Buying Advice What can a BX25 Do? Bushog? Mow? Dig?

[TripleR]

No worries Triple R,

The first 9 Caroni flail mowers in the chart will be adequately powered for 20-30 horsepower tractors.

Models:

TL0900ASC
-TL0900FSC
TL0900PSC
TL1200ASC
TL1200FSC
TL1200PSC
TL1500ASC
TL1500FSC
TL1500PSC

For the Kubota 2660 The TL1200ASC would work well in my opinion with plenty of useable power from the P.T.O., front mounting option with the Pronovost front hitch and their reversing gearbox powered by the Mid P.T.O.,
or the rear the mounting option using the 540 R.P.M., P.T.O.

The front hitch allows you to use the P.T.O., rear mounted implement with no issues or changes.

Leon, thanks for the information, I apparently overlooked something on the website; not an uncommon thing. I am getting a little long in the tooth to change my ways, but I may very well buy a flail mower one of these days.

I'd guess that we have well over 500 BX tractors out at this point probably closer to 700-800 and I'd say that we do not do but a couple a year max according to our parts movement! That is a small number for the uses and the jobs and over use or abuse being point blank that people have told me they have done.

Now for those that have had issues with coolers leaking from foreign objects, or, a loose connection and a leak? On one make those units,,,,ready more then one in ten sold!!!! not a cub cadet though!

I have trouble not being able to find a fault with any machine built!

Some far more so then others for the numbers sold!!!!!!

Art, thanks for the information, based on the number of people on TBN reporting problems, I would have thought the number of problems would have been higher. I am not a mechanic, but it just seems to me that the oil cooler is a "better" design than the fan. I don't know of any of the larger units that have this and it appears as though newer design SCUT's are going to the coolers.

If the fan was indeed more reliable, why go with a more expensive cooler?

Like I said, I am not a mechanic and may be way off on this one, but if I had the choice, it would sure take a lot to sway me to a fan over cooler model.

As I said previously though fan or no fan, these little things are so low to the ground, I would put skids on no matter. I get mine off into the brush and have already torn one set of tie rods up and my son in law has torn those up on my old BX2200.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

No worries Triple R,

The first 9 Caroni flail mowers in the chart will be adequately powered for 20-30 horsepower tractors.

Models:

TL0900ASC
-TL0900FSC
TL0900PSC
TL1200ASC
TL1200FSC
TL1200PSC
TL1500ASC
TL1500FSC
TL1500PSC

The A designation is the 2 row knive rotor for grass with little more rough cut.


The B designation is the shackle mounted 2 row knive rotor for heavy brush
and bushes allowing you to back over the brush and then drive forward to shred the debris.


The F designation is the finish mower rotor with 4 rows of paired slicer knives
for fine grass cutting on sod or cleared areas.

The P rotor has the 3 rows of "cup" or "paddle" slicers to allow mowing in heavy brush and good grass with a bit of a waffle cutting action left on the mown grass.



As far as a flail mowers unsuitability for his needs the A rotor with slicers mounted on shackle hangers and the P rotor with the cup knives would work fine with it

The "P" rotor has a wider knive edge with the three rows of knives and can shred more the first time but it will be rough an have to be passed over again like the "A" rotor mounting but the "A" rotor has the advantage of the mounting shackles where in allowing it to fold back when encountering heavy brush and as a result allowing it to attack the brush continually with the two rows of knives until the brush is shredded to ground level.


The "A" type Rotor works well with heavy brush and bushes; wherein you back over them slowly very slowly to grind them and avoid the dreaded stick in the radiator cooling fan issues.

Ideally if the "A" type rotor mower was mounted on a front mount kit from Pronovost Hardy it would allow the flail mower to be mounted in the front and the rear with zero issues as a reversing gearbox comes with the Pronovost Hardy front mount kit.


For the Kubota 2660 The TL1200ASC would work well in my opinion with plenty of useable power from the P.T.O., front mounting option with the Pronovost front hitch and their reversing gearbox powered by the Mid P.T.O.,
or the rear the mounting option using the 540 R.P.M., P.T.O.

The front hitch allows you to use the P.T.O., rear mounted implement with no issues or changes.

I know you are tha flail mower king so which one do you own?

 

[dodge man]

I looked at a log splitter for my BX, and ended up getting a stand alone unit. By the time I price the splitter and a set of rear remotes for my BX it cost more than a stand alone. You can power a splitter off the end loader circuit, but I didn't want to go that route. A stand alone is much faster than the Bx would be also.

 

[Scooby074]

I looked at a log splitter for my BX, and ended up getting a stand alone unit. By the time I price the splitter and a set of rear remotes for my BX it cost more than a stand alone. You can power a splitter of the end loader circuit, but I didn't want to go that route. A stand alone is much faster than the Bx would be also.

