Flail Mower at Auction

[namelocbob]

I recently purchased a flail mower. It has no distinguishing marks or labels. The mower is painted John Deere, but I doubt it is the brand. I am looking for the 2 tire/wheel assemblies for it. I seen a post on here that shows an ALAMO that is very similar. (First Picture).

 

[greg_g]

Can't help you with the manufacturer, but you really need a belt cover. Without one, you'll get into weeds and brush that will quickly strip the belts off the pulleys. The other half of the PTO shaft cover would be desirable as well. But hopefully it's a trick of the camera lens that makes the thing look like it's bowed. Were you able to spin the rear roller and/or cutting rotor before committing to buy?

The gauge wheels by the way, might be the same ones depicted on pg48.

//greg//

 

[namelocbob]

It's a Mott/Alamo. According to archived pics of this model, the pulleys were open and did not have a cover. There is no rear roler only a cutting rotor and yes the rotor turns very easily by hand. Thank you for providing the link.

ps. No it is not bent...just an illusion.

 

[greg_g]

Huh? Did you not even bother to look at the owner manual link? Pg 24 shows both a rear roller (#40) and a belt cover (#36 on pg26).

//greg//

 

[Arc weld]

I've never seen a Mott that looks like that. The hitch looks completely different and I've never seen a Mott with a round shell over the rotor. Mott was an approved implement for MF tractors and even the old MF catalogs don't show a Mott that looks like that. The gear box looks similar to a Mott but that's about it. Do you have a picture of the rotor? The knife design would tell for sure if it's a Mott rotor. Being it's all painted green, maybe it's something somebody has pieced together from various parts? It HAS TO HAVE a rear roller! You go over a little hill and the rotor scalps, well, then you bend the rotor and you're hooped! The gauge wheels won't prevent that. I think the paint is trying to disguise it as being better than it actually is. Just like a rattle can restoration on a tractor.

 

[Arc weld]

It could be a JD flail. I've never seen a Mott that looks like that. The hitch looks completely different and I've never seen a Mott with a round shell over the rotor. Mott was an approved implement for MF tractors and even the old MF catalogs don't show a Mott that looks like that. The gear box looks similar to a Mott but that's about it. Do you have a picture of the rotor? The knife design would tell for sure if it's a Mott rotor. Being it's all painted green, maybe it's something somebody has pieced together from various parts? It HAS TO HAVE a rear roller! You go over a little hill and the rotor scalps, well, then you bend the rotor and you're hooped! The gauge wheels won't prevent that. I think the paint is trying to disguise it. Just like a rattle can restoration on a tractor.

 

[Xfaxman]

It's a Mott/Alamo. According to archived pics of this model, the pulleys were open and did not have a cover. There is no rear roler only a cutting rotor and yes the rotor turns very easily by hand. Thank you for providing the link.

ps. No it is not bent...just an illusion.

Can you provide a link?

The gear box is mounted backwards from the Mott that I had, and every Mott picture that I have seen.

 

[aczlan]

Can you provide a link?
The gear box is mounted backwards from the Mott that I had, and every Mott picture that I have seen.
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Agreed. The closest I found online was this one (which doesn't list who makes it): Fair Share Farm News: Spring is Almost Here

Aaron Z

 

[leonz]

I recently purchased a flail mower. It has no distinguishing marks or labels. The mower is painted John Deere, but I doubt it is the brand. I am looking for the 2 tire/wheel assemblies for it. I seen a post on here that shows an ALAMO that is very similar. (First Picture).
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The mower you have is a MOTT Hammer Knife Mower, you can buy spares from UGH!! GAG!! Alamo Industrial including wheel sets AND it does have a V belt guard AND a cover over the stub shafts on the opposing side and a rear roller.

It looks to be his-Mott's model 72 flail mower.


I am unaware as to why Mr. Mott referred to the knives as hammer knives but.....................the story continues.

 

[Xfaxman]

Well that explains why I didn't find any pictures like it, searching for a MOTT Flail Mower.

Found lots of pictures like it, searching for a MOTT Hammer Knife Mower.

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