Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[powerscol]

It does even better than expected. My unit is 926 lbs on a 3600 lb tractor. I just can understand why you cant handle the SE. When mowing the weight is off the tractor. Maybe double check with them. Somehow you need to clear your rear tire track with the pivot point to mow ditch banks

 

[murse72]

i see what you are saying now about the pivot point, the only part that will mow the ditch will be the area to the right of the pivot point, the 210SI might have a wider overall cut but the only part that will be mowing the ditch is the section to the outside of the pivot. There is no one locally that sales ditch bank flails so I have been researching on youtube and anything else i can find about them. I will have to have one shipped to me so i don't want to get something that too much for my tractor. thinking more now of the 180SE

 

[John Fitzgerald]

There is a very good looking Maschio Giraffetta Ditch Bank Mower on our local CL (Fayetteville AR area). It's too big for my compact tractor or I would consider it.

 

[innrkid]

Hello Vic,

Lucky for me I found your thread before I crawled into my warm bed.

Anyway, John Deere, and Vrisimo, are the two that I can think of off
hand that will accept the quick hitch mode. I do not believe the Caroni
can use the quick hitch.

Check with the folks at Iowa Farm equipment to see if the Del Morino, Peruzzo,
Berti and Sicma can use the quick hitch.

You can check with Ken Sweet at Sweet Tractors about the Sicma flail mowers, You can send him a PM through the forum here to ask him or call him. He ships his equipment nationwide.

The smallest JD is the 7 foot 290 unless that has changed recently but the Vrisimo can be purchased in smaller width of cut flail mowers.


Good night to you,


Leon

My del Morino will use a quick hitch, however, it's not quick. It's such a tight fit it's not worth the wrestling match. FYI

 

[pd tractor]

I have one of these mowers. So far I have only used it one day to mow my roadside ditches and on the trails I made through the woods. It seems to do a good job, I will know more about it as I get used to the hydraulic tilt, (I know now I should Bought a control valve with float for the tilt part of it). I think the only difference between the AGL model and the AGF model is the AGL uses the scoop type of cutter instead of side cutters, but not sure on this. The mower I got is light duty with side cutters and I went with the 42" version.
I ordered my mower direct from the manufacture in China (LEFA Changzhou) If you want more details, let me know.

How are you liking your Farmer Helper flail mower? I'm in the market for a 48" light duty, and these are the least expensive by far. Thanks!

 

[def38]

Without having to read all 400+ posts, does anyone have experience with the Chicomm flails such as Titan, etc? I am interested in a flail mower for 5 acres, with lawn grass. There will be the occasional root that pops up, likely about 1-2 inches. Other than that, pretty much light duty.

 

[LarJea]

How are you liking your Farmer Helper flail mower? I'm in the market for a 48" light duty, and these are the least expensive by far. Thanks!

So far so good. In fact I haven't used the mid mount mower since. I switched over to float for the tilt function but will have to wait and see when mowing season starts to see how that works.

 

[innrkid]

All,

At my property in Wisconsin (grass still dormant) I tried this last weekend to make some passes in some taller grass just to understand operational character of my Del Morino. After lowering the roller to raise the height I found myself trying to get the balance right between skids and roller. Being a complete newbie to this equipment I was under the assumption that they operated together (float the three point and put full weight on unit) in a symbiotic manner. Those of you with experience can imagine the outcome when on saturated ground....ruts. I ultimately figured it out, however, like any good newbie would do to save complete public embarrassment I sent a private message to verify and seek advice fom one of the contributors to this thread. As expected, he helped me understand the error of my ways. Assuming there are other newbies out there that read this thread it might be valuable for others to hear what you experts are doing with top link and how you manage your skids in terms of height.
What have you found is optimal?
I have a hydraulic top link which makes adjusting a breeze and now that I know more, I look forward to my next test runs.

 

[shaeff]

All,

At my property in Wisconsin (grass still dormant) I tried this last weekend to make some passes in some taller grass just to understand operational character of my Del Morino. After lowering the roller to raise the height I found myself trying to get the balance right between skids and roller. Being a complete newbie to this equipment I was under the assumption that they operated together (float the three point and put full weight on unit) in a symbiotic manner. Those of you with experience can imagine the outcome when on saturated ground....ruts. I ultimately figured it out, however, like any good newbie would do to save complete public embarrassment I sent a private message to verify and seek advice fom one of the contributors to this thread. As expected, he helped me understand the error of my ways. Assuming there are other newbies out there that read this thread it might be valuable for others to hear what you experts are doing with top link and how you manage your skids in terms of height.
What have you found is optimal?
I have a hydraulic top link which makes adjusting a breeze and now that I know more, I look forward to my next test runs.

Glad you got it all figured out! Generally, the skids aren't supposed to touch the ground while mowing. The mower should ride on the rear roller only, and on level ground you should put a small bullet level on the gearbox and it should show level.

 

[innrkid]

Glad you got it all figured out! Generally, the skids aren't supposed to touch the ground while mowing. The mower should ride on the rear roller only, and on level ground you should put a small bullet level on the gearbox and it should show level.

To be clear...yes I figured out how not to make ruts....my question was am I doing this right by lifting the skids!
I was not aware of what you mention. Mine is ditch bank mower. When I tilt down into the ditch I'm assuming I'm okay but the front to back has to be level. Is that right?