Mowing with a flail topper.

[tepapa]

I've got half an acre to cut which I could take a crop off. Don't have a mower and hardly much point getting a contractor in to mow it.

Would it be ok if I cut it with a a flail topper? It would give it a good conditioning at the same time? Or would I end up with a mess?

 

[M-J-G]

I've got half an acre to cut which I could take a crop off. Don't have a mower and hardly much point getting a contractor in to mow it.

Would it be ok if I cut it with a a flail topper? It would give it a good conditioning at the same time? Or would I end up with a mess?

Is it fully offset?

 

[tepapa]

Is it fully offset?

It's a push/pull so could cut without driving over it first.
But good point I hadn't thought of that.

 

[M-J-G]

Front mounted will help a lot!

For half an acre I guess you could try it and see how it goes, it might need done twice to get it clean.

It will be well shredded up so you'll need plenty of net on the bales

 

[Derrick Hughes]

We used to win a lot of shows with hay cut with a flail mower, took the shear bar off mind or pulled it right back . Makes a good day sooner

 

[2wheels]

used to cut silage with a kidd double chop, opened the auger cover and blew it out the back. left a 4" stubble the picked it up with the same machine cutting it again to leave a 1-2" stubble. made good silage.

 

[nails]

For half an acre you really should use a scythe.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

will be a pita to rake up and bale

 

[Derrick Hughes]

will be a pita to rake up and bale

Was no problem for one of these . But the contractor used to curse a bit with his Jones baler