I want to welcome you as the newest member of the "Flail Mower Nations" from the State of Tenn.
You will not be disappointed as you have purchased a high quality farm implement.
Once you become more used to using the mower you will be fine and you will not want
a bigger flail shredder for your mule.
Your mower typically will be raised to vertical for transporting it and it would be very
good practice for you to just drive around with the flail mower raised in the vertical position
with the three point hitch raised up half way and that will allow you to fully see how the
mower will affect the tractors movement as the slight swaying motion will remind you to
slow down, brake and steer firmly in the direction you are traveling in.
This also applies to operating in reverse with the mower raised while you are mowing a
brush line of weed trees to keep a path open.
Follow the manual directions for operation your flail shredder and be sure to watch
your ditch edges to maintain adequate traction and balance and you will have a
great mown area that will require little work as long as you know your tractors limitations
as far as following the centerline of the tractor hood making sure that the front and rear
wheels are on solid ground and your tractor is not on a side hill grade that is greater than
15%.
I would definitely want you to have a slope and grade scale that you can purchase from wallymart
or from AMAZON shipping it over night.
Buying it from amazon will pretty much guarantee you will have one before you begin mowing the next day.
If you have a weight for your pallet forks all the better as the front end will be in better contact with the ground too.
Your rear roller is set to mow very low and you will need to decide if you want to mow that low on your first mowing.
If you want to adjust it follow the manuals directions to reset the rear roller and then mow for a while and decide
if you wish to mow that low.
The major benefit of mowing at the lowest setting is that it will enable you to beat back the invasive plants like poison
oak and poison ivy and sumac.
Happy mowing.