The 'Today's Job' thread

[Smiffy]

Anyone run a flail mower / topper on one?

The place I use to work had one on the big 8 series for doing central reservations.
It was ok.
If you have the Avant already and want to cut a little bit of rough grass then it's perfect. If you are buying an Avant to use a flail there are far better weapons. Likewise if you want to do a big area.
Even with the float built into the headstock they don't follow the ground brilliantly because of the lack of centre pivot or rocking axle.
And because they are hydraulic they are not the most efficient use of engine power.
They could also really do with hydraulic offset as the genuine Avant flail doesn't allow you to get massively close to fences.
And in am open cab in summer you get to sit in a plume of dust.

 

[Spurry]

I'd have to agree with the above comments that reminded me that I had tried the collecting lawn mower, which was useless. Then got the ordinary mower 1500 wide which was very hard on the blades. Bearing in mind the reference to Lawn is a little exotic, more a rough area covered with green stuff. Hence the purchase of the flail which worked well around the edges of the fields, but no use on the ditches.

 

[DaveDCB]

Got me thinking…. Might be more useful having full fat avant over a tractor which doesn’t really do much at all anymore!

 

[Spurry]

Got me thinking…. Might be more useful having full fat avant over a tractor which doesn’t really do much at all anymore!

If you do go the Avant route, just make sure you get the right size. The dealers and specifications are very enthusiastic about what their machines will do. I was lucky in that the machines were accepted back and just paid the difference for the next one. The rear side weights help a lot, but the stackable weights on the actual back can cause a hindrance if stuck in boggy ground, so I just have one of those with a hitch.
I started with a 528, then a 635 before being satisfied with the 745 in 2013, then changed to the 755i in 2023.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Just tidying up some windblow. Knew this was on.