I purchased a Ford Flail over the weekend and noticed it was out of balance
so I checked on the cutters and noticed some missing.
I used what were on the machine to balance out the cutters and it worked great.
It is a 72" machine that had 9 cutters per row for a total of 27 cutters.
I took off the outside cutters taking it down to a 60" cut.
I am using a small tz22 with this and did not have any issues with cutting
even going up a large hill
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I am wondering if adding the outside cutters back on if it will cause it
to bog down a lot more or will the force already created keep it going smooth?
I know this is a small tractor for such a beast but it is able to lift it and cut some
very thick grass if I slow down enough. [
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The machine ran very smooth until I threw another blade,
now trying to find replacements through flailmaster,
but they are not answering their phone today.
Welcome to TBN,
I think the flailmaster folks are on vacation this week.
SO apparently you have a Ford 917 flailmower with
the scoop knives.
Be sure to grease the flailmower rotor bearings every time you
mow or every 6 hours with 6-7 shots of grease AND be doubly
sure to take off the belt guard and dig out the buried grease
fittings there as well as scrape away the grass and rubber dust
sticking to the mowers side.
The V belts used in flail mowers are typically a B size belt and
available locally. Be sure to purchase the Kevlar belts(green thread)
when replacing them as the Kevlar provides better shock
protection for the mower and the V belt(s).
Adding the exterior cutters back will not cause it to bog down,
the travel speed is what regulates the mowers abilty to mow.
What you can do is raise the cutting height of the flail mower
by lowering the mounting postition of the rear roller which is
what regulates the cutting height of your flail mower.
The slower you mow the finer the clippings will be and the less
trouble you will have mowing.
You also have a built in lawn striper at no extra charge as well.
Many of us have taken some of the knives off to reduce the cutting width when dealing with losing a knive when you cannot get a spare quickly when mowing tall grass and brush.
Don't forget you can take a smaller cut of what you want to mow as well.
If you have Ford New Holland dealer nearby they may have your knives in stock also.
I also wish to welcome you as the newest member of the Flail Mower Nation
and all that it offers from the members who have joined The Flail Mower Nation previously, we are happy bunch of flail mower owners and can help you with your mower if you have problems or think you have problems.
I will be off the board for a few minutes looking up the parts numbers for your mower so you have them.
Edit:
The Flailmaster home page is not working and temporarily diconnected from the internet.
It may be more economical for you to purchase the scoop knives from
www.Cleancutter.com
if you are on the west side of the Mississippi River to save on shipping costs as there are no cost savings in price per unit until you pass the one hundred or so number of knives for purchasing.
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