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markct -not all are equal
07-14-2004 06:55:11
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Re: Flail mowers in reply to Randy, 07-13-2004 17:43:04
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the term flail mower is used to cover alot of different types of mowers. for example your brushog is a rotary mower, so it your lawnmower you push across the yard, and so it a finish mower that goes on the 3pt, yet you wouldnt cut down small trees with your push mower would you? well its the same with flail mowers, flail is a style of mower just as rotary is, there are different types of flail mowers, there are some designed to give a smooth lawn look, then there are some that have the capability chop up 4 inch diamter trees all day long. flail mower is a very general term thats why ya get people telling you that they are terrible for brush but great for lawns and another guy telling you they are great for brush and terrible for lawns, its cause they each have a different style of flail, the flail mowers that they use to cut up 4 inch dia trees have forged knives that weigh close to 10 lbs a piece in some cases, i have an old one i use as a auto body dolly sometimes. then there are other flail mowers that use teeth that are just L shaped or V shaped pieces of sheetmetal less than an 1/8 thick often, these are the ones designed for lawns and very light brush, and there are different configurations in the light duty ones too, my father bought a flail mower about 20 years ago when he had no idea there were different types of flails, he bought a used mott brand mower for 500 bucks, it worked great on the field, but when he got into some brush it soon started loosing its little blades like crazy, well when he went to get parts he found out why, it was a finish cut flail, the blades ran at a very high speed and just pivioted on a bolt between too tabs on the flail shaft, so they couldnt take too much abuse, well a few years later we got another flail very cheap that is a slightly heavier duty style, it looks almost identical except it has the blades mounted to a little chain link so they can flop over to the side if they strike anything to rough. this is still not the type you can use for brush but it works great for mowing roadside ditches and briars and other small woody plants. also keep in mind that the flail mowers that are heavy enough to cut up heavy brush will do a very poor job on cutting grass, sometimes they just sorta lay the grass down even. so just remember flail mower is a general term, theres many different types. you wouldnt ask your pushmower to cut down thick brush, nor would you expect your brushog to do a nice job on your lawn, so its just the same with flail mowers
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