Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[IslandTractor]

I have had a Woodmax 5' Flail mower since April this year. It is one of there ver 2.0 units with a welded chassis. It works well and yes the clean-out door comes in handy. I did have a bearing fail with less than 10 hrs on it. Woodmax replace the failed bearing with no cost to me. I now grease all bearing before each use just to be safe. Woodmax's flail mowers are built in China to WoodMax's specs. What I like about Woodmax is someone always answers the phone (during business hours) and they want to make sure there customers are happy.

I've always greased the bearings on my Caroni before each use. I sometimes even remember to grease again at lunch time but always at least once per mowing day.

 

[kco]

KCO,

I like what you were doing with your flail mower. How wide is it? This reminds me of some of the trails I cut in my woods, some of those with the flail mower which was a better machine than the rotary cutter I previously used.

SI2305

It is 71" cutting width and 78" wide overall and has a hydraulic offset. It is similar to the Value-leader AG180 shown here:

http://www.value-leader.com/71-flail-mulcher-ag180/

I got it from a local supplier (Kelowna, BC) who imports equipment from China.

 

[gregharr55]

Nicko thanks. I am going to bend my skid also. Thanks all!
Greg Harrison

 

[sidecarist]

I have had a Woodmax 5' Flail mower since April this year. It is one of there ver 2.0 units with a welded chassis. It works well and yes the clean-out door comes in handy. I did have a bearing fail with less than 10 hrs on it. Woodmax replace the failed bearing with no cost to me. I now grease all bearing before each use just to be safe. Woodmax's flail mowers are built in China to WoodMax's specs. What I like about Woodmax is someone always answers the phone (during business hours) and they want to make sure there customers are happy.

Well that's one real life review on TBN. Sounds positive to me too. I look forward to getting mine. What knives do ou have on yours?

Thanks for posting

 

[moriboy]

I've been following this thread for some time and finally decided that a flail mower would be a better choice for me than my rotary cutter. I bought a Landpride FM4188. It's built very well and I can't wait to use it. Unfortunately we are under fire restrictions until some rain comes in. My rotary cutter (10FT twin spindle) works great but is hard to maneuver around trees and other obstacles since it sticks out in the back quite a ways. I've also encountered quite a few rocks and have damaged the blades on several occasions as well as the deck. I sure hope the flail works as well as I think it will.

 

[IslandTractor]

I've been following this thread for some time and finally decided that a flail mower would be a better choice for me than my rotary cutter. I bought a Landpride FM4188. It's built very well and I can't wait to use it. Unfortunately we are under fire restrictions until some rain comes in. My rotary cutter (10FT twin spindle) works great but is hard to maneuver around trees and other obstacles since it sticks out in the back quite a ways. I've also encountered quite a few rocks and have damaged the blades on several occasions as well as the deck. I sure hope the flail works as well as I think it will.

Keep us posted on how the Landpride works out. We haven't had many of those represented here.

 

[smilinjak]

Does anyone know about Victory Flail Mowers? On their website they use the same model numbers as the Value Leader flails. The only difference I can see is they are green and cost about $400 less model for model. Their specs read the same and shipping is included. I did notice that they call the deck material 6 mm which is about .244 inch Valu leader call 1/4 inch or .250. Can .007 make that much difference?

Smilinjak

 

[MF25]

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Check with Iron Horse first and send him a PM as he may have both his mule and his Mascio heavy flail mower up for sale.

Please tell him Leon says hello.

hmmm i cant even find Iron Horse as a member....

is he an Aussie?

 

[Steve1300]

I just bought a Caroni TM1900, and the first thing I did was take it apart, look at it, and then put it back together. It seems simple enough, and - unless there is a great mystery that is not apparent to me; I fail to see why anyone can justify the big bucks that some other brands charge to sell similar equipment. I suppose time will tell, but the Caroni makes sense in the way it is constructed. One side note - it was not easy to work on as it had to be lifted and rotated in order to get to the parts. It is a tad heavy and then the roller fell out; I could only scratch my head and wonder how I was going to put it back together at the same time the scraper bar was pinned between the brackets.

I looked at a well used old flail mower just before buying the new Caroni - and it was the same width and they were asking $1000 more for it. That made no sense to me.

 

[MF25]

there seem to be a few cheaper options here in Aussie..

New Tool Power FHD2 Drum/Flail Mowers in Huntingdale, VIC Price: $2,25 <242585>

Used 215 Daramdale DARAMDALE 18 Drum/Flail Mowers in Warragul, VIC Price: $3,188 <242193>

i think ill have to see if i can see one locally... for the 50 hours a year mowing i do a light/med duty mower might just do the job...