Knackered or not?

[Grassman]

Bomford flail are about at the point where I cant sharpen any more to get a flat base.
How far do people run them down.

 

[Stock]

Them worn ahh!!!! come on will ya ..............there is at least another season in them flails.......there is that mush money out of hedge hacking to be wasting it on new flails with t'others just broke in...................they're worn when the edge is as thick as your finger......................

 

[Selectamatic]

I'd say that they would go again.

 

[davidroberts30]

You can sharpen that to where it goes up to the verticle

 

[Lincsman]

Do people sharpen them? I never have and thats half worn BTW

 

[Selectamatic]

Do people sharpen them? I never have and thats half worn BTW

I do, keep a square edge on them, I find they cut better.

Many don't though, they end up looking like rotaspreader hammers!!

 

[Lincsman]

I do, keep a square edge on them, I find they cut better.

Many don't though, they end up looking like rotaspreader hammers!!

We dont cut now, just thrash 3 year old growth into submission, its the EU way you know!

 

[yellowbelly]

We would leave them on - it just means you may have to have an extra run on the top to achieve that ' @Kevtherev like' level finish

 

[DrDunc]

Have they started getting lost coz the bolts started breaking after they're so thin?

Nah, plenty life left in them yet

 

[Dave W]

Bomford flail are about at the point where I cant sharpen any more to get a flat base.
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That almost reads as though you are contemplating spending money!
Is it that Mickey Mouse grinder you've got that's not up to the job?

 

[Grassman]

The sleeves are all breaking up so need replacing really and a few bent bolts. To get them flat on the bottom needs a lot of grinding!

 

[Grassman]

That almost reads as though you are contemplating spending money!
Is it that Mickey Mouse grinder you've got that's not up to the job?

As you know I already have a new set in stock.
Just couldn't bring myself to fit them lol

 

[ploughman1963]

I am unclear as to why you are grinding the bottom? I grind the angle - regular sharpening means it only takes a few strokes to keep them really sharp with touching the underside

 

[Grassman]

I am unclear as to why you are grinding the bottom? I grind the angle - regular sharpening means it only takes a few strokes to keep them really sharp with touching the underside

I'm not grinding the base. I grind the cutting edge but to get to the point of having a flat base there wouldn't be much flail left.

 

[Dave W]

I'm not grinding the base. I grind the cutting edge but to get to the point of having a flat base there wouldn't be much flail left.

Do you want to bring them round and I'll build the tips up with weld?

 

[Munkul]

I'd give them a tickle with a grinder and get another season out of them...! They're hammer flails, not precision mowing blades!

 

[Zippy768]

After they fly off, I spend 10 minutes looking for the flail - no more no less - if I can't find it, I will replace with a new one.
I have never found a flail

 

[Selectamatic]

After they fly off, I spend 10 minutes looking for the flail - no more no less - if I can't find it, I will replace with a new one.
I have never found a flail

Be careful you don't find it in your cab...

 

[JCMaloney]

After they fly off, I spend 10 minutes looking for the flail - no more no less - if I can't find it, I will replace with a new one.
I have never found a flail

Cheap metal detector...........

 

[le bon paysan]

Cheap metal detector...........

About 150 MTS away..,...,. you choose the direction