Optimum blade rotation on Bat wing cutter.

[gwtx]

I have a 2016 Modern Ag 15' Predator rotary cutter. I got behind on my mowing this summer, and my little 7060 is struggling to cut and discharge the old Argentine Bahia with Mesquite and Huisatche saplings mixed in. Yes, it is under powered, but it has always done the job, just takes a while longer. The ground is so rough from hogs rooting, I have to go slow anyway. But if that old Bahia gets long, it's tough to cut.
I always been curious as to why it throws a huge windrow out the center of the back. Might be good if I was baling it, but I'm not, and it smothers the grass/weeds under the cover of the windrow. The blade rotation is standard as far as I can determine. The manual shows the center and right wing rotating CC and the left wing is CW. This looks to me like it takes a lot of horsepower to cut and mulch all that material and get it out the back end. On top of that, the shredder is very heavy(5600 lbs) and only had six wheels on the back(instead of eight like it should have) which sink into to the deep thatch of the old Bahia.
The old Terrain King I had years ago just scattered the cuttings in all directions, which is what I wanted it to do. It didn't have any "projectile guards" on the sides, or back, or front. I was pulling it with a 46 hp Fiat. The Fiat will barely pull the shredder much less cut grass.
It looks to me like swapping the positions of the wing cutters would discharge the cuttings to the sides, and out the back along the sides using less horsepower ?? . I don't know if it would be worth the trouble to do it. Just wondered if anyone had any experience or thoughts about it. Thanks in advance for any comments. It's been a long time since I posted, but I've been following and enjoying the forum, Thanks

 

[JDW 1]

My rhino TS10 is the same way. Makes a perfect annoying windrow, I tried to switch the wing gear boxes but couldn't get the stump jumper off, didn't want to heat it up. I was told this is a government safety issue to keep from slinging material out the side, especially when mowing road side ditches.

 

[leonz]

It might be worth looking at a small flail crop shredder to
do all your heavy mowing.

The Hiniker 5710 flail chopper shredder would be worth
looking at for your conditions and your smaller mules.

It is a V belt driven flail chopper shredder which has a
constant velocity over running clutch power take off shaft
allowing you to make tight turns.

It has overlapping cupped flail slicer knives that will recut
the material if desired.

The 5710 is a towed flail shredder that has an adjustable
spout to disperse the cuttings.

It comes with a ratchet jack height adjuster as standard
equipment or it can be equipped with a hydraulic lift cylinder
to adjust the cutting height.

You should check with the folks at Shoppas Farm Supply in
El Campo, Texas as they are your closest Hiniker implement dealer.
Their phone number is 1-979-543-8363

 

[KaneZemlak]

It might be worth looking at a small flail crop shredder to
do all your heavy mowing.

The Hiniker 5710 flail chopper shredder would be worth
looking at for your conditions and your smaller mules.

It is a V belt driven flail chopper shredder which has a
constant velocity over running clutch power take off shaft
allowing you to make tight turns.

It has overlapping cupped flail slicer knives that will recut
the material if desired.

The 5710 is a towed flail shredder that has an adjustable
spout to disperse the cuttings.

It comes with a ratchet jack height adjuster as standard
equipment or it can be equipped with a hydraulic lift cylinder
to adjust the cutting height.

You should check with the folks at Shoppas Farm Supply in
El Campo, Texas as they are your closest Hiniker implement dealer.
Their phone number is 1-979-543-8363


That’s a solid breakdown on blade rotation — direction really affects the cut and discharge pattern. I always test in smaller sections first before committing to full passes. While reading through your notes, I took a short breather at Fishing God Demo and Review ᐈ Best Slots Games 2025 ᐈ Spade Gaming Top Casino Games ; small distractions like that help keep focus sharp during long projects.

Thank you, you saved my day.

Edit: Thank you, I will keep it in mind.

 

[leonz]

Thank you, you saved my day.

Dear Mr. Zemlak,

You will not be disappointed with this flail chopper/shredder as it will be much
easier to use with your smaller mules.

 

[RayIN]

$21K for a used one, wow.

 

[leonz]

That price does not sound right for their six foot flail chopper.