Flail Mower/weight question

[GibbyESS9]

Ok so this might be a silly question. I have a Bestco 48 inch flail mower that weighs 515 lbs. I have used it three times this past year maintaining my long driveway and a few trails. I have always used it with the loader on my bx23s. I have read, and remember the dealer telling me never remove the front loader with the backhoe on because it will tip the tractor back. I also have loaded rear tires.

I don't want to learn the hard way, and my question is.....can I remove the front loader and use the flail mower to get in some tighter trails??
Anyone do this?? Thanks in advance.

Jim

 

[imnukensc]

I have a Ryanair aerator that weighs 710 lbs. I don't keep the front loader on when using it.

 

[dirtydeed]

I think you'll be ok. Flail mowers are meant to run in contact with the ground anyway, so you should only be carrying the weight when travelling.

If you find that you can't, just drop the loader bucket and leave the loader frame in place.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Yes you should have no problem with a flail.
The issue with the BH is that a bucket load of dirt extended out really has some leverage, and a couple hundred pounds can because a couple thousand with the leverage force.

 

[eubie5]

Ok so this might be a silly question. I have a Bestco 48 inch flail mower that weighs 515 lbs. I have used it three times this past year maintaining my long driveway and a few trails. I have always used it with the loader on my bx23s. I have read, and remember the dealer telling me never remove the front loader with the backhoe on because it will tip the tractor back. I also have loaded rear tires.

I don't want to learn the hard way, and my question is.....can I remove the front loader and use the flail mower to get in some tighter trails??
Anyone do this?? Thanks in advance.

Jim

How heavy duty flail did you get? Happy with it? Are you cutting just grass or also brush? Does your rig handle it ok?
Been reading everything i can get my hands on about flails. On the fence between flail and rotary cutter.
Looking at either the 41" or 48", in the heavy duty line. Either that or the Everything Attachment 48" rotary cutter. Will be using it in a very wooded area cleaning up the underbrush using a bx2380.

 

[GibbyESS9]

I have the Bestco 48 inch flail mower medium duty. I have used it on the side of my private road, and some trails that I cleaned up. I have pushed over 2 inch saplings and it chewed them up better than expected. I have the Hammer blades as I dont really have any finished area/grass on the property. All woods. Never bogged down or anything. Definitely need ear protection.
Private road is 7/8 of a mile. I only have about 5 hours on it so far, but very happy with it.

 

[GibbyESS9]

Thanks for all your replys on the no loaeder part. !!!
Cheers.

Jim

 

[eubie5]

Thanks for the reply op

 

[dirtydeed]

I run my flail with the loader off most of the time. No issue at all.

I can tell you that when the backhoe is on, I can "feel" that the tractor is ready to wheelie just by dropping the bucket off the loader. So, a couple of hundred pounds removed from the end of the loader DOES make a difference when the backhoe is on.

 

[mcmxi]

Last summer I ran the Del Morino Centurion Super 158 flail with the front loader attached minus the bucket which is something like 400lb. The Del Morino is an hydraulic offset flail and at 820lb there's a fair amount of weight out back so I wanted some weight up front. This spring I plan on making a suitcase weight mounting bracket similar to the one I bought for the M6060 since I now have over 1,000lb of weights that I can use on either tractor. It'll be nice not having to drive around with the loader arms up in the air.

I really enjoy cutting fields like the one shown below. I'm thinking of advertising my services this year with the MX and M running either the flail or Land Pride RCR1884. Eventually I'd like to get a bigger flail for the M.