BX with a Flail Mower?

[Danner]

Is anybody actually running a flail mower on the back of a BX? Would like to hear about your experience.

I am looking at a Caroni 47", and maybe a 59" flail for my BX2660.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[gwdixon]

Is anybody actually running a flail mower on the back of a BX? Would like to hear about your experience.

I am looking at a Caroni 47", and maybe a 59" flail for my BX2660.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Yes, I run a 48" flail mower with a BX2200. Actually, my wife uses it. It is used to mow orchards.

Does a very nice job on up to 12" grass and weeds at medium travel speed with the throttle wide open (as is usual to get the BX to PTO speeds).

 

[leonz]

Is anybody actually running a flail mower on the back of a BX? Would like to hear about your experience.

I am looking at a Caroni 47", and maybe a 59" flail for my BX2660.

Thanks for your thoughts.

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What you need to decide is what kind of mowing and brush shredding you will be doing and how much you can afford.

The TM1200 will work for you as it is smaller and more agile in mowing.

The TL 1500 will cover more ground in one pass of course and you have to
understand that heavy grass and brush will require you to slow down when mowing and the mower has to be in the float position with full ground contact(no mowing witht the mower raised)which will give you the best shredding.

You have to decide which flail mower rotor you want and it limits you to
to the A, F and P rotor for the TM1200 and the A, F and P rotor for the
TL1500.

 

[Danner]

Thanks for that.

My first question was, can the relatively low position of the SAE Cat. 1 3-point links in the BX Kubota actually lift the Caroni off the ground? I ask this because there are scant few photographs on the Internet, and from what i can see, the 3-point on the Caroni looks to set pretty high. For example, I have a Howse 48" disc harrow that is simply unworkable on a BX due to the position of the 3-points, even though the "numbers" strongly suggest it is a perfect match.

 

[leonz]

If you want the 59 inch model I would strongly
suggest the tractors rear wheels be loaded and
you also have the full set of front wheel wieghts
for the unit.

Or cheat and order the 59 inch unit so you can mount
it up front with a caroni front mounting kit so that you
can use the mid mount P.T.O., and avoid issues with
the three point hitch.

You can order a front mounted flailmower from Caroni
as it is simply a rear mounted unit with a reversed
drive train and the sped up gear box for the mid mount
P.T.O.



The 48 inch unit would be a better fit for the rear mount
if you do not have good flat land or low angled slopes.

 

[Danner]

If you want the 59 inch model I would strongly
suggest the tractors rear wheels be loaded and
you also have the full set of front wheel wieghts
for the unit.

Or cheat and order the 59 inch unit so you can mount
it up front with a caroni front mounting kit so that you
can use the mid mount P.T.O., and avoid issues with
the three point hitch.

You can order a front mounted flailmower from Caroni
as it is simply a rearmounted unit with a reversed
drive train and the sped up gear box for the mid mount
P.T.O.



The 48 inch unit would be a better fit for the rear mount
if you do not have good flat land or low angled slopes.