I have been looking at flails and obviously want one that is wider (working width)than the tractor. Betstco is the brand. I’ve talked to the sale people there and their word contradicts what the websites literature says. They said the 48” would be too big for my 25hp engine tractor, but in the manual (pictured below) clearly states,
“If your tractor is gear transmisson this Is PTO Horsepower. If it is hydro this is engine Horsepower.” |
I have a LS MT225s hydro.
Would you get the EFGC155(60”)?
If you have not made your mind up already I suggest that you buy the 36 inch cut model only.
The 5 horsepower per foot recommendations offered by some is nothing but a guide.
Your hydrostatic drive tractor consumes a great deal of power and a PTO powered implement
will drain it of more power reducing the torque available to power an implement.
A flail mower/flail shredder works best with the 2,200 Revolutions Per Minute operating speed.
The slower you travel forward the better the flail mower will work if it has the side slicer blades
as the side slicer blades will cut and recut the material and also allow you to go back over the
cut GREEN brush and grass to recut it a second time as the side slicer blades create greater lift.
You have to remember that the flail mower is belt driven and the V belt drive system is what provides
the speed needed for the flail mower rotor to spin up to 2,200+ RPM to finely slice the brush and grass.
In order to mow well and beat back invasive plants like poison oak, poison ivy and poison sumak the
brush should be mowed every 2 weeks and left at a 2 inch height.