Okay, I'll try a report. To summarize, I give the Caroni good marks. Although the flail is bigger than the Rotary Mower it replaced, it uses less HP. So far, it has not bogged down.
On fire ant mounds, the RM would strain a bit. With the flail, I only hear a different pitch of sound. It rips right through them.
There have been very few scalps compared to a RM. Because it rides on a 6' roller, it doesn't jounce around on every little hole or dip.
What else? It's quieter than a RM but hearing protection is still needed, at least for me.
It will cut 1" saplings but sometimes you will need to back up for a second pass to get it fully chopped up.
It also helps to cut into a windrow because of the offset.
I used it on the front yard grass and at a slow speed, it cuts nice and smooth. Not as good as a lawn mower with sharp blades but quite acceptable.
On the downside, I hear a slight thump on each revolution of the
PTO shaft. I can only hear it when I have earmuffs on.
When mowing Argentina Bahia grass, the flail will miss a fair amount of the seed stalk. It does cut all the seed head but leaves some "stubble" of stalks. I have to go at a slow speed for better cutting of the stalks.
That's all that comes to mind right now and I'll load a picture this weekend.