The Hedge Cutting Thread

[kill]

Joe turner was under £5 for F10H flails last year

Flails Direct are also under a fiver for F10 Competition flails if bought as a set as had enough of F14's mashing and not cutting hedges

 

[Grassman]

I was told boot flails are easier to power than T type double edged flails. Anyone any experience of the two types?
They will be going on a bomford with 5ft head.

 

[cambsfarmer]

Our 40 year old McConnel is coming to the end of its life. What is best to replace it with, trims hedges and dykes, to fit on a 70 HP tractor? Does about a weeks work a year so do not want to go too expensive

 

[davidroberts30]

1st 1 of the year

 

[kill]

1st 1 of the yearView attachment 578782

Last time I caught one of those I ruined a bleady good pair of bolt cutters

 

[Grassman]

Last time I caught one of those I ruined a bleady good pair of bolt cutters

Battery angle grinder is invaluable for such things!

 

[davidroberts30]

I was lucky and pulled it near enough straight out

 

[Kevtherev]

 

[Greenhorn]

 

[Grassman]

View attachment 578828View attachment 578832

Nice job!
How many passes to get it like that?

 

[jonny]

1st 1 of the yearView attachment 578782

Handiest way I've found of pulling out a mattress or long wires is to get the back wheel on it and reach out or reverse

 

[wr.]

I reckon there's less growth on our hedges this year. Mostly 5-6 foot on the elder but barely 3' this year. What about everybody else?

 

[Bury the Trash]

I reckon there's less growth on our hedges this year. Mostly 5-6 foot on the elder but barely 3' this year. What about everybody else?

Yep, i'm finding a bit the same , very dry arond here til about early July ......that's when trees/shrubs make their most growth,i guess

 

[Hedge back]

I reckon there's less growth on our hedges this year. Mostly 5-6 foot on the elder but barely 3' this year. What about everybody else?

Mega growth with us !,never stopped raining here since June, growth is unreal.

 

[ARW]

Hedges looked like they would be easy to cut in April but all the wet weather some are thriving

 

[Kevtherev]

Hedges here seem to have grown more in the last few months

 

[Bk1991]

Just got a hedge cutter for my own use around the farm its a mcconnell hyrech not sure of the model number . Its on cable controls but was originally on electric controls . Has a upgraded 1.2 m head . No roller . I'm planing on changing it to oil over oil joystick cause some the cables are sloppy . Any tips on getting started and making a decent finish on the hedge . Do ye guys Sharpen your Flails with grinder disc or flap disc ?

 

[rob1]

Just got a hedge cutter for my own use around the farm its a mcconnell hyrech not sure of the model number . Its on cable controls but was originally on electric controls . Has a upgraded 1.2 m head . No roller . I'm planing on changing it to oil over oil joystick cause some the cables are sloppy . Any tips on getting started and making a decent finish on the hedge . Do ye guys Sharpen your Flails with grinder disc or flap disc ?

I use a flappy disc now, little and often

 

[Herefordhop123]

 

[7740 man]

Nice hedges to trim for once