Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers
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workinonit
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It looks like he has it mounted with rigid brackets so that he can curl and lift/lower it with the SS. With that setup he doesn't have to run it on the skids.
Welded tabs to a frame uprights, then bolted a piece of channel to the tabs, motor is a 2 bolt a and the motor mount is bolted to the channel. Relief valve bracket has 2 bolts. By removing 4 bolts (relief and channel) I can be back to regular pto shaft. I used a 6 spline pto shaft motor, 6 spline coupler and a dual relief valve. Standard flow on the farm SS is 25 gpm.
nice work, do you have another hydraulic outlet so you can move the cylinder in and out on your telescoping boom you are going to build
how did you mount the hydraulic motor to resist the torque motion. Assuming it is on some kind of plate between the A frame.
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Close, the mower is actually mounted on two hinges (pins) to allow it to float (a little) on the rear roller. I may need to add something like snow plow shoes or front rollers to augment, we”ll see
workinonit
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Nice. I like that idea. I would like to put mine on my loader frame but it's just too heavy. That's the real advantage of a SS. It can handle the weight and the hydraulics. I'm working on gage wheels for mine now. My one beef with a flail is not being able to easily duplicate the cutting height.
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Which will work wonderfully on a flat surface. Which I don't have, that's why I was wondering how he controls the front height. I think he is going to need gage wheels on the front. I am thinking about a similar setup for my pt.
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Well, all my parts are in hand currently, except a few shims for the gearbox. Those are on the way.
So on to the repair of the rotor...
I've got 8 tabs that were either missing, or gouged from previous poor welding to the point I wanted to replace them. After I do those, I have another dozen or so that need grinding, and rewelding due to cracks...
So far, things are behaving nicely. I'm glad I have TIG at work, as I imagine this might be more challenging with MIG since it really needs some heat on the shaft, and the tabs are so thin comparatively... Probably why the other tabs were gouged so badly. This rotor has really been through the wringer over the last 50 years or so...
So on to the repair of the rotor...
I've got 8 tabs that were either missing, or gouged from previous poor welding to the point I wanted to replace them. After I do those, I have another dozen or so that need grinding, and rewelding due to cracks...
So far, things are behaving nicely. I'm glad I have TIG at work, as I imagine this might be more challenging with MIG since it really needs some heat on the shaft, and the tabs are so thin comparatively... Probably why the other tabs were gouged so badly. This rotor has really been through the wringer over the last 50 years or so...
Cahaba Valley Farm
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This is really interesting and I appreciate all the time you are taking to upload pictures and document the restoration process but I have a question. You spent $250 to purchase this old, worn out Mott flail mower plus parts which you are now up to $2000. This does not include all the time in research and labor you are having to put into this. At this point the flail is needing MAJOR SURGERY to bring it back to working condition. I am not sure how valuable your time is but I would guess if you are a machinist that would come out to be about $20 an hour at entry level and based on some of the things you are saying you sound like you are at a senior level or a journeyman in your trade so you have to be making somewhere around at least $60-100K a year. For another $2000 more you could purchase a brand new flail mower that would be superior in design and quality to the old Mott flail mower and be done with it. So why are you going to all the trouble to do this?
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ning
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Has anyone seen this 'TMG-TFMO60 60" 3-Point Offset Ditch Bank Flail Mower with 90° Tilt for Ditches'?
Ignore the price in that link, the one I see online isn't nearly that price (yeah, no kidding lol).
Ignore the price in that link, the one I see online isn't nearly that price (yeah, no kidding lol).
Cahaba Valley Farm
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I have never heard of that brand and I have been studying the flail mower market for 4 years now.