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Old 02-03-2017, 04:18 PM
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We will be flail mowing in a couple months,, if SamMac has his way,,

Today, I had to see if my new to me tractor would handle the flail mower,,
I had some 8" tall pasture grass to try it on.
it did it perfectly,, 90" wide cut at about 5 1/2 MPH.



Will it hang over a ditch,, or what!!??

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John you need to touch up the paint on the wheels and do something about that seat. It's not like you to run a machine that doesn't look like it just came out of the factory.
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John you need to touch up the paint on the wheels and do something about that seat. It's not like you to run a machine that doesn't look like it just came out of the factory.
Yea,, it JUST arrived,, it is my "Spring" project.
I would like it to be warm enough for the paint to dry,,,
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Yea,, it JUST arrived,, it is my "Spring" project.
I would like it to be warm enough for the paint to dry,,,
OK, I'll let it slide.
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sorry to pull this out of the archives.
Would someone with one of those pull behind flail mowers mind posting a couple pics of the underside?
I am considering building one and I want to see what things look like underneath the smaller units.
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sorry to pull this out of the archives.
Would someone with one of those pull behind flail mowers mind posting a couple pics of the underside?
I am considering building one and I want to see what things look like underneath the smaller units.
It's just a rotating tube with swinging knives. Google "flail mower" and click "images". They spin really fast, and need balanced. You'd be hard pressed to build one without a lathe and really good welder. Plus you'll have to find someone to balance the shaft, and you will have to buy the blades/knives/hammers (whatever you choose). By the time you buy all the stuff, you can go find a Bush Hog unit and buy it. It's kind of like making you're own lawn mower. Easier to buy one.
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It's just a rotating tube with swinging knives. Google "flail mower" and click "images". They spin really fast, and need balanced. You'd be hard pressed to build one without a lathe and really good welder. Plus you'll have to find someone to balance the shaft, and you will have to buy the blades/knives/hammers (whatever you choose). By the time you buy all the stuff, you can go find a Bush Hog unit and buy it. It's kind of like making you're own lawn mower. Easier to buy one.

Oh trust me I would love to just buy one, I don't need another project right now that's for sure... trouble is the new ones are outrageous, and I cant find a used one around here to save my life... not even a PTO unit I could convert!
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Oh trust me I would love to just buy one, I don't need another project right now that's for sure... trouble is the new ones are outrageous, and I cant find a used one around here to save my life... not even a PTO unit I could convert!
Took 2 years for me to find a planter. Believe me, building a flail mower is going to cost you more than buying one. (I'm not convinced you have the tooling it requires anyway. You'd likely have to source out some of the work.) Just stop thinking about it. You'll find one. Be patient. You survived without it this long, you don't "need" it that bad.
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Took 2 years for me to find a planter. Believe me, building a flail mower is going to cost you more than buying one. (I'm not convinced you have the tooling it requires anyway. You'd likely have to source out some of the work.) Just stop thinking about it. You'll find one. Be patient. You survived without it this long, you don't "need" it that bad.
it's ok, I know you don't know what I am capable of but I do know my limitations so don't worry about it... I will let you know when it's done
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Took 2 years for me to find a planter. Believe me, building a flail mower is going to cost you more than buying one. (I'm not convinced you have the tooling it requires anyway. You'd likely have to source out some of the work.) Just stop thinking about it. You'll find one. Be patient. You survived without it this long, you don't "need" it that bad.

You prolly have more luck finding one of these.
I have one without a motor, it is nos...blah blah
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