Land Pride vs Alamo Flail

tpetty · May 27, 2014

I'm looking for a new flail. I want the 88" size - which locally that leaves both Alamo & Land Pride in the mix. Neither is on the lot, but both can be ordered. The Land Pride is $6500 new. The Alamo guy is getting back to me - but there are supposed to be 1-2 year old models, still new, that can be had for less than a 2014 model.

Has anyone actually seen both of these, or have knowledge of the differences between the two? Differences in reliability/build, cut, etc?

I'm guessing pricing will be similar, but won't know for sure until the Alamo guy gets back to me.

Arc weld · May 27, 2014

For cutting grass and weeds, Alamo! Everything else is just a copy. There are Alamo/Mott's that have be used commercially for 25 years or more.

tpetty · May 28, 2014

They are still getting a price on the 1-2 year old "new" ones, but a 2014 is $8500. I'm hoping the older one is closer to the Land Pride price.

leonz · May 28, 2014

tpetty said:
I'm looking for a new flail. I want the 88" size - which locally that leaves both Alamo & Land Pride in the mix. Neither is on the lot, but both can be ordered. The Land Pride is $6500 new. The Alamo guy is getting back to me - but there are supposed to be 1-2 year old models, still new, that can be had for less than a 2014 model.

Has anyone actually seen both of these, or have knowledge of the differences between the two? Differences in reliability/build, cut, etc?

I'm guessing pricing will be similar, but won't know for sure until the Alamo guy gets back to me.

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Please read the flailmower posts first before you make any decision as you have not told us much about the quality of cut you wish to have.

If you purchase the Land Pride unit you cannot go wrong as long as you have a dealer that is able to provide warranty service if needed.

The Land Pride units are Maschios imported from Italy and painted with Land Pride colors. They have an excellent reputation for building farm machinery and flail mowers as well.

The thing is you have not mentioned what quality of cut you want to have and whether you are mowing good turf or pasture and brush.

jd870 · May 28, 2014

I believe the Landpride flail mowers are built by Landpride in Abiliene,Kansas.

leonz · May 28, 2014

I can tell you a little birdie from Land Pride told me that they are
Italian unless that has changed in the last six months.

tpetty · May 29, 2014

I'll be mowing around the pond, along the 600' driveway, & borders around an 8 acre hayfield that is mostly surrounded by timber. I don't plan on mowing over heavy or uncleared land - and the "fine" cut blades that are supposed to be able to handle 1" stuff should be adequate. The main reason I'm looking at the heavy duty/more expensive flails is simply size. I'd like to go 7-8' wide, and the slight offset that many have would help around the pond as well.

tpetty · May 29, 2014

I kind of hate to spend that much money, but figure a new one would last me a lifetime. Rusty/somewhat beaten up Alamos seem to go for $1500-2000, and probably need new blades.

From the equipment book, it looks like the Land Pride FM3188 has an access panel/gate in the back which makes changing blades easy - don't have to work under it. Is this true of Alamo as well?

leonz · May 29, 2014

tpetty said:
I kind of hate to spend that much money, but figure a new one would last me a lifetime. Rusty/somewhat beaten up Alamos seem to go for $1500-2000, and probably need new blades.

From the equipment book, it looks like the Land Pride FM3188 has an access panel/gate in the back which makes changing blades easy - don't have to work under it. Is this true of Alamo as well?

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The door you are ferrring to is a "TRASH DOOR" It allows the user to mow
heavy dense brush without plugging and stalling the flail mower.

I dont believe nor have I seen that Alamo copied The Mott design for a
removable trash door like they copied everything else The Mott Mower Company did.

A. YOU never work under a flail mower!!!

B. you put it on its back and roll it over like a turtle.

CanadianBeaverS370 · May 30, 2014

I worked 2 summers as a student with a pair of Alamo's mounted to a IH Hydro 84, one season with HD blades and one season with the Finishing blades. Cut 2-5ft tall weeds and light brush around de edges of fields and along ditches and also a bit of grass. I hit all kinds of junk ( rocks, stumps, 2x4, even a section o frost fence ( that was a pain in a** to cut out an untangle ) and never broke anything. The finishing blade did just as well as the HD blades in the light brush I was cutting. the rear 3 pth one never skipped a beat and never clogged up. The side wing has its own hydraulic pump that was belt driven from the engine crank, that one had a harder time in the 3+ft tall stuff but for the lighter mowing jobs its was awesome too. If I where to buy a flail I would get an Alamo any day, I can only imagine how the newer ones do, the ones I used dated back to the early 90's. I think they are worth the investment