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   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,731  
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.
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.
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   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,732  
moparcar, as a member of "Flail Nation" welcome!

Shear pin is likely of no concern. Belts will slip before any loads sufficient to cause problems. If there weren't belts THEN there would be a concern. But for you, mowing light grass, I'll wager that you're never going to run into any issues that would result in breakage. (assumes, that is, that what lies within the grass isn't more than just grass)

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   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,733  
moparcar, as a member of "Flail Nation" welcome!

Shear pin is likely of no concern. Belts will slip before any loads sufficient to cause problems. If there weren't belts THEN there would be a concern. But for you, mowing light grass, I'll wager that you're never going to run into any issues that would result in breakage. (assumes, that is, that what lies within the grass isn't more than just grass)

BTW - Add your JD to your user info 👍
Thank you. I wager you are on spot on. Had farm tractors over the year and Illinois it was rare to hit a rock. Moved to Texas for 12 years and hogged more rocks then brush. A year now in Tennessee and taking life easier and this flail will make it easier still. Appreciate you respone. Dave
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,734  
Hello moparcar,

I want to welcome you as the newest resident member of the Flail Mower Nations from the great state of Tennessee.
 
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Time to sharpen all the hammers on my mower - Going to figure out an easy way to do this with lying on the ground. Initially thinking of lifting it with the bucket and a chain.
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,736  
Mine are due for a sharpening as well.

I raise the 3pt and shorten the hyd. top link. That gives me plenty of room to sharpen while sitting on a stool.
 
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Time to sharpen all the hammers on my mower - Going to figure out an easy way to do this with lying on the ground. Initially thinking of lifting it with the bucket and a chain.
When I replaced the blades on my Caroni last year I found rolling it over backwards on the ground worked really well. I did plug the gearbox breather plug first. That way I knew it was stable and wouldn’t squish me 😁
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Mine are due for a sharpening as well.

I raise the 3pt and shorten the hyd. top link. That gives me plenty of room to sharpen while sitting on a stool.
Don't forget the jack stands!
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,739  
Flail Nation - I have a few questions: is there a flail that could solve my problems. My tractor is 25HP, which may be modifiable, but we'll start bone stock. I cut small fields as a side business, and have had issues with cutting:
- The tractor handles a 5ft bush hog OK, but thick grass slows me WAY down.
- The dust and chaff thats kicked up clogs my lungs. Poison Ivy is a bumper crop up here in NH and each summer I'm covered in the rashes. A cab machine is what I want and need, but won't happen for a while at least.

So - will a 5ft flail take less power, potentially cut faster and will it create less dust/chaff?
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #7,740  
No, maybe and maybe. I have not seen a whole lot of difference in power required on my 78" flail vs my 7ft hog but it depends on what you are cutting. The hog needs more HP cutting heavy stuff but the flail won't cut the heavy stuff anyway (without knocking loose too many flails.) You can usually cut faster with the flail I think but there are other opinions. The dust whipped up by a hog is generally more of a cloud but I'm not at all sure that is a strong selection factor between the two.
 
 

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