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Flail mower questions
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I've not used one. I considered buying one many years ago, looked at them. At the time I had little New Holland TC24, and a big Oliver. The Oliver was only 2wd and the slope along the road was a no go zone for side cutting with the Oliver but the little New Holland could manage it. Then when I looked at putting a flail mower on it it really looked like a bad idea.
That TC24 is a lot heavier than a Kubota BX23 and somewhat larger. I really don't think the sub-compact Kubota is up to the task. Maybe if the land is flat? I'd be worried about stability if the side of the road slopes, I'd also be worried about PTO HP to run that mower. You may want to talk to your dealer, explain what you need to do.
Have you considered a sickle bar mower? Lighter weight and I think lower power requirement per length of cut.
That TC24 is a lot heavier than a Kubota BX23 and somewhat larger. I really don't think the sub-compact Kubota is up to the task. Maybe if the land is flat? I'd be worried about stability if the side of the road slopes, I'd also be worried about PTO HP to run that mower. You may want to talk to your dealer, explain what you need to do.
Have you considered a sickle bar mower? Lighter weight and I think lower power requirement per length of cut.
I'm worried about rocks and debris on the sickle bar road is mostly flat not off camber but berms on the side that the bar would run through that the flail roller would that follow without a problem.
This is the one I'm dreaming of 48 inch id have to add 2nd set of hydraulics but I can tap the back hoe lines for that.
This is the one I'm dreaming of 48 inch id have to add 2nd set of hydraulics but I can tap the back hoe lines for that.
How much does it weight? What can your 3pt lift at 3' behind the ball eyes?
What are the PTO HP requirements for the mower? You have, if I recall correctly from my old memory, maybe 16/17 PTO HP?
No clue how Alibaba works so I have no insight.
But that seems amazingly cheap. I'm guessing a flail mower is about $3000. You could buy 10 of those and throw them away when they break!
I suggested it only because I think they are much lighter, and require less HP, so more likely to work better with a sub-compact tractor.
But that seems amazingly cheap. I'm guessing a flail mower is about $3000. You could buy 10 of those and throw them away when they break!
I suggested it only because I think they are much lighter, and require less HP, so more likely to work better with a sub-compact tractor.
If you buy the sickle bar, please send a review. I have the Titan offset flail but not like the one you posted. I wish I had that one. I have the remotes for it too. I've purchased a few things from Titan and have always been satisfied. I'm running a 55HP Kioti so it can handle most things.
Here is a link to a cutter like the sickle bar cutter but it mounts directly to the front end loader. Seemed worth sharing here. I only saw the ad for this device and I'm interested but other than that I know nothing about it.
www.cutthat.com
SABRE SAMURAI CUTTER - Cutthat.com
Sabre Samurai Cutter is the Top Selling hydraulic sickle bar cutter in North America. Versatile across all equipment, skid steers, subcompact, compact tractors, excavators, and more.
www.cutthat.com
That is super cool.Here is a link to a cutter like the sickle bar cutter but it mounts directly to the front end loader. Seemed worth sharing here. I only saw the ad for this device and I'm interested but other than that I know nothing about it.
SABRE SAMURAI CUTTER - Cutthat.com
Sabre Samurai Cutter is the Top Selling hydraulic sickle bar cutter in North America. Versatile across all equipment, skid steers, subcompact, compact tractors, excavators, and more.
So just curious, what did you end up doing?
I have to say the Samurai Cutter that Doc posted a link to is really appealing. As I cut back a bunch of growth along the roadway, and used a Stihl trimmer with an extension bar, I have to say that the Samurai could have done the job better, faster and reached higher than I can with the hand held too. And it would the ground level work easier too!
Nothing yet I'm leaning to the sycle type but I have to add hydraulics for it and id like to make integral to the loader control valve i have to find if i can add a 3rd function there i like the idea of not taking backhoe off to cut
As I am gearing up for collecting social security and reducing my insurance costs, I'm also looking at all the money I will be saving and the Samurai looks like a possible future purchase for me given that I'll be getting "gubmint money" soon.
The Samurai sickle bar cutter is not high on my "need" list but it would be pretty darn handy. I've wanted a sickle bar mower for 20 years, and often considered getting a used one because it would only be used a couple days a year. But the Samurai sickle bar cutter, mounted to the front end loader, that would be far more useful. I have more than enough hydraulic capacity, my tractor has extra hose connectors for auxiliary hydraulics, so I'd just need long enough hoses and I'd be golden.
Please keep us informed on what you do. Photos would be appreciated too.
The Samurai sickle bar cutter is not high on my "need" list but it would be pretty darn handy. I've wanted a sickle bar mower for 20 years, and often considered getting a used one because it would only be used a couple days a year. But the Samurai sickle bar cutter, mounted to the front end loader, that would be far more useful. I have more than enough hydraulic capacity, my tractor has extra hose connectors for auxiliary hydraulics, so I'd just need long enough hoses and I'd be golden.
Please keep us informed on what you do. Photos would be appreciated too.
I bought this one for use with the new tractor, still in the crate. Everything showed up after the season to mow., so I’ll put it together at leisure during the Winter. The tractor and mower are going to be primarily for mowing the pond acreage. Brush hog isn’t going to be able to do what a ditch/bank mower can, just too many banks around the pond and the right away. I have also cut trail corridors around the property and I hope the mower will help in the vertical position to keep the branches back in the corridors.
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I maintain a line of trees along the roadway, and that SABER sickle bar cutter unit, mounted to the FEL would be the ticket to cutting back the small branches that reach out over the roadway, it would also manage the ground cutting on the downslope along the roadway. I have an extended reach STIHL Hedge trimmer but it would be a lot less work and I'd be able to reach a whole lot higher, with the SABER that Doc has posted the link to above.
But I trim that section about 1 time per year and I am not sure I can justify the cost. It's maybe 80' long along that part of the road that gets over-grown. I have a shorter section along my driveway. Again that is done once a year. The older I get the hard the work. But I'm still not sure I'd pay the price for the saber.
The AliBaba sickle bar, even if shipping is double the cost of the mower, is dirt cheap and I could use that for the ground work that I do. But not for any of the tree branch trimmer, which is certainly the harder chore.
I think I have tool envy.
I maintain a line of trees along the roadway, and that SABER sickle bar cutter unit, mounted to the FEL would be the ticket to cutting back the small branches that reach out over the roadway, it would also manage the ground cutting on the downslope along the roadway. I have an extended reach STIHL Hedge trimmer but it would be a lot less work and I'd be able to reach a whole lot higher, with the SABER that Doc has posted the link to above.
But I trim that section about 1 time per year and I am not sure I can justify the cost. It's maybe 80' long along that part of the road that gets over-grown. I have a shorter section along my driveway. Again that is done once a year. The older I get the hard the work. But I'm still not sure I'd pay the price for the saber.
The AliBaba sickle bar, even if shipping is double the cost of the mower, is dirt cheap and I could use that for the ground work that I do. But not for any of the tree branch trimmer, which is certainly the harder chore.
I think I have tool envy.
My problem with justification is my tendency to not just think of myself. I have good neighbors, we share. Most of us, it’s not a problem to go climb into one of their machines or use their implements without permission, although we always let each other know. The ditch/bank flail is not an implement that any of us have until now.
I installed cameras specifically for the flail mower and FEL visual in the new tractor. Front left to see bucket edge (it’s tough in the cab to see the whole bucket when resting)man’s right rear for the offset ditch/bank flail. It’s right handed on offset. Cameras are solar powered …
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