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May I ask for a picture of your own Quick hitch model? So I can fully grasp what your worried about please?
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Wow, *Now* I understand. That’s a seriously long slot to have a pin slide fore & aft in!
That is definitely a speed bump to adapting for a quick hitch setup with that amount of slop.(for lack of a better description.
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I've been contemplating the purchase of a Flail mower for quite some time. I mow roughly 3 acres mixed hills and flat lands. Does anybody mow hills with their flail? How does it perform and compare to other options?
Mike
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leonz
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Finish flail mowers and rough cut flail mowers work well with hilly terrain. As with any tractor of any size you would want to back up the hill and mow down the hill if it is above 15 percent grade anyway with NO mowing across the slope.
I towed the 48 inch motorized flail mower previously owned by my father up his 15 degree lawn slope with his heavy lawn tractor with no issues.
I towed the 48 inch motorized flail mower previously owned by my father up his 15 degree lawn slope with his heavy lawn tractor with no issues.
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Good to know, thank you!
When mowing on a hill, do you raise the Flail on the 3-pt when backing up the hill and then lower it to mow down hill?
I'm liking this option more and more.
Mike
Good to know, thank you!
When mowing on a hill, do you raise the Flail on the 3-pt when backing up the hill and then lower it to mow down hill?
I'm liking this option more and more.
Mike
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I mow up & down hills with serious pucker factor. Cross hill on serious slopes isn't recommended no matter the mower, but I’ve done it. On my former L3200 & old 917 flail a couple of times I was mowing the sides of ditches so steep I lost traction with the high side tire. Put it in 4wd & backed out even slower than I went in.
Never lift your impliment if stability is sketchy it will raise your center of gravity. A flail won't be much better on smooth slopes. A rotary cutter can fold in half under some circumstances if you cross a ditch or something. But those have to be pretty harsh.
Never lift your impliment if stability is sketchy it will raise your center of gravity. A flail won't be much better on smooth slopes. A rotary cutter can fold in half under some circumstances if you cross a ditch or something. But those have to be pretty harsh.
leonz
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Hello and good evening Mike,
In any case you want and need a mule with loaded tires when dealing with slopes
as it adds to the machines stability with or without an implement.
You can if you want to do it that way sure, you only have to raise it a few inches but as fallon says its better to leave it on the ground and the rear roller will not mind.
The rule of thumb to follow is; do not back up the slope if you can slide on the sod with a boot and the heel holds moisture especially if you have turf tires. Better to have have loaded R2 tires(Ag lug tires) as you need more traction.
If you travel at 2 miles an hour up hill you are moving at 3 feet per second rounded so you can travel down hill at 2 miles an hour and have a very fine mowing with a brush mowing flail.
Just do not try to mow fast as you need to be sure to wear your seat belt and have the rops up and locked and the brake pedals locked together to avoid slipping across a pedal and locking one wheel.
In any case you want and need a mule with loaded tires when dealing with slopes
as it adds to the machines stability with or without an implement.
You can if you want to do it that way sure, you only have to raise it a few inches but as fallon says its better to leave it on the ground and the rear roller will not mind.
The rule of thumb to follow is; do not back up the slope if you can slide on the sod with a boot and the heel holds moisture especially if you have turf tires. Better to have have loaded R2 tires(Ag lug tires) as you need more traction.
If you travel at 2 miles an hour up hill you are moving at 3 feet per second rounded so you can travel down hill at 2 miles an hour and have a very fine mowing with a brush mowing flail.
Just do not try to mow fast as you need to be sure to wear your seat belt and have the rops up and locked and the brake pedals locked together to avoid slipping across a pedal and locking one wheel.
