Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[Fallon]

You first!

$7560

I paid $100 for my ancient beatup 917 flail & $400-500 in parts along with a couple weekends to resurrect it. Was just curious what a current top of the line model runs these days for that spreadsheet I was working on. $7k+ is a tough pill to swallow when you see the Chinese ones out there in the $2-3k range. I fully expect LandPride (I thought I read they get them from somebody in Italy & re-badge them) is better quality, but when you can buy 2-3 of the others for the same price it does make you wonder how much better quality.

 

[Steve1300]

I know the urge to get a "good one" versus the cheaper ones. Of course, there will always be those who will make accusations about how we buy junk instead of the "good one."

At some point, I finally let reality sink in and admit that my needs don't require that I drop so much money in a machine that is not really going to be worked as if I hire out to do someone else's property.

That is good, as it saves me the money to use where it may be needed more.

I looked at a big old worn flail mower at a local dealer. The price being asked for that old rusted flail mower was more than most of the other new flails available, so there was no way I was going to pay that much. It may well have been a "good one" at one time, but what I saw was rusted heavy equipment.

A new 6' Caroni should be more than adequate to meet my needs. If I am wrong, I guess I'll adjust.

 

[richardhorne]

Alien in QLD bought one a little while back, check his reviews at around post #2627

I have just bought a 1350 with hydraulic side shift from hayes. They were great to deal with. Very quick to ship (im in WA) the mower seems great. A chinese import but 2yr gearbox guarantee. Done about 15hrs mowing now and it hasnt missed a beat..just could do with a bit more pto hp ( ive only got 26 at the pto) the side shift is fantastic and i am glad i spec'd it.

 

[docsfarm]

6900$ + tax.

 

[leonz]

I have just bought a 1350 with hydraulic side shift from hayes. They were great to deal with. Very quick to ship (im in WA) the mower seems great. A chinese import but 2yr gearbox guarantee. Done about 15hrs mowing now and it hasnt missed a beat..just could do with a bit more pto hp ( ive only got 26 at the pto) the side shift is fantastic and i am glad i spec'd it.

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[IslandTractor]

A new 6' Caroni should be more than adequate to meet my needs. If I am wrong, I guess I'll adjust.

I don't recall anyone who bought the $2000 Caroni TM1900 complaining that it didn't suit their mowing needs. I wouldn't recommend it for a highway department but it will handle anything an overgrown pasture challenges it with easily.

 

[Steve1300]

Yep, by those pictures, I should not have any problem.

Thanks

 

[CTWright]

I paid $100 for my ancient beatup 917 flail & $400-500 in parts along with a couple weekends to resurrect it. Was just curious what a current top of the line model runs these days for that spreadsheet I was working on. $7k+ is a tough pill to swallow when you see the Chinese ones out there in the $2-3k range. I fully expect LandPride (I thought I read they get them from somebody in Italy & re-badge them) is better quality, but when you can buy 2-3 of the others for the same price it does make you wonder how much better quality.

I started with a $200 Virismo flail that was missing attachment points. I adapted JD knives and made it work for a season. Then I found a JD 25A in southern NM for $600. Its a beast compared to the Verismo flail.

 

[leonz]

The Landpride units are made by The Maschio Company in Italy.
They are very well made Orchard and vineyard flail mulchers/shredders
which can also can be used for mowing.

The Land Pride/Maschio Flail Mowers also have a trash door for mowing
in tall heavy brush with out clogging with smaller horsepower mules.
The trash door is also a mower inspection door which allows changing of the
cast hammer knives or removing them for sharpening using a wet grinder.

The European brands of flail mowers have to meet the much more stringent
European Union Safety standards for farm equipment and mowing equipment than
in China or the United States.

You need to decide how much money you want to spend or can afford to spend.

The Caroni and Maschio families flail mowers benefit from economies of scale in production because
the flail mowers and rototillers have many of the same components-bearings, frame size
in steel pressing/forming jigs, plate steel thickness, tubular steel component sizes for all
flail mowers.

Thier quality control needs a little bit of work with checking for the proper manuals for
each implement in each implements shipping crate and making sure the rear roller mounting
bolts have been secured with blue Loctite.

The more they help the customer that buy the flail mowers the more they help their sales.

 

[kimaran]

You'd have to be specific about what flail mower you are considering. There are heavy duty flails that will happily cut up cinder blocks along the highway.

For a medium duty flail like the Caroni TM1900, I have had no issue at all with 2 inch brush. Haven't tried 3 inch material as I usually get those with the grapple. Here are photos of the remains of a couple of bushes that had about 2 inch stems. The original bushes looked like the untouched bush just behind the stubble remains.[/QUOTE


I'm looking at a flail mower what type of blades do I need to have for cutting 1 to 3 inch youpon a and brush