Hi All,
I am bouncing back and forth on what size flail mower to run on an MX5000 (50 hp engine, 44 "claimed hp" at the PTO). My main use will be to reclaim and then maintain perimeters of productive hay fields. The first pass may be brushy, but subsequent mowing would be just grass, maintaining access around.
I am not considering any kind of boom, bank, or ditch type flail. I would be running a manual side shift (no remotes) and am considering Del Morino's, mostly. Their widths include 62, 72, 84".
62" seems too small, barely the width of the tractor. 72" seems good, but 84" is basically the same price as the 72". And that's another 12" of mowing per pass! I could justify the extra foot and perhaps "single pass" would be enough in many spots.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Does an MX5000 have enough HP and mass to handle an 84" flail?
Thanks!
I am bouncing back and forth on what size flail mower to run on an MX5000 (50 hp engine, 44 "claimed hp" at the PTO). My main use will be to reclaim and then maintain perimeters of productive hay fields. The first pass may be brushy, but subsequent mowing would be just grass, maintaining access around.
I am not considering any kind of boom, bank, or ditch type flail. I would be running a manual side shift (no remotes) and am considering Del Morino's, mostly. Their widths include 62, 72, 84".
62" seems too small, barely the width of the tractor. 72" seems good, but 84" is basically the same price as the 72". And that's another 12" of mowing per pass! I could justify the extra foot and perhaps "single pass" would be enough in many spots.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Does an MX5000 have enough HP and mass to handle an 84" flail?
Thanks!