Baumalight Flail Mower (vs MechMaxx)

[LMychajluk]

The Baumalight Flail mower has standard Hammers (F2000 teeth), or you can '...upgrade to our F3000 Heavy Blade Teeth and instantly increase your mulching capacity on brush...and will allow you to double your brush size mulching capacity without any other equipment adjustments required.'

Don't most flail mowers use the Y-blades for a nicer cut, and the hammers for heavier tasks? Is this backwards w/ the Baumalight mower? If I get the Y-blades, what kind of cut could I expect when just cutting a grassy field?

I'm wondering if it's worth 2x the price of something like the Mechmaxx Ditchbank Flail (similar to Titan?). The Baumalight flail does look very heavy duty (200# more than the Mechmaxx, but no manipulations), but I'm thinking maybe getting a Mechmax ditch mower for now (I have the hydraulics) and then just saving up for the Baumalight Mulcher for the heavier stuff if needed? Initially, I'm looking to do a couple of acres of forest undergrowth cleanup, incl. taking out sapplings up to a couple of inches, and maybe mowing some fields.

Any experiences with either of these mowers?

 

[5030]

Quality and longevity, the difference between made in China and made not in China.

Why buy twice when you can buy once? Makes no sense to me.

 

[2manyrocks]

I've never owned either and have no opinion on either brand, but generally it costs more overall if you end up buying twice instead of once.

 

[5030]

I've never owned either and have no opinion on either brand, but generally it costs more overall if you end up buying twice instead of once.

Most times it does and the inherent issue is, what do you do with the extra implement, especially of it's a sub standard one? Why I tend to purchase higher end, higher quality stuff the first time out. It may cost more, but it's worth more in the end and most times breaks less too.

 

[LMychajluk]

Though I'm also of the mindset to buy quality when possible, I ordered the MechMaxx Ditch Bank Flail mower. It's a fully articulating flail mower at <1/2 the cost of the Baumalight fixed flail mower. I don't expect it be able to get into same stuff that the BL mower would, but I'm thinking that the articulation is going to make it more useful than the fixed unit, and that it will do 80% of what I want. Looking at the MechMaxx Stump grinder thread, those that actually own one seem to be happy with it, so I'm hopeful to be satisfied w/ their flail mower as well (I also ordered the Stump Grinder). For now, I think I can make do w/ the flail, a saw for anything the flail won't do, and the Stump Grinder to knock whatever is left down.

Maybe I may still get the Baumalight Mulcher in the future, but don't really see this implement as overlapping a articulated flail mower as much as if I had the Baumalight fixed flail, so I'm not 'buying twice'. If the MM Flail doesn't live up to expectations and need to replace it, I'll cross that bridge if I come to it.