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What is a flail mower?
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<blockquote data-quote="BFFhiredman" data-source="post: 92784" data-attributes="member: 1805"><p>I have a flail mower. It is an old New Idea model. It has a 7' cut. It is chain driven from a gear box with 540 PTO. A 7' 12 - 15" drum has 4"wide swinging hammers that flail the hay off and crushes the stems. It turns like a rototiller. You can adjust the height from very close to just clipping the tops. NI made these with a chute to throw cuttings into a forage or feed wagon. Later models had a belt drive that ran smoother and quieter. There are still a few around but most are gone to the scrap yards. They are simple to work on. Just 4 bearings and a gearbox plus the PTO shaft.</p><p></p><p>BFFhiredman</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BFFhiredman, post: 92784, member: 1805"] I have a flail mower. It is an old New Idea model. It has a 7' cut. It is chain driven from a gear box with 540 PTO. A 7' 12 - 15" drum has 4"wide swinging hammers that flail the hay off and crushes the stems. It turns like a rototiller. You can adjust the height from very close to just clipping the tops. NI made these with a chute to throw cuttings into a forage or feed wagon. Later models had a belt drive that ran smoother and quieter. There are still a few around but most are gone to the scrap yards. They are simple to work on. Just 4 bearings and a gearbox plus the PTO shaft. BFFhiredman [/QUOTE]
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