for a tragic mishap. Sounds like you're happy with your Caroni 1900.

Hello Steve, I believe you live in Bartow County. Been there a bunch of times. And yes the mower is a keeper. It works as advertised.
Later..
Greg

 

[leonz]

Hello Greg,

I am so sorry to hear of your neighbors death. Was he driving up the loading ramp when this happened?
I always back up my ramp into the Maxam dump trailer I own as the angle of ascent up the ramp is too steep. The trailer dump bed is 3 feet off the ground and the standard ramp they sell for flat bed trailers is really too short for the height of the dump trailer bed.
I am glad the flail mower is working well for you though.

 

[gregharr55]

Hello Greg,

I am so sorry to hear of your neighbors death. Was he driving up the loading ramp when this happened?
I always back up my ramp into the Maxam dump trailer I own as the angle of ascent up the ramp is too steep. The trailer dump bed is 3 feet off the ground and the standard ramp they sell for flat bed trailers is really too short for the height of the dump trailer bed.
I am glad the flail mower is working well for you though.

Thanks Leonz. You are correct he drove up the ramp the wrong way. The way the vehicles were positioned made the angle even more severe. He had owned several zero turns since they became popular. I suppose he became complacent and careless.
So be safe!
Greg