I watched a few vids on you tube and i have to agree. BX is just too low flow to be productive.

I would like rear remotes for angling the blade if i add one.

Have you guys seen the new Deere 1000 series? they look interesting.

 

[TripleR]

I watched a few vids on you tube and i have to agree. BX is just too low flow to be productive.

I would like rear remotes for angling the blade if i add one.

Have you guys seen the new Deere 1000 series? they look interesting.

I haven't seen one in person so to speak, but on paper they look very nice and quite an improvement.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I know you are tha flail mower king so which one do you own?

No worries Triple R,

The first 9 Caroni flail mowers in the chart will be adequately powered for 20-30 horsepower tractors.

Models:

TL0900ASC
-TL0900FSC
TL0900PSC
TL1200ASC
TL1200FSC
TL1200PSC
TL1500ASC
TL1500FSC
TL1500PSC

The A designation is the 2 row knive rotor for grass with little more rough cut.


The B designation is the shackle mounted 2 row knive rotor for heavy brush
and bushes allowing you to back over the brush and then drive forward to shred the debris.


The F designation is the finish mower rotor with 4 rows of paired slicer knives
for fine grass cutting on sod or cleared areas.

The P rotor has the 3 rows of "cup" or "paddle" slicers to allow mowing in heavy brush and good grass with a bit of a waffle cutting action left on the mown grass.



As far as a flail mowers unsuitability for his needs the A rotor with slicers mounted on shackle hangers and the P rotor with the cup knives would work fine with it

The "P" rotor has a wider knive edge with the three rows of knives and can shred more the first time but it will be rough an have to be passed over again like the "A" rotor mounting but the "A" rotor has the advantage of the mounting shackles where in allowing it to fold back when encountering heavy brush and as a result allowing it to attack the brush continually with the two rows of knives until the brush is shredded to ground level.


The "A" type Rotor works well with heavy brush and bushes; wherein you back over them slowly very slowly to grind them and avoid the dreaded stick in the radiator cooling fan issues.

Ideally if the "A" type rotor mower was mounted on a front mount kit from Pronovost Hardy it would allow the flail mower to be mounted in the front and the rear with zero issues as a reversing gearbox comes with the Pronovost Hardy front mount kit.


For the Kubota 2660 The TL1200ASC would work well in my opinion with plenty of useable power from the P.T.O., front mounting option with the Pronovost front hitch and their reversing gearbox powered by the Mid P.T.O.,
or the rear the mounting option using the 540 R.P.M., P.T.O.

The front hitch allows you to use the P.T.O., rear mounted implement with no issues or changes.

Leonz: I've missed your answer some way. I know you love any opportunity to promote/discuss flail mowers so.........which one do you own? and why that particular model? Have you had any problems with it? What size Kubota do you pull it with? I have questions Leonz and I love answers. I'm like a dog on a bone, I don't quit until I get an answer.

 

[Scooby074]

I too am curious about flails on a subcompact. Not just the Kubota but any of the small tractors.

How do they work, and how large can they cut.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Looks like Leonz has took off, gone under ground or been kidnapped. Still waiting on his answer since Jan 29th..
Leonz: Dial 911 if you need help!! We're waiting on your answers/input on this flail mower/tractor ownership question!!! The type of information you have provided over the past year concerning the flail mower has to have come from an owner that loves it or a salesman for the product or even the Rep for the Company manufacturing it. Fess up Leonz, bring forth your regular flow of long and detailed information.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Looks like Leonz has took off, gone under ground or been kidnapped. Still waiting on his answer since Jan 29th..
Leonz: Dial 911 if you need help!! We're waiting on your answers/input on this flail mower/tractor ownership question!!! The type of information you have provided over the past year concerning the flail mower has to have come from an owner that loves it or a salesman for the product or even the Rep for the Company manufacturing it. Fess up Leonz, bring forth your regular flow of long and detailed information.

Well good news and maybe bad news. Leonz isn't lost or hasn't been kidnapped or if he has been he still has access to TBN. He was answering questions over in the Kubota owning/operating forum concerning water in fuel filters yesterday and today. He's still around with answers but just not answering the questions about his beloved flail mower and Kubota. Salesman? Factory Rep? for flail mowers. Don't want to hijack this thread so may have to start a thread just about Leonz and his being quiet now concerning flail mowers.

 

[diesel466]

Well good news and maybe bad news. Leonz isn't lost or hasn't been kidnapped or if he has been he still has access to TBN. He was answering questions over in the Kubota owning/operating forum concerning water in fuel filters yesterday and today. He's still around with answers but just not answering the questions about his beloved flail mower and Kubota. Salesman? Factory Rep? for flail mowers. Don't want to hijack this thread so may have to start a thread just about Leonz and his being quiet now concerning flail mowers.

He doesn't seem to want to talk about injection timing anymore either!