Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[LouNY]

A new one is $3150

 

[leonz]

Well making progress on my flail mowers beam;

Working on the side gussets......................................done
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Getting it painted up, next step install
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Of course the other day one of my brothers came by, after I had butt welded the tubing and welded on the top and bottom straps. He was standing there and said would have been easier just to cut both ends off and just replace all the tube would have been less work and welding.
Yep, it sure would have, where were you last week with the good ideas

The only problem would be the metric pins it came with and whether they would fit the new bored slugs The other issue would be the required bronze bushings with the same issue of fit

 

[LouNY]

The only problem would be the metric pins it came with and whether they would fit the new bored slugs The other issue would be the required bronze bushings with the same issue of fit

I cut the old bored slug (pivot) off the damaged section and welded it to the new tubing.
Cleaned the bushings this morning applied grease directly to the bushings, and greased the pins.
The first pin went in nicely the second pin took considerable finagling to get the bottom hole lined up for full bore of the pin. About 3 hours getting it in and fitted this morning. Now the mower is back as it was 2 weeks ago.

 

[Tinhack]

I don't know if this is allowed or not, mods do your thing.
I saw this on facebook marketplace a few minutes ago. Is is a good deal? Then my financial manager said no. It's anyone's game.
I do think it's a good match for my MF 451 though.

I got the BCRM-155 last year. That's what I paid for mine new and shipped to my driveway. It may have been a couple of hundred less, I don't recall exactly. All the pretty yellow labels turned white and mostly flaked off. They're cheap paper labels but the cutter works great.

I didn't have anything to lift it except the 3PH on the Ford. I had to partially assemble it down front then haul it up with the tractor. I didn't have the right quick connectors so the cutter was extended while I brought it up the shop. I ran the tires on the Ford at minimum pressure to keep the tread flat. That doesn't work well with this cutter. It flattened the right-rear tire when I lifted it. I had to crawl back to the shop hoping to not break the tire off the rim. It takes full tire pressure to keep the rim out of the dirt. And you will, for sure, know it's back there.

 

[FlailMaster]

It's been some time since I posted in the forum! I hope all you old timers are doing well. I just wanted to stop by and share about a John Deere 25A coarse cut that is for sale in Sequim WA. One of my long time customers passed away and his wife called asking for assistance on selling the mower. She doesn't do social media or computers really so I told her I would help in any way I could to find a buyer. I thought why not post to all the fine folks on the "Let's Talk flailmowers" thread because you guys are awesome & just might know someone in the market. I am attaching photos for reference. If you have any questions or know someone just tell them to call Carrie at Flail-Master & I will get them in touch with the owner. THANKS!

 

[arto98607]

That is a solid fine looking mower for someone!

 

[Doug Vee]

I would have been interested early last year. Not so much now. I am a little over an hour away from Sequim. I will ask around locally.