Watch what a flail mower can do | John Deere Tips
Today, we’ll show you why you should know about the Frontier Flail Mowers and what they can do for you.
John Deere explores the advantages of FL series flail mowers, covering configurations from fixed to hydraulic offset for various vegetation types. Skip Quimby demonstrates setup and operation for tasks ranging from turf grooming to ditch maintenance.
Hi, everybody. I'm Skip Quimby for John Deere and today we'll show you why you should know about the Frontier Flail Mowers. Whether you have rough vegetation, turf grass or both, a Frontier Flail Mower works effectively in either environment, while also offering some other valuable features.
For this demonstration we'll match a Frontier FL1061 Flail Mower with a John Deere 3038E Compact Utility Tractor. We'll also match a Frontier FL1169 Flail Mower with a John Deere 4075R Compact Utility Tractor. And finally will match the Frontier FL1169S with that same John Deere 4075R Compact Utility Tractor.
Unlike a rotary cutter or grooming mower which use revolving blades to cut vegetation, these flail mowers use a series of knives mounted on a rotor in staggered rows that cut the vegetation into small pieces. The Frontier Flail Mowers come in three configurations...
Fixed, mechanical offset and hydraulic offset.
The FL10 Series Flail Mowers operate in a fixed centered position behind the tractor. With their vertical back panel they can back up to a barn, garage or other building to mow very closely to the structure without fear of damaging the tractor. Like the FL10 Series, the FL11 Series Mechanical Offset Flail Mowers can operate in a centered position or they can be manually offset to the right to operate outside the tractor's path. This allows the operator to mow close to a structure, fence line or other obstacle again without fear of damaging the tractor. The FL10S, FL11S and FL12S Series are all hydraulic offset mowers.
After backing the tractor into position, John connects the draft links to the flail mower draft link brackets, using the connecting pins and locking pins. He then attaches the top link to the flail mower and secures it with its locking pin. He connects the PTO shaft, attaches the safety chain, and attaches the hydraulic hoses. Then, using the hitch assist on this 4075R Compact Utility Tractor. He raises the flail mower slightly and moves the parking stands to operating position. He then secures the PTO shaft transport hook and moves the hydraulic offset locking pin to its operating position.
The FL10S, FL11S and FL12S mowers can all operate in a centered position, but their real advantage is they can be hydraulically offset to operate outside the tractor's path. Even more, they can be hydraulically angled up or down to mow hillsides and ditches safely and easily. This line up of flail mower models can tackle a wide variety of mowing challenges from turf grass to converting a pasture into a food plot for deer to tackling weeds, mowing ditches and more.
Learn how one of these can make life better on your property at your John Deere dealer.
Frontier's Nