Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[leonz]

I was riding past the local JD dealer one day,,, and I made an impulse purchase!!

I think it was my first ever AG impulse purchase,,, it is way better than the old 6 1/2 foot bush hog!!

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Hello CADplans,


I want to welcome you as the newest member of the Flail Mower Nation.

I am sure by now you have wondered how you got along without it.

You will find that they do wonderful work when you have frost killed brush
that you need to knock down and get rid of as you can get right down to 2
inches in cutting height.


Happy Mowing

 

[CADplans]

Nice!! - I am guessing that one was brand new!

Yes it was new,,, which I normally avoid like the plague.
I really wanted the offset, so that I could trim along the driveway, without rolling over a lawnmower.

 

[Hoochy]

Nice mower! I know once you use it a couple of times you will be convinced, it was a good impulse buy:thumbsup:

 

[hunt4570]

Nice, and WOW... that's a lot of offset! And I thought my Caroni had a lot of offset!

 

[CADplans]

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Hello CADplans,


I want to welcome you as the newest member of the Flail Mower Nation.

I am sure by now you have wondered how you got along without it.

You will find that they do wonderful work when you have frost killed brush
that you need to knock down and get rid of as you can get right down to 2
inches in cutting height.


Happy Mowing

Nice mower! I know once you use it a couple of times you will be convinced, it was a good impulse buy:thumbsup:

Nice, and WOW... that's a lot of offset! And I thought my Caroni had a lot of offset!

Thanks for the comments,,, I was supposed to mow the pastures last week,,, but,,,
the wife gave me a "reprieve" because I was exhausted from mounting the new rear tires,,,

When it stops raining,,, I will have no excuses left,,,

Does anyone know if having the tire size molded into the tire bar gives you more traction??

 

[powerscol]

But, but,but, the old ones were not bald yet :laughing::laughing::laughing:

As for traction, NO !, but she will go like lightning . :thumbsup:

 

[CADplans]

But, but,but, the old ones were not bald yet :laughing::laughing::laughing:

As for traction, NO !, but she will go like lightning . :thumbsup:

I was worried about rust,,, and I found the mounted new tires and wheels on CL,,,

So, I may put the old ones on CL now,,,
AND, it would have been too much effort to clean the old wheels enough to paint them,,,
I did not have a tank big enough to dip them,,
and I would have had to buy a BIG battery charger to power the electrolysis clean the wheels.

 

[xtn]

I don't know anything about what it is but I don't see how those knives could open up the way they are attached.

What do you mean, "Open up?" Do you imagine that they are supposed to spread apart like bird wings or something? Even if they could spread apart, centripetal force when spinning is going to pull them straight out and together anyway.

 

[DocDryden]

I was riding past the local JD dealer one day,,, and I made an impulse purchase!!

I think it was my first ever AG impulse purchase,,, it is way better than the old 6 1/2 foot bush hog!!

That's the mower that I have been looking for. .JD 390 offset . I Can't find a use one in good condition.
How do you like it?

 

[CADplans]

That's the mower that I have been looking for. .JD 390 offset . I Can't find a use one in good condition.
How do you like it?

I can only compare it to the 6 1/2 foot JD bushhog it replaced,,,
the flail is 10X nicer to use than the bushhog, it uses less HP, and no "windrowing"!:thumbsup:

I had brand new blades on the bushhog,,, so that was not the issue,,,

and,, the 390 will hang over the ditch at the edge of the road,,, no weed-eater needed!!