Flail Mower Tell About Your Flail Mower---Caroni, Woodmaxx or Novatractor

[morpheus]

I have the NovaTractor MFZ175 and it does a very good job. Got it late in the season so didn't get a lot of opportunity to use it this year but plenty of plans to use for a long time. I spoke with the designer/builder quite a bit. His name is Jack and he's a regular on the forums.

I have looked at the Novatractor and did some research on it. Appears to be a good unit.

bkrgi: Which quick hitch do you have? That is another confusing purchase. From $99 to $500 and they all look the same? I had the Pats Easy Connect on a previous tractor and it worked, I was not impressed for the price. You had to keep the "rod" connected to be able to change implements and if you forgot to remove it, which I did, the movement of the implement bent it.

 

[feasant]

buy the harbor freight quick hitch. use the 20% off coupon. it's cheap but should work/last a good while. get ken's extended hook. also order the RanchEx Quick Hitch Adapter Bushing Kit from walmart.com

if you get the hyd side shift, you will need a rear third function valve

 

[PaxMan]

buy the harbor freight quick hitch. use the 20% off coupon. it's cheap but should work/last a good while. get ken's extended hook. also order the RanchEx Quick Hitch Adapter Bushing Kit from walmart.com

if you get the hyd side shift, you will need a rear third function valve

The RanchEx Quick Hitch Bushing Kits are on sale right now on Amazon for $10 a set.
Search: RanchEx 102074 Bushing 102074

 

[leonz]

Leonz, Thanks for the reply. Question: The Kioti has 21 pto Hp. The Caroni 59" and the Woodmaxx say that 18 to 20 minimum hp in their brochure. I understand that more hp is always better, but would the Hp of the Kioti 2610 be enough? Right now the Big Red Barn I have purchased has some tall weeds, but once they are knocked down, it would be just a maintance thing, once or twice a month. Stuff doesn't grow fast up here with a 12" annual rainfall.

The tractor width is 55 inches so I was hoping to be able to run a mower that would at least cover the tire tracks. Does it matter that the 48 inch mower would be less than the width of the tractor?


Morpheus

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Hello Morpheus,

No worries, The 48 inch Vrisimo has an offset that will cover most or all of your tire tracks. If you start messing with a 5 or 6 foot flail on that small a mule you will be dealing with not having enough power plus the added weight.

Call Vrisimo when you have some down time and chat with them about their minimax 48" flail mower.

The other thing is you do not have enough HP at the PTO for a 5-6 foot flail mower because of any brand so keep that in mind, I know I have been owning and using them for 40 years when your ready to buy a snow blower send me PM.

 

[bkrgi]

bkrgi: Which quick hitch do you have? That is another confusing purchase. From $99 to $500 and they all look the same? I had the Pats Easy Connect on a previous tractor and it worked, I was not impressed for the price. You had to keep the "rod" connected to be able to change implements and if you forgot to remove it, which I did, the movement of the implement bent it.

SpeeCo QH

 

[Billrog]

I mowed using a 5' Howard Flail with a 19 HP 1130 case tractor for 25 years on a mt. side with no ill effects some grass and lots of brush. Aprox 20 acres every spring and fall. I now have a Kioti and a 5' woodmaxx which has 10% less knives than the Howard and as far as power goes any difference is not noticeable.

 

[vvanders]

Yeah, about the same here. We ran our 54" Caroni on a 19hp ford for a few years. The only stuff I couldn't cut was so dry it would just wrap around the shaft which was probably more down to the blade sharpness than anything else.

They come with an offset too so now even with the L4760(72" implements) I can still cover the read wheels on the cutting side.

 

[doneill127]

I have a 54 inch Woodmaxx on a 22 hp Mahindra, 16 pto hp and have never had any issues with lack of power. Overall pleased with it seems very well built and they upgraded to nsk bearings. I did a review on it in this forum back in May

 

[skipperbrown]

I had the caroni 60" that I pulled behind my 3940. I found I could only mow at about half the speed as I could a rotary and it had a tendency to just lay over the grass rather than cut it. The only advantage was it was easier to transport as it didn't stick out nearly as far on a trailer. I sold it and went back to a rotary.