I've spent many months now pondering what I should get for the rear of my tractor. Been back and forth between bush hog/slasher and flail mower, and now wondering about multi-spindle mowers.
Was at QLD's farmfest show a couple months ago, and the sales rep for Fieldquip recommended the Major Cyclone Mower for my application, which is a type I hadn't considered (or known about) till then and it immediately made sense to me.
www.major-equipment.com
I would have bought one on the spot if it weren't for the eye watering price of roughly $18k (Aussie) for the 2.1m width version.
The attraction of this is the high width to depth ratio, and the toughness for harsh conditions. Much of my property is rough and steep and has tons of rock scattered all over the place, and I also expect to be repeated mowing a lot of waist high lantana.
Whilst this is no doubt wrong (on many fronts) when delving into technical details, it occurred to me that the major cyclone mower is conceptually a beefed up multi-spindle finishing mower.
Done searches on here prior to writing this, and also found this: Topper - Pasture Grass Cutter - Trimax Mowing Systems
Looks nice also, though no mention of price or suitability for rough conditions - I suspect pricing like the Major.
Now you can get cheap Chinese multi-spindle finishing mowers in Australia - cheaper than the cheapest bush hogs/slashers, and way cheaper than quality slashers or flail mowers. I'm also handy with a welder, like modifying things, and would be happy to beef things up as required.
So my question: if using a finishing mower in rough terrain, and hitting rocks, and mowing 1" thick lantana (which is pretty soft), what is going to go/break first?
I'm expecting the light weight frame would need beefing up, but that's pretty cheap and easy to stiffen with added RHS and bar and plate. I like that the gearbox is somewhat isolated from shock (from hitting rocks) at the spindles via belts. Then there's the spindles themselves and bearings they run on which I imagine are lower grade, but would they last?
Was at QLD's farmfest show a couple months ago, and the sales rep for Fieldquip recommended the Major Cyclone Mower for my application, which is a type I hadn't considered (or known about) till then and it immediately made sense to me.
Major Cyclone Rotary Shredder
The Major Cyclone is engineered to deliver the same results as a bat-wing or flail shredder with 50% less power and fuel consumption. Ideal for pasture/grassland and crop residue management. Suits cotton, corn, wheat, weeds, and shrubs.
www.major-equipment.com
I would have bought one on the spot if it weren't for the eye watering price of roughly $18k (Aussie) for the 2.1m width version.
The attraction of this is the high width to depth ratio, and the toughness for harsh conditions. Much of my property is rough and steep and has tons of rock scattered all over the place, and I also expect to be repeated mowing a lot of waist high lantana.
Whilst this is no doubt wrong (on many fronts) when delving into technical details, it occurred to me that the major cyclone mower is conceptually a beefed up multi-spindle finishing mower.
Done searches on here prior to writing this, and also found this: Topper - Pasture Grass Cutter - Trimax Mowing Systems
Looks nice also, though no mention of price or suitability for rough conditions - I suspect pricing like the Major.
Now you can get cheap Chinese multi-spindle finishing mowers in Australia - cheaper than the cheapest bush hogs/slashers, and way cheaper than quality slashers or flail mowers. I'm also handy with a welder, like modifying things, and would be happy to beef things up as required.
So my question: if using a finishing mower in rough terrain, and hitting rocks, and mowing 1" thick lantana (which is pretty soft), what is going to go/break first?
I'm expecting the light weight frame would need beefing up, but that's pretty cheap and easy to stiffen with added RHS and bar and plate. I like that the gearbox is somewhat isolated from shock (from hitting rocks) at the spindles via belts. Then there's the spindles themselves and bearings they run on which I imagine are lower grade, but would they last?
