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12-11-2008, 07:50 PM #1Veteran Member
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Ford 917 flail
I am looking at a 917 ford 74in flail mower. Does anyone have any idea how much it weighs. Was this made by ford or someone else and rebadged. I see Messicks has parts. Is there any drawbacks to this mower. Does the same hp per ft. for bush hoge apply to flails.
BillLast edited by Hooked_on_HP; 12-11-2008 at 09:36 PM. Reason: added question
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12-12-2008, 11:09 AM #2Super Member
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Re: Ford 917 flail
I like horsepower too! And you do normally need more horsepower on a flail compared to a rotary. Depending on the flail size and the diameter of cut capacity(which means heavier flails) will give higher horsepower needs for a flail.
The 917 I believe is a finish style but I'd still say to have 40 horse on it!
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