leonz
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You can order kevlar/aramid C-54 V belts from www.vbeltsforless.com for $9.63 plus tax and shipping cost.
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Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers
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johnnyvol
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Looks like that's for the EPDM/rubber v-belt. They don't appear to have the proper size Kevlar belts. I've yet to find anyone with a C54 in Kevlar.
Odds are if I did find one the price difference wouldn't be worth it, but it would be interesting to find out.
leonz
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johnnyvol
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I appreciate your efforts but that's not Kevlar either, lol. I'm starting to think that size just isn't made.
Thanks again for looking. I'll eventually find it if it's available.
1956guillotineguy
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I put a Gates belt on my 25A 4 years ago. I see no wear yet.
johnnyvol
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Yeah, I've got a Gates on mine as well, no wear yet but I just started using it so I have no experience to rely on.
I've read about Kevlar belts in this thread and it sounds like they might be superior, but availability and price (if I can find one) would probably make it less of a value that it first seems.
TheFarmerInAdell
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I just use regular belts on my Alamo (Gates or D&D Power). I always have a spare, though. When I put the spare on, I order another spare. I don't break belts unless something gets tangled in the rotor or I pick up something that brings it to a dead stop. That seems to happen every other year.
For blades and hangers hit up flailmaster.com. They have all sorts of parts for many different brands of flail mowers. I believe you can put the Alamo style blades on the JD mower and save some money over the scoops. I know I put the Alamo style on my Ford 917 mower without any issues and saved quite a bit over the airplane wings that it came with.
aclarke
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Hi folks. I’ve been wondering if a flail mower is right for me. We’re rotationally grazing sheep over about 17 acres, although next year it’s going to be about 60. We tend to mow after we move the sheep, just to keep uneaten vegetation from going to seed and encourage new growth. Last year and this year we’ve been mostly using our 60” mower deck on our John Deere 1025R, or our 60” rotary mower on our Kubota L3130. The JD mows a little lower than we’d ideally like, even at its highest setting. It’s OK this year, but isn’t going to “cut it” next year when we’re moving 4 acre paddocks every 4 days. Too much time spent mowing. The rotary mower leaves a semi-windrow as it passes and doesn’t distribute the cuttings well, which tends to inhibit new growth where the cuttings lay.
We also mow occasionally around the horse pasture, and the rotary mower isn’t great there for the same reason.
Is a flail mower the right tool for cutting grass after sheep? It’s usually not hard work as the sheep have ideally eaten most of it. The more mulching/shredding it does, the better, both for sheep and horses. On a semi-related note, I just paid a neighbour >$1000 to chop 32 acres of cut hay as it got ruined by rain. It would have been slow going with my 31hp Kubota, but $1000 would have gone a long way towards buying me a nice mower.
I’m just looking for ideas on whether I should be getting a flail mower/shredder, or some other type of mower. Then, is 72” about the max for my tractor or could I safely go wider? I guess I have more research to do too on the different types of blades for each application. Thanks.
We also mow occasionally around the horse pasture, and the rotary mower isn’t great there for the same reason.
Is a flail mower the right tool for cutting grass after sheep? It’s usually not hard work as the sheep have ideally eaten most of it. The more mulching/shredding it does, the better, both for sheep and horses. On a semi-related note, I just paid a neighbour >$1000 to chop 32 acres of cut hay as it got ruined by rain. It would have been slow going with my 31hp Kubota, but $1000 would have gone a long way towards buying me a nice mower.
I’m just looking for ideas on whether I should be getting a flail mower/shredder, or some other type of mower. Then, is 72” about the max for my tractor or could I safely go wider? I guess I have more research to do too on the different types of blades for each application. Thanks.
Flail mowers, Rotary Cutter and mid mount lawn mower and well as a rear PTO lawn mower all like 5 PTO horse power per every 1 foot or 12 inches of width.
Your JD 1025R is rated at 17.2 PTO Horsepower.
Your Kubota is rated at 25.5 PTO Horsepower.
You are already pushing the limits for a 4 foot flail mower on the JD and just comfortable for a 5 foot flail mower or rotary cutter on the Kubota.
You are short 5 HP on the Kubota for a 6 Foot Rotary Cutter or Flail Mower. I doubt the JD would pick up a 6 foot rotary cutter or flair mower and it is way short for the required horsepower to operate either a 6 foot rotary cutter or flail mower.
