[AT] Flail mowers

[Spencer Yost]

I assume he is problems with Winnrose being is because he's using a flu shot, and is only using it once or twice a year.
Spencer

> On May 15, 2015, at 4:00, "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Mike, if you are cutting it infrequently enough that you have a problem with
> large windrows of grass then a finish mower is NOT going to stand up to the 
> task.
> Or at least the ones I've been around will not.   A good bush hog with good, 
> sharp
> blades on it will mow a pasture to look almost as good as a finish mower but 
> you
> can't let it get so high or mow in wet conditions.  Also some bush hogs have 
> removable
> discharge panels so that the grass can blow out the rear or to one side.
> 
> I always try to mow pastures in a pattern such that I'm cutting back over 
> any windrow
> I leave with the next pass of the mower.  In other words, if my bush hog is 
> leaving
> the windrow on the right side I work around the pasture so that the right 
> side of the
> bush hog is always toward the uncut grass.  On the next pass I'm re-cutting 
> the windrow
> along with the next portion of grass.  If you are getting a lot of windrow 
> it's because
> you are cutting more grass than the bush hog is able to disperse, just the 
> same as with
> your lawn mower.
> 
> I've never used a flail mower but a friend of mine used to use one to mow 
> his mobile home park.
> It does a fine job.  However, they are a bit more of a maintenance challenge 
> than a bush hog or
> finish mower.  Still even with a flail, if the grass is too high and thick 
> it has to go somewhere and
> it will pile up.   The key is to keep the pasture mowed more often.
> 
> My two cents worth.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mike
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:11 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Flail mowers
> 
> ?? so yes on the flail or keep the hog, or go with a finish mower?
> 
> Mike M
> 
> 
>> On 5/14/2015 8:54 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>> A tough finish mower used a few more times a year than I would a bush hog 
>> does great in my 4 acres.
>> 
>> Spencer
>> 
>>> On May 14, 2015, at 20:11, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have about 5-7 acres of horse pasture that i mow, and have been using
>>> a brush hog, John Deere 513? What I don't care for is how it leaves
>>> windrows and clumps of the taller grass. I would be interested in
>>> getting some opinions on flail mowers.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike M
>>> 
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