Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

   / Let's talk flail mowers #221  
5k a week, wow and all that seat time too!:D
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #222  
davitk said:
Not that I am recommending my purchase but for anyone interested my flail mower is coming from Betst (spelled correctly) in Oregon, they have been importing from the same company in China for 13 years, have a wharehouse stocked with parts and are selling on flea bay.
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I am intersted in the quality of the BETST flail mowers on Ebay. They are labeled Value Leader or something like that. Did you get yours yet?
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #223  
myyaz33 said:
I am interested in the quality of the BETST flail mowers on Ebay. They are labeled Value Leader or something like that. Did you get yours yet?
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:D :D Just got it put together, took it for a spin this morning :D :D

Quality, I would give a solid "B" grade, operations manual a "D" (chinese translation for the word grease apparently is "butter" ;) ; I married an english-as-a-second-language Italian (and in-laws :rolleyes:), so was able to stumble my way through it.

I am playing hooky today as it is 70 degrees and sunny, I'll get some pics and complete the report when done playing :)
 
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   / Let's talk flail mowers #224  
I use a bushhog to mow some rough stuff, through the woods, 2 -3" saplings etc, between pine trees. Can a flail mower do that? Would it really replace a bush hog?
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #225  
Coyote said:
I use a bushhog to mow some rough stuff, through the woods, 2 -3" saplings etc, between pine trees. Can a flail mower do that? Would it really replace a bush hog?
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There are definitely flail mowers that can handle 3 inch saplings. However, most of the discussion here has been on the medium duty Caroni flail and I would hesitate to use it against 3 inch brush. 1.5 inch, not a problem. Occasional 2 inch no big deal.

The heavier "highway duty" flails can definitely handle the larger material however but these flails are expensive and do not cut grass as neatly.
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #226  
myyaz33 said:
I am intersted in the quality of the BETST flail mowers on Ebay. They are labeled Value Leader or something like that. Did you get yours yet?
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Here are some pics:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/5265/size/big/sort/1/cat/500
http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/5266/sort/1/size/big/cat/500/page/
http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/5267/sort/1/size/big/cat/500/page/
http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/5268/sort/1/size/big/cat/500/page/
http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/5269/sort/1/size/big/cat/500/page/

The machine worked beautifully on the field, however it made a mess of the lawn where the grass was thicker, SWMBO is going to kill me :eek: Maybe it's an adjustment problem?
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #227  
davitk said:
:D :D Just got it put together, took it for a spin this morning :D :D

Quality, I would give a solid "B" grade, operations manual a "D" (chinese translation for the word grease apparently is "butter" ;) ; I married an english-as-a-second-language Italian (and in-laws :rolleyes:), so was able to stumble my way through it.

I am playing hooky today as it is 70 degrees and sunny, I'll get some pics and complete the report when done playing :)
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I will definitely like to see those. I went to ebay to see their stuff, it seemed to be lighter in weight than some of the other brands but that could be a blessing in disguise for most of us. Please make sure you send before and after shots. i do like their prices though!
 
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   / Let's talk flail mowers #229  
Did you set it too low? seems like you would want to set it high initially? Now you got me a little scared. I was just about to pull the trigger on te Caroni, and then I was looking at the prices on the Betst, but I will wait a bit until you get this issue resolved :eek:
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #230  
The BETST looks almost like a copy of the Caroni. I'm sure that whoever manufacturers it copied someone elses design as flail mowers are probably not a homegrown invention in China.

Looks like it cuts well. I don't see any photos of the lawn mess though. I agree that it may be a height adjustment issue if you are chewing up turf.
 
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