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Would a 360 run a flail hedge cutter head?
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<blockquote data-quote="Goweresque" data-source="post: 778464" data-attributes="member: 818"><p>It all depends on how much spare capacity you have in the hydraulic pumps in your 360. Don't forget that hammer circuits are designed for hammers <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> which do not require the machine to move very much at the same time as operate the hammer, so there is an effective doubling up of the oil flow usage - when the hammer is going the dipper isn't moving, when the dipper is moving the hammer is idle. Whereas a flail requires a continuous flow AND enough spare oil to operate the dipper rams/tracking etc.</p><p></p><p>So you'll need to find out the pump capacity of your machine, the flow requirement of your proposed flail, and also if there is enough cooling capacity in your system to stop the oil getting too hot - again hammer circuits are designed for short bursts of operation, not hours and hours of continuous flow.</p><p></p><p>I wanted to fit one to my 360, but realised it doesn't have the spare capacity, so have gone instead for a grapple shear, like this one:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]elIERXmzOTQ[/MEDIA]</p><p>Hopefully this will allow me to do what I wanted with the flail (deal with overgrown hedges) but will not require the same continuous flow as a flail, as when you close the grapple, the dipper is not in motion, so the oil flow isn't trying to do two things at once. Its on order from Finland at the mo, when it arrives in the new year hopefully I'll be able to post some video of it in action<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goweresque, post: 778464, member: 818"] It all depends on how much spare capacity you have in the hydraulic pumps in your 360. Don't forget that hammer circuits are designed for hammers :) which do not require the machine to move very much at the same time as operate the hammer, so there is an effective doubling up of the oil flow usage - when the hammer is going the dipper isn't moving, when the dipper is moving the hammer is idle. Whereas a flail requires a continuous flow AND enough spare oil to operate the dipper rams/tracking etc. So you'll need to find out the pump capacity of your machine, the flow requirement of your proposed flail, and also if there is enough cooling capacity in your system to stop the oil getting too hot - again hammer circuits are designed for short bursts of operation, not hours and hours of continuous flow. I wanted to fit one to my 360, but realised it doesn't have the spare capacity, so have gone instead for a grapple shear, like this one: [MEDIA=youtube]elIERXmzOTQ[/MEDIA] Hopefully this will allow me to do what I wanted with the flail (deal with overgrown hedges) but will not require the same continuous flow as a flail, as when you close the grapple, the dipper is not in motion, so the oil flow isn't trying to do two things at once. Its on order from Finland at the mo, when it arrives in the new year hopefully I'll be able to post some video of it in action:) [/QUOTE]
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