Flail Mower Cost $$$ Servicing a Flail Mower

Flail mower operation cost? We get asked this a lot. "Does it cost more to operate a flail mower?" Over the last year, this question has been asked almost weekly. Many people answer the question having never operated a flail mower, much less, owned one. We dive off into a kind of review and service of our flail mower where we dig down into true cost.

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[ajarthur]

Getting ready to start my second season of mowing with Titan 65" ditch bank flail and I totally agree with you! I enjoy it allot!

[terrymangum]

Great Flail mower maintenance and overview video Tony. Enjoyed as always.

[patrickbass]

I really want a flail mower they are amazing. Thank you for sharing this, Tony!

[andreww]

Great vid! My Del Morino 62 is on the way, can’t wait! 🙂👍. It will get a ton of use

[evanscc]

Bravo Zulu Tony - like how you explain mechanical maintenance, shows the years of experience in the profession.

[michaelshrader]

Right now I have the Titan Attachments 78" wide ditch/bank flail mower. The cut quality is akin to a residential lawn mower! Yet it cuts biers and weeds 5 to 6 feet high leaving nothing but mulch behind it. Pine tree saplings just disappear! I love this thing, now I want to get a full 7 foot wide one though (78" is 6 1/2 feet for reference). I have chipped slightly 2 of the hammer flails and resharpened them with a grinder they still cut just fine after 2 full seasons of mowing... adjusted my belt tension once, and grease it every day or two when I'm using it with red lithium grease. Mine has the swinging guard plates on the front they suck and some have gotten knocked off and lost unfortunately... chains would be so much better! Also it has a rubber flap over the back of the roller which shredded pretty easily I think some conveyor belt rubber would be much better!

[BuhlzI]

I have the Titan Flail mower 155 and love it. I'm having a hard time finding belt replacements for it. Do you have an alternate source or replacement for the belts sold by Titan?

[Kerrst]

Thank you for the video. Tony I have rocky soil have used a 72” finish mower cut a 6” height do you think the flail would be ok?

[johnevans]

Would you recommend flail mowers to do finish mower work? I like to mow my yard at 4 in. high.

[terrykallmann]

Great video. I just purchased a flail in Pa. and am excited to try it when it dries out!!! 🤣🤣

[randthompson]

Great vid! But i have to add my 2 cents here

My time running commercial flails (light and heavy hammers) hammers flew off like mortars from both striking unseen objects and the pivot bolts wearing thru.

Easy and quick to fix, if you or others don't wind up getting struck by the failed parts.

Always practice safety folks!

[BradMyers]

I liked the video and the info. It got me looking to see what it would cost to replace my blades on my 72" rotary mower and from Messicks, the blades are $54.24 a piece. Expensive, but not as high as you had listed in the video which is a good thing. (Part#820-199c for Land Pride rotary mowers)

[rock-n-roller]

We had one of these, a bigger one, at the NC city that I worked for. Great for clearing brush, small limbs and such. We would use it to clear the side of roadways so cars could safely travel on them. Does this require a certain size tractor to mount on? Would say a TYM 125 be big enough? I have banks with briers on them. Lots of briers and plenty of 1-3 inch saplings to get rid of.

[deanbarr]

I think the flail mower is a great investment Tony. I have been trying to convince my younger brother. He has a 40 HP tractor and mows about 5 acres of hillside with a 6' brush hog. He's borrowed my 5' finishing mower a few times but says it ain't big enough. So he's wanting to upgrade a 6' finish mower. I'm sure a 6' Flail mower would be a lot lighter and easier to maneuver than a brush hog.

[newhampshire-bob]

Flail mowers are great! I have one on order!

[johnevans]

Do flail mowers have the option of shear pins or slip clutches, or doesn't this apply since the flails move out of the way if they hit something?

[jaimelago]

Hey Tony I send you and your family my best wishes from 🇵🇷

[hobbithabits]

Hi Tony... I need to get into my Woodmaxx 62" tomorrow to replace some hammers that took on some heavy duty rocks toward the end of last year. I saw the discussion below about balance. Have you ever replaced a broken blade with a new one adjacent to others that are significantly worn but still functional and created a balance issue? I know the one time I busted a hammer clean off (1/3 of the hammer and busted the bolt) I was almost shook out of my seat with a full hammer missing... but I put the same one back on with a new bolt since it's all I had and she still ran pretty smooth. Any experiences you can share regarding an imbalance situation? Thanks.

[redneckrebel]

How do you set your turn buckles on 3 point hitch. Tight or loose? I don't know if my off set flail mower did it or my tiller but I bent where my pin goes threw for backhoe. Thanks for your time.

[grahamhenley]

would you get a longer service life out of your flail hammers by building them up with Stellite?