[AT] Flail mowers

[Stephen Offiler]

Ahem... Spencer, did you just get pummeled by Autocorrect?

SO

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> 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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