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<blockquote data-quote="dudders" data-source="post: 7170868" data-attributes="member: 19026"><p>Into my fourth season with the flail now, and there are some questions I'd like to put forward.</p><p></p><p>Trundling along the top, I get a steady rocking motion of tractor and cutter, a bit like baling, but sideways. I've tried lower revs, stopping and restarting, can't go any slower, can't keep up if I go any faster, don't know what else to do to stop it. It's most obvious when I'm on hard going, ie: concrete road and when the arm's at full stretch. To be fair, it's not really noticeable on the finished job, but I can see the flail head dipping and rising that little bit all the time, which is annoying. Any ideas?</p><p></p><p>Against the farm drive, which is also a public footpath <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />, I want to have as smooth a finish as possible, to counter those inevitable moans about hedges looking terrible after flailing. I cut every year, keep the flails sharp, cut the top off before doing a final trim, use counter-clockwise rotation and go as slow as poss. Any other tips? Would competition flails do the job any neater? </p><p></p><p>I've got cable controls, and find them pretty awkward - it's a case of either making short stabs with the lever or stopping to adjust the height. Should I change to joystick or electric controls? I have a feeling that anything's got to be better.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts on the job would be appreciated. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dudders, post: 7170868, member: 19026"] Into my fourth season with the flail now, and there are some questions I'd like to put forward. Trundling along the top, I get a steady rocking motion of tractor and cutter, a bit like baling, but sideways. I've tried lower revs, stopping and restarting, can't go any slower, can't keep up if I go any faster, don't know what else to do to stop it. It's most obvious when I'm on hard going, ie: concrete road and when the arm's at full stretch. To be fair, it's not really noticeable on the finished job, but I can see the flail head dipping and rising that little bit all the time, which is annoying. Any ideas? Against the farm drive, which is also a public footpath :rolleyes:, I want to have as smooth a finish as possible, to counter those inevitable moans about hedges looking terrible after flailing. I cut every year, keep the flails sharp, cut the top off before doing a final trim, use counter-clockwise rotation and go as slow as poss. Any other tips? Would competition flails do the job any neater? I've got cable controls, and find them pretty awkward - it's a case of either making short stabs with the lever or stopping to adjust the height. Should I change to joystick or electric controls? I have a feeling that anything's got to be better. Any thoughts on the job would be appreciated. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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