A few more photos from yesterday's ordeal. As the sun began to set the mosquito attack started it and it was brutal! Getting out of the tractor to grab a water, or unhooking the trailer when it was time to head home was no fun at all. One of the downsides of living alongside a river.
The grass on the right is taller than the hood of the MX, and those fricken' daisy things are taller than that with tough green woody stems. The worst stuff I've ever cut for sure.
Being able to offset the cutting head and not drive over the grass/weeds before cutting is awesome. It keeps a lot of the seeds and other vegetation off the grill, and not driving over tall stuff and laying it down prior to cutting helps a lot. I still have to learn where to place the front wheels so that I don't miss a thin section but I'm getting better. I've learned a lot about this flail running it for five hours yesterday and it's an impressive implement.
Last year I cut this field much earlier when it was green, and used the RCR1884 rotary cutter. It would be interesting to try the rotary cutter on this stuff to see if it's easier or better. It would certainly be faster but it's a 7ft model so not apples to apples.
