Re: FLAIL MOWERS???

Posted by Ron on November 25, 2003 at 07:02:59 from (152.163.253.66):

In Reply to: FLAIL MOWERS??? posted by Terry on November 24, 2003 at 20:07:09:

I use a Ford 6 1/2' flail mower..

I can tell you that it takes AT LEAST 35 horse power to run it satisfactorily...

The knives are about $2.oo to $2.50 a piece ( 39 on mine ).
I like it for pasture mowing...it does a much better job than even a bush hog with sharp blades.
It WILL cit close to the ground, but does not do as good a job as a finish mower--but it would do, and ya don't have to sharpen any blades..
I would think that if you are just cutting tall grass, the knives would last for several hundred acres...you can re-sharpen them easily, on the mower, when they get dull..
I mow about 10 acres (lawn) with a 6' 372 Woods, and it does a very nice cutting job...Not nearly as "Power-Hungry" as the flail...but does have it's limits, unless it is a REAR Discharge type...
I put Ford Intake valve springs in each wheel spindle, to let it "float"..!!!!
Take your pick...Find someone using them, and look at the job they are doing..

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