Flail toppers

[pgk]

Got a Kuhn 280 here and it's survived everything I've thrown at it..... and i really am a typical rough on machinery livestock farmer.

Run it on a 80hp JD, best thing I did to was swap the hammers for knives,
The topper takes far less power to start and run, plus does a massively better job, my plan was knives for summer and hammers for winter scrub cutting, but the knives are much better for scrub too!

Defo worth getting knives priced up at new

Assumed one was just offered choice of hammers or y shaped flails not sure I know what knives look like in this context.

 

[davedb]

I get on well with the kneverland FRO 9ft cut it’s a mashio? Repainted it’s taken some abuse and still goes well

 

[nonemouse]

I’ve had a ryetec flail (this one is a rebadged zanon) for a few years now with no bother

 

[bushpig27]

Looking at new flail topper, 2.45 to 2.6m cut, have narrowed it down to Teagle, spearhead HD and weaving wkn, anyone with recent experience of these models, looking most likely for heavier duty than we might need as want one which will last and can occasionally do saplings growing up in game cover.

Morning Pgk,

We have an extensive range of flail mowers at Razorback uk. Have a look through and if you have any questions give the office a call.
https://razorbackuk.com/

 

[PuG]

Agrimaster, 100% recommend. Tough bit of kit, ours is over 15 years old as see's heavy work.

Agrimaster FN - Rear Mounted Flail Mower | Weaving Machinery

The Agrimaster FN flail mower is a rear mounted, multipurpose, right hand operated flail that can be used ‘in line’ behind the tractor or offset. Find out more.

www.weavingmachinery.net

Good price and they do a heavy duty version but TBH I don't think its needed.

 

[exmoor dave]

Have you a picture of the knives please

I'll grab a photo when I'm near the topper.

They are back to back J flails,
I had wanted the ones with a forward facing flat flail in the middle too, so you'd get a tigher cleaner cut, as the back - to - backs leave a finish in similar dimensions to corrugated iron.
But I'm glad I didn't as the central flail wouldn't have lasted 2 seconds on gorse cutting!

 

[exmoor dave]

Assumed one was just offered choice of hammers or y shaped flails not sure I know what knives look like in this context.

Ah I see the problem, when I say Knives, I mean what you call Y flails, they are 2 J shaped flails back to back.

In the operators manual there's a option of J/Y flails with a small flat front facing flail in the middle of the J/Y flails, to leave a more even finish

 

[Moorlands]

Agri master kn260 here using on jd5720 80hp and really happy with it this is its 4th season

 

[AFM]

We’ve sold loads of Spearhead Sniper HDs. All our customers have been really pleased with them great flail mowers. We are still on ore season prices on them if anyone is interested.

New Machinery – Attlefield Farm Machinery

www.afmachinery.co.uk