Alamo Flail mower roller hex end

jack9166 · Jul 24, 2025

John0829 said:
No it is not, but if he wants someone to do it for him he should seek out a machine shop that works on driveshafts. When I had to have my roller repaired I took it to a driveshaft repair shop but had them make up a complete new roller since the old one had been damaged by the PO and would have cost more to fix than make new. Cost me $400.

How did you make the hex ends?

John0829 · Jul 24, 2025

I did not, my shaft had round rounds with a key way. The machine shop fabricated the ends when they made the new roller for me. If you have ordered the end piece from Flail Masters, there is no need to find center on the roller. The repair piece will have a step down machined on it to fit the inside diameter of the roller. Might need to clean up the inside diameter some for a snug fit. Just need to measure REAL good for where to cut so as to maintain the correct length. Basically the part is made so you could do the repair yourself.

jack9166 · Jul 24, 2025

John0829 said:
I did not, my shaft had round rounds with a key way. The machine shop fabricated the ends when they made the new roller for me. If you have ordered the end piece from Flail Masters, there is no need to find center on the roller. The repair piece will have a step down machined on it to fit the inside diameter of the roller. Might need to clean up the inside diameter some for a snug fit. Just need to measure REAL good for where to cut so as to maintain the correct length. Basically the part is made so you could do the repair yourself.

I don’t feel confident enough in my skills to do this. For one thing I’m not sure how I would cut the roller and get a good cut. I did speak to one local driveshaft shop that said he could do it. Then he asked how long the roller was. I said 88 inches. He said he can’t do anything over 70 inches