anyone used ebay's flail mower

[Timberman444]

has anyone found a cheaper place to get blades for these mowers, ive looked around on the flail mower blade sites and picked up a couple catalogs and cant find any blades close enough in size. After seeing other blades for 59cents a pop, paying 30bucks for a pack of 6 seems a little ridiculous.

 

[Hooked_on_HP]

Which blades are you looking at that are $30 for 6. Are they the wide fine cuts. I have seen the 59 cent blades also but wonder if they are mild steel or hardened. The Y blades for my Mathews just cost me $2.30 each and I have 174 of them. They are a hardened blade. You cant bend them but you can break them.
Bill

 

[Timberman444]

Thats the price I was given directly from BETST for the reversible Y blades, when I bought the mower I got the spare blades (6) and was charged 30bucks for them. At work we get the cheapest blades for our tiger flails and they sure can take a good beating, usually maybe have to replace about 2 blades in an 8 hour day, somedays not one blade will break, mostly depending on how many hidden rocks you find laying next to the road.

 

[swampvol]

Just purchased the 64" flail, ships tomorrow.

 

[Lefty_Kubota]

did u get a good deal on it?

 

[swampvol]

We went back and forth a little on the price. Settled on $975.00 with shipping included.

 

[paulyny]

Great looking Kubota youve got. Ive got a B8200 and it looks like it was used in a previous war. Id love to know who had it prior to me. Enjoy.

 

[Lefty_Kubota]

thanks Paulyny

 

[Lefty_Kubota]

installed my mulching blades, still going strong

 

[brianidaho]

OK, I'm going to have to go for one too. I got out-bit on ebay on a used Alamo SHD74, so I put in a make offer of $900 on the 64". Didn't they used to have a 68" one? Seems like I saw that before on the Betst site, it's not there now. Also, is there a roller on the back like the Carronis, and if so, how high can you raise it? I'm looking to clear brush in some uneven, somewhat rocky areas.

Thanks.

BTW, based on the pics you guys are posting, this looks like a lot of machine for the price.