I did a 4-1/2 hour flail job in Bigfork yesterday afternoon/evening and it was hot! The MX did really well but once again it struggles to keep the cab cool when it's 98F outside. The M6060 cab is so much cooler, in part because the A/C ducting isn't routed through the cap on the cab.
I got to the property just before 5pm, filled up the MX from the transfer tank and got to work. My neck is sore this morning after looking over my shoulder for 4-1/2 hours. I finally got home around 10.45pm. I ran flat out for 4-1/2 hours and used around 3/4 of a tank of fuel, maybe 8 gallons. Not bad.
Once again I managed to damage the rod that the front flap guards hang off. It was damaged the first time during shipping, I damaged it a few months ago on another job and made a new rod, and now I've done it again. It's not hard to make a rod, but rather than going down this road time after time, I'm going to look at modifying the design so that the hinge rod is above the exit "chute".
So this was some thick stuff with lots of stumps, branches, logs, and even some wire hidden in the tall stuff. Luckily most of the wood was fairly rotten so the flail chewed it up.
Three before shots and a few after shots. The owner and his wife were pleased with the results but it was late when I finished up the last pasture area so forgot to take a photo.
Loading up the tractor.