DirtHauler
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- Joined
- Nov 22, 2004
- Messages
- 465
- Location
- Northern Cali ~~~ "Weed" Country
- Tractor
- " '06" Kioti CK30 2015 Mahindra 2555 shuttle 2019 Massey 1760M
..... well I must be nuts or something! I do high weed mowing and own a rotary and a flail. I bought the Caroni flail (Agri Supply) and have done the following with it; (are you stting down?) cut 1 1/4 acre of 4-5' tall grey thistle weed to the ground; 2 1/2 acres of "hood high" mixed grass in a rocky field; 1/3 acre of 12-18" "mint" weed; About a 1/4 acre of "head high" grass and weeds and the list goes on...
The things I've run over/hit; unseen short stumps; old water well head; wrapped of about 6' chain link fence; plastic fenceing; "chicken" wire; pieces of old pasture fence; 1/2" electrical conduit; old electric cable; several hidden garden hoses; hundreds of rocks from small to large. The worst damage done to the mower.......I bent a few of the "Y" blades, took them off, hammered them back into shape put 'em back on!
I prefer to use the flail on my customers feilds that I know are very rocky for the fact that the flail tolerates rocks etc. alot more then my rotary, can use it in very dry grass on hot days and the finished look is lot nicer.
The Caroni I bought came with 72 "Y" blades (36 pairs) and is a good price. Could buy two of these for the price of just one of the "others". Replacement blades are only $2.29 ea.
"Hammer" blades are more expensive and really don't like rocks although they will shred larger brush and prunings.
And there you have a short story of what this fool does with his flail /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Here's a pic of a typical job I use the flail on.
The things I've run over/hit; unseen short stumps; old water well head; wrapped of about 6' chain link fence; plastic fenceing; "chicken" wire; pieces of old pasture fence; 1/2" electrical conduit; old electric cable; several hidden garden hoses; hundreds of rocks from small to large. The worst damage done to the mower.......I bent a few of the "Y" blades, took them off, hammered them back into shape put 'em back on!
I prefer to use the flail on my customers feilds that I know are very rocky for the fact that the flail tolerates rocks etc. alot more then my rotary, can use it in very dry grass on hot days and the finished look is lot nicer.
The Caroni I bought came with 72 "Y" blades (36 pairs) and is a good price. Could buy two of these for the price of just one of the "others". Replacement blades are only $2.29 ea.
"Hammer" blades are more expensive and really don't like rocks although they will shred larger brush and prunings.
And there you have a short story of what this fool does with his flail /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Here's a pic of a typical job I use the flail on.