flail mowers

[David a Calkins]

Has any of you have or used a flail mower? I was thinking about building one. I have very tall grass, and my brush hog don't do a very good job, even with new blades, and trying slow to fast speeds. I'm talking about the smaller ones, you either pull or push, using the tractor power, not the PTO, but belt driven.

Thank for any input .

David

[dieseldan123]

Check out the Mott flail mowers as these were made by Mott to be used on the front of the cubs, Originals, 70/100 models in particular, and they also built pull behind self powered units. This should get you in the right direction. The Mott mowers are rare so if you find one hold on to it!

[mmzullo]

Here's my Mott mower. I haven't used it yet. It's for a 100/70. It's a front mount pto driven.

[David a Calkins]

thanks for your reply ,none to be found out hear in the west ,and i sure tryed ,i had found one on the east cost ,but the guy didnt want to ship it ,thats why i will need to build one ,David

[David a Calkins]

mmzullo ,do you know the rpm ,that the mower turnes ,thanks for you time . David

[mmzullo]

I have the owners manual and advertisement ad and it said nothing about rpm speed but it does mention that the blades spin at almost 70 miles per hour. Looking at the manuals the pto clutch and drive pulley for the mott are almost the same size. So my guess is they run at about 3800 rpms. But there is a jack shaft so who knows what the reduction or speed up is of the main shaft.

[David a Calkins]

thank you for the reply ,something to think about .David

[David a Calkins]

mmzullo ,does the manual show how many rows of blades there are ,i see 10 in each row ,and how long the blades are ,and the size of the pulleys ,thank you for your time . David