Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[IslandTractor]

Island Tractor -

Your link takes me to the most recent post and I don't see anything about the extender on page 60. I did search for this and located your invoice from British Metrics in Maryland on another 2008 thread. Is this still the solution you recommend?

Funny, the earlier link worked for me. Try this one: Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers - Page 60 (note this post #593)

Should have a couple photos of the extender installed and another of the invoice from British Metrics with the appropriate ordering info.

I do think that is the only solution at the moment UNLESS, as Utopia pointed out, Caroni has changed something internally in the gearbox to prevent the burping. Based on his recent experience I would hold off on ordering the extender and just use the mower with the appropriate level of oil. If you get oil burps just clean it with some Dawn and order the extender. If you don't get oil then apparently Caroni has changed something. Please report your finding here so we can amend the story for future purchasers of the Caroni mowers.

 

[leonz]

I can tell you the 25A my father had was built in Moline Illinois.

But that was in the early 1990's, I guess times do change.

 

[Utopia Texas]

Funny, the earlier link worked for me. Try this one: Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers - Page 60 (note this post #593)

Should have a couple photos of the extender installed and another of the invoice from British Metrics with the appropriate ordering info.

I do think that is the only solution at the moment UNLESS, as Utopia pointed out, Caroni has changed something internally in the gearbox to prevent the burping. Based on his recent experience I would hold off on ordering the extender and just use the mower with the appropriate level of oil. If you get oil burps just clean it with some Dawn and order the extender. If you don't get oil then apparently Caroni has changed something. Please report your finding here so we can amend the story for future purchasers of the Caroni mowers.

Looking up into the dip stick cap on the Caroni it appears to be engineered well. Any oil traveling up from gear movement has to travel through a central channel at the dip stick then move horizontally to some baffles where it drips back into the gear case. Air is allowed to escape through the horizontal channels by holes under the cap. I've never seen another Caroni vent cap so I have no idea if this is a new design. It is not just a plain cap with a hole. See attached pictures...

 

[DaNag]

I wonder if Caroni changed the vent cap/dip stick in some way. I received my new 72" unit last week and mowed 15 acres and not a drop of oil came out the cap and the oil was at the proper level according to the dip stick.

I've gone two seasons with heavy use on mine. Same story. Not a drip, dry as a bone. Haven't needed to add any oil since the initial fill.

My cap/dipstick looks like the one posted above as well - can't see how it would leak. Perhaps it's been updated.

 

[AaronS]

Well shoot, I missed out on what looked like a good deal yesterday. A 6 foot Mott sold for $125 on Auctiontime.com. It looked like it may have needed new blades, paint, and other tlc, but still seemed like a great deal. The biggest problem is that the website wanted bank info to create an account, and I wasn't going to do that. We prefer to pay cash when we buy.

 

[Hill Billy Bob]

I've gone two seasons with heavy use on mine. Same story. Not a drip, dry as a bone. Haven't needed to add any oil since the initial fill.

My cap/dipstick looks like the one posted above as well - can't see how it would leak. Perhaps it's been updated.

I don't think there has been any updated cap/dipstick released. Bought my TM1900 August 2013, and it seeps out at that location. Mower arrived with gear box overfilled, drained it before running it, measured 32oz. Refilled with 16oz of new oil (full mark on stick)....maybe I should add another pint, maybe oil at a higher level would cut down on the splashing or slinging effect...HB Bob

 

[jamtuc]

OK I need some help. I just purchased an OLD JD flail mower. I need knives and a belt. It has the cup type knives. The belt is old it may still work for a while but thought I would replace it. It needs some work but I will be useing it for rough cutting and pasture. Where can I find any information on the mower? I cannot find ANY data plate or numbers. maybe I just don't know where to look. I have skimmed through some of this thread but didn't see anything I could use to ID the beast. Thanks for your help.

 

[IslandTractor]

OK I need some help. I just purchased an OLD JD flail mower. I need knives and a belt. It has the cup type knives. The belt is old it may still work for a while but thought I would replace it. It needs some work but I will be useing it for rough cutting and pasture. Where can I find any information on the mower? I cannot find ANY data plate or numbers. maybe I just don't know where to look. I have skimmed through some of this thread but didn't see anything I could use to ID the beast. Thanks for your help.

If Leonz doesn't reply, send him a PM. He is our resident flail guru.

 

[JD40MO77]

Just ordered new knives from hardhitter and flailmaster plus new belt, hanger hard ware, bolts, and nuts for my 25a. Trying to sort out rotor bearing and order a pair also.

 

[sloooow]

Regarding the sloppy oil problem:

If you want to give the British Metrics extender a try, pm me for the extra one I got (since they come as pairs). I think it cost about 10-12 bucks plus shipping.