Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

   / Let's talk flail mowers #601  
Island i am not attacking your personal views on 'Y' blades . I was called the other day by a lawn contractor to do a lawn that was too large for his ride on lawn tractor . The grass was ablout 4-5 inches high , after i finished he shook his head and said it puts his gear to shame . He said it looks like a golf course and where are the clippings ? I don't have photos of the lawn work i do as taking before and after photos of a lawn would not show much . But surely you can imagine how good it does lawns if it does such a good job with scrub and with no clippings .
These are the cast 'P' hammers for those who have not seen them . You will note how sharp they are and how wide they are , it is not hard to imagine how they would cut the grass neatly . And as they are paddle shaped they create great suction that lifts the grass and leaves etc to meet them .
Could you please give dimensions of those hammers. -- Mounting shank width and hole dia, blade width, length from mount hole center to cutting edge. I havent been able to find any suppliers listing specs on the net.
Thanks!
larry
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #602  
SPYDERLK , because i am on very slow dialup i can only post the cached version of this Australian supplier that i buy all my flails off . But you will be able to download the catalogue from here . All the dimensions are listed , once you find a suitable flail you should be able to find a supplier in the states . Good luck . ASP PARTS CATALOGUE SEPTEMBER 2006

Heres some pics of a single head vegetation mulcher and a dual head mulcher that keep our grass down .:D
 
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   / Let's talk flail mowers #603  
Hope your new mulchers come with diapers or there'll be a different mess to clean up! :)
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #604  
:)Thanks Iron Horse!
larry
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #605  
I have replaced Y knives with Deere 25 A Flail blades Cupped Blades....Better performance and suction for Grass Cutting....

EV59
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #606  
I paid closer attention to my flail yesterday and, yes, it seemd to "suck up" the grass as I lowered it. I lowered it slowly and before the mower was completely on the ground, I noticed it made the grass, and sticks, pull up into it......

Wow great thread. I've been reading this thread off and on for two days. One question I havent seen asked (unless I missed it) is does a flail form any suction to lift up the grass after the tractor tires push it down.
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #608  
Unit is a old proto-type ......Sold as SICMA and Phoenix.... Should fit most any other flail with no - or minor change such as using different size hangers..
The Cup blade has the same cutting width as most Y blades....Mount to rotor and make sure blades clear mower skirt/apron. Need to be as long as possible to ensure adequate blade speed.

ev59
 
   / Let's talk flail mowers #609  
On a related topic brought up earlier in this thread....the tendency of the Caroni flail gearbox to puke oil from the gearbox due to the gears throwing it directly up on the vent cap....I have finally found the correct fitting to put an extension piece on the gearbox. Size is 16mm x1.5 mm threads to match the dipstick. Source was British Metrics. Address is on one of the photos below. Works perfectly. With the dipstick in the extension the very bottom of the dipstick shows oil if you had it filled to the top fill line without the extension. No oil spillage at all once the extender is put in. Cost was about $10 plus shipping as I recall.

IslandTractor:

Thanks, I ordered one yesterday, received and installed it today, will test it tomorrow. $11.63, shipping included.

Ken
 
 

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