Thanks, I'm looking into it some more. Does Del Morino still make the Victor model? Those appear to be center pull. Plus they can cut a little greater diameter and a little higher off the ground than the Flipper models.
Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers
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nova3930
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Dude trying to sell you what he's got in stock. Move some inventory...
Thanks. I got quotes on the Levante and the Victor. They seem similar, but the Victor is heavier.
TheFarmerInAdell
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This is awesome! Flailmaster will have any and all parts you'd need for this unit. I also have a SHD88, and it's an absolute tank. Just keep an extra belt on hand. The belt will break if you wedge something in it, like firewood (ask me how I know...). The belt size is C54, and I just get whatever brand is available. They usually last me about a year, depending on how careless I get. Whenever I break one, I put the spare on and order another spare. I use it to mow 3ft tall grass as well as my lawn. Mine is on my tractor 90% of summer. It also works great as a counterweight for lifting heavy stuff.
I am looking for a new flail mower for my 2025R in the 50" - 60" working width range. I have noticed brands like Peruzzo and Caroni (F type shaft) have around twice as many flails compared to most other brands. Any pros or cons to this?
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Are they the same type of flails "J" or inverted "Y" or hammers of different widths.
Racenut
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I think generally speaking, more flails means a finer cut. It can also mean more maintenance. And flails made for finer work, might not be as suited to munching up brush and sticks. So kinda depends what you're gonna be mowing. My 60 inch mower only has 14 hammers, but each one is over 3 pounds and they look like a metal bear claw. But I don't mow lawns. I use it to munch up brush and weeds and so far it has been an amazing tool for that.
diesel85
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Mine is the opposite. I have the Y grass knives and it will mow a lawn quite well.
I'm not hard on my flail mower. But I have munched up small saplings with no knife damage. Still look as new as I got them.
99% of the time it's mowed where it's already been mowed. Or it's mowing my regular lawn Kentucky blue grass where there is no brush.
In fact, every few mows, I'll swap the MMM to the flail to get the striping and have a different machine cut the grass.
Also for whatever reason, when I use the flail mower, I don't need to mow as often versus the rotary MMM. Maybe leonz knows why...
I'm not hard on my flail mower. But I have munched up small saplings with no knife damage. Still look as new as I got them.
99% of the time it's mowed where it's already been mowed. Or it's mowing my regular lawn Kentucky blue grass where there is no brush.
In fact, every few mows, I'll swap the MMM to the flail to get the striping and have a different machine cut the grass.
Also for whatever reason, when I use the flail mower, I don't need to mow as often versus the rotary MMM. Maybe leonz knows why...
moparcar
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Just bought a FL 165. Giving to mow just a flat mostly 2 acre yard. Have a 2025r John Deere. Took it in a practice run but grass was low. Has a M10 shear pin on the coupling yoke. Being this for more hp then mine thinking of putting smaller dia shear pin. The thing runs almost silently.
