Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[Fallon]

My 1,500lbs 7.2' Peruzzo brush bull is a little big for my L4060, but runs fine. I really wish I had a L6060 in heavy thick grass, but not enough to upgrade.

Your 4060 will handle the bigger one just fine. May need to go a bit slower. But slow & wide beats fast & narrow. Smoother on you & the machine.View attachment 874540

Just saw the offset stuff. I can slide my mower about 2.5'. The black belt guard ends up even with the left tire puts a lot of torque on the 3pt & the machine if it's in the air. So I really only side shift it much past center when it's on the ground. I can dangle about 3' of mower past my left tire & usually do when mowing & the roller is on the ground .

Not sure what that means for an offset mower though. May be able to run it on the ground, but I doubt it would lift safely.

 

[leonz]

As I mentioned before you will have little over center control of the
mower head other than the position of the mule on level ground.

The forces created by the swinging of the boom and mower body
and the combined weight of the boom and mower head are going
to act like a 5 gallon pail of gear oil hung on a 16 foot 2 by 6 swinging
back and forth while the last 4 feet of the 2 by 6 is resting on a 15
gallon barrel.

Read the Del Morino MOWER literature thoroughly, look at the
tractor and mower diagrams showing the centerline height of the
mule and the positions of the mower on embankments PLEASE.

 

[Nygardenguy]

Thanks for all of your input. I went with the smaller model and will use it cautiously. So thankful to have this forum and the many experienced and helpful people on it.

 

[Fallon]

Mows fine like this, but picking it up shifted like this is sketchy. To much flex on the flail frame & 3pt for me to feel safe about things not breaking. With a 72" track the tractor itself is reasonably sable with things side shifted, but not great. Due to the 3pt flex I never really tested the actual stability for more than a few yards though.

 

[Torvy]

That's shifted? Now I have to take a picture of mine. I was planning to take it out this morning anyway. Iirc, mine goes further right. It might just be perspective, though.

 

[Fallon]

That's shifted? Now I have to take a picture of mine. I was planning to take it out this morning anyway. Iirc, mine goes further right. It might just be perspective, though.

I could go an inch or 2 more to the right. The cylinder runs out of stroke & the PTO shaft would hit the shift hose. A mark or 2 on the hose when I didny have the banjo fitting rotated fully away from the PTO. Fixed now, but I still try to leave it a few inches from testing that it hasnt rotated into a clearance issue again.

 

[LouNY]

That's the difference between a side shift and a offset.
My offset/ditch bank mower;
partially offset

completely offset

rotated up

mowing while rotated about 45 degrees down

mowing 45 degrees or more up

 

[Torvy]

Your pictures are better than mine!

 

[Torvy]

I could go an inch or 2 more to the right. The cylinder runs out of stroke & the PTO shaft would hit the shift hose. A mark or 2 on the hose when I didny have the banjo fitting rotated fully away from the PTO. Fixed now, but I still try to leave it a few inches from testing that it hasnt rotated into a clearance issue again.

Gotcha. Mine's like Lou's. Same colors, different brand.

 

[Gypsyman]

Found this 10 month old Peruzzo Fox Cross 1600 on marketplace a few days ago. Reached out to the seller to see what the story was. Apparently he ran it for two passes around his pond and decided he wasn’t comfortable being that close to the bank due to how steep it was. It’s been parked in the bushes ever since.

Drove an hour to take a look at it. As soon as I saw it I made him an offer and he accepted. Other than a couple of small paint scuffs it’s a brand new mower. Hammers look perfect.

I’ll have to wait a bit before I’ll be able to run it. I need to get the rear hydraulics on order from Yanmar and get them installed but I’m happy to have it nonetheless. Between this and the Land Pride FDR3690 then I just picked up I should be able to handle everything around this property.