Kubota BX23s with Woodmaxx FM54 Flail Mower vs tall weeds
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- In this video I put the new #woodmaxx #fm54 #FlailMower to the test against chest high fox tail weeds, button weed and rag weed. And there is even some corn stalks mixed in there also.
The Kubota bx23s is a 2020 model with around 80 hours on it.
Let me know what you guys think of the flail mower or if you have any questions about it.
Here is the link to the flail mower www.woodmaxx.c...
It has the Y blades installed on it. - Zábava
Bought the same mower with the hammer knives two years ago for my old 19 hp tractor. The salesman said it wouldn’t work on less 20 pto hp. It was fine on light to medium density grass and weeds. Have to make two passes on heavier stuff. It does grind up 1” or less diameter limbs pretty well. Never removed rear rubber skirt, it never gets plugged up there that I know of. I now run it on a 35 hp tractor with no issues.
I'd like to try the hammer knives. I think I was running it when it was too wet. If I had waited for it to dry it would have worked just fine!
Mowing is instant gratification!!
Its so satisfying!
Good day to both of you 😉👍 That will be a very nice steel crate 😉👍💪 Great description of your new Flail Mower 🧐👍 You live into a beautiful land seeing by your great drone shots view 🧐👍 Keep up your OUTSTANDING WORK CHeers 😉👍🍻
I was excited to see the crate was steel! All kinds of cool projects can be done with that! Thanks for the comment!
@@WichhartAcres 😉👌🍻
I was considering the Woodmax unit. It appears to be well built. I went with the commercial grade BETSCO unit specifically because it has the adjustable rear discharge. Where the Woodmax has a rubber flap, the commercial Betsco has an opening panel. I am able to open up the rear discharge panel in tall weeds, and the unit expels the cut grass directly out the back. When the discharge is closed, I have the same issue you have. The extra cut grass clumps up in the unit, and hurts the cutting ability. You might be better off with hammer blades.
Good to know Mark I want to try the hammer blades out. I just posted a vid of how it works with the rubber discharge cover taken off. It did much better!
More RPMs would help a lot and it can not be wet. But crank them RPMs up it sounds way to slow and with the belts slipping is more than likely moisture from the weeds having few or from rain and 52 is to wide 48 would be better for keeping your rpm’s up .
💥 Glad you’re enjoying your new implement. I think the hammer blades would even do better for you. Those Y blades are really best for lawns. Tighten that belt tensioner.
*Keep on tractoring!* 😁👍
Thanks for the tips! I plan on getting the hammer blades
My flail has a cover at the back that can open up where your Rubber belt is. When doing long grass like you had withg the cover closed is hopeless and clogs same as yours. Opening it up makes a world of difference and it handles the long greed grass much better. Either take off the flap or put a bar along the bottom edge so you can tie it up out the way. You'll find it works much better on the tall stuff then.
Yep you nailed it! I just posted a vid of how it worked with the rubber cover removed!
Welcome back sir, Nice new toy plus nice new property, Congrats. Looks like you have a lot of acres👍🏻👍🏻 and can’t wait to see the build videos. Have a great weekend 🙂🙋🏼♂️👍🏻
Hey thank you for the kind words! New toys are always fun! I should have enough to keep me busy for a couple of years!
I have the same tractor the brush hog works pretty good you don't have to go slow and there's no clogging
I just a vid with the Rubber cover removed. Check it out!
May I ask what brand of brush hog you have?
@@martyb3783 land Pride I believe is the name it's orange like the Kubota color
Appears to really bunch up the grass under the rubber flap, did you ever just try to lift the mower while it is spinning? to see if it clears?
You definitely got a good one, but something just isn't right with it. That roller was so clumped up that you could see it wasn't even turning. I think I'd eliminate that back flap all together and let it breathe. The clogging is why it wasn't even cutting fully on some of the passes - you were going slow enough. Try it and see...and let us know.
As far as flails in general though, I really don't know why anyone would even use a rotary cutter, as the flails do such a better finish job while taking less space and less power to run.
I agree, I think it would do a lot better without the flap. Would make for a good comparison video..
Thanks for the comment! I just posted a vid of how it worked with the Rubber cover removed. Check it out!
@@ExtremeRC4x4 Just posted it and it did make a big difference! Thanks for tip!
The reason I would choose a rotary cutter over a flail mover is reach. I have a small creek in my back yard that would like to back up to and cut as close to the edge as I can. Right now I don't have a mower for my tractor, but am researching. I have a BX23s and was considering a flail mower but based on this video, I am not convinced. With the clumping issue and poor cut quality (in my opinion), it might not suit my needs. Its a great video and the time and effort it took to produce it is very much appreciated.
How ya doing? New subscriber here. I love that flail mower! If I could go back in time, that's how I would have built my trails. It looks like it would do a much better job than a rake! - David
Thank you for the subscribe! I sub'd to yours also! I am loving the flail. I need to try out a bush hog sometime to be able to say which is better.
I can't really think of a situation where a brush hog would be better - except if I'm in an area where I know the implement is going to be beat up, I'd rather beat up a brush hog than a flail mower. I don't know.
@@PaleHorseOutdoors Yea good point!
Awesome video! Do you have the actual width and mowing width measurements? The website shows a couple different measurements
I think the clogging is because of the rubber flap in the back.
you should mow at a higher setting 1st when mowing that heavy tall material. then lower your machine for a final finish.
I have a Kabota B 7100 it’s 19 hp and 13 hp at the PTO Do you think I could run a flail mower
yes there is b7100 running 85-125cm flail mower on youtube
Have you tried hammers? And have you experience in hitting rock?
I have not yet! I want tonsee how they work though!
Ive got the BC2680. WHat size flail mower would you recommend for it?
Adjust your top link!
I will give that a try!!
You're clogging up because your tractor doesn't have enough PTO hp for that mower and/or you're not running at 540 rpm. A flail should pulverize the cut grass particles, you are leaving long strands of grass. The mower rotor isn't going at a fast enough to create the up draft needed.
I just posted a vid with the rubber cover removed and it did a much better job.
will it deal with stumps?
It won't
素晴らしい👍
Too slow.
personally, IMHO opinion unit did a horrible job. I have a Landspride finish mower that does a very good job, I just raise the mower
Thanks for the comment! I would love to see how that finish mower does!
@@WichhartAcres czcams.com/video/3fkBQnNFFh0/video.html
do you have spacers on the lawn mover wheels. Use them to raise your implement.
you can always raise the Pto a few inches off the ground
I'm afraid I have to agree with Bee Man. I've put a lot of hours on my bush hog, cutting everything from 10" grass to 48" saplings. It gives a much cleaner cut with a single pass, and never clogs on anything. Maybe something isn't adjusted right on your flail mower--I'd be interested to see the results after you get it dialed in.
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