leonz
Super Member
About the grass slicer knives for your new flail mower; I have not checked to see if it is still made, but WEN Inc., made or still makes a small wet well knive grinder which gives an excellent slicing edge for the flail mower knives and does not ruin them by getting them too hot and should not be used for the hardened and carbide coated knives.
Flailmaster carries their knives now but I am unsure for which Caroni Flail mower.
You should have some on hand as otherwise you will have to strip the other three corresponding knive row sets of knives off directly following the broken set if one set is broken to maintain a balanced flail motor rotor at all times.
The Caroni Grass slicers are not stamped with a slotted hanger hole and are not capable of creating an airfoil surface while mowing/verticutting and you may experience more mounting pin wear if only one knive is left on the knive hanger.
It is better to err., on the side of caution and remove the 4 knive sets if one knive is broken or leave two knive sets directly opposite each other at the three and nine o'clock or six and twelve o'clock on the 4 row finish mowers rotor.
I will double check my notes but I think the V-Belt(s) are the B43 size and the Gates, TSC, Mcmaster, Kaman, NAPA Green belts have Kevlar thread which reduces the shock loading on the V-belts. Be sure to obtain V belts that are from the same manufacturing lot number which is molded into/printed on the V belt flat cross section.
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Once you go flail you never go back:thumbsup::licking::drool:
Flailmaster carries their knives now but I am unsure for which Caroni Flail mower.
You should have some on hand as otherwise you will have to strip the other three corresponding knive row sets of knives off directly following the broken set if one set is broken to maintain a balanced flail motor rotor at all times.
The Caroni Grass slicers are not stamped with a slotted hanger hole and are not capable of creating an airfoil surface while mowing/verticutting and you may experience more mounting pin wear if only one knive is left on the knive hanger.
It is better to err., on the side of caution and remove the 4 knive sets if one knive is broken or leave two knive sets directly opposite each other at the three and nine o'clock or six and twelve o'clock on the 4 row finish mowers rotor.
I will double check my notes but I think the V-Belt(s) are the B43 size and the Gates, TSC, Mcmaster, Kaman, NAPA Green belts have Kevlar thread which reduces the shock loading on the V-belts. Be sure to obtain V belts that are from the same manufacturing lot number which is molded into/printed on the V belt flat cross section.
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Once you go flail you never go back:thumbsup::licking::drool:
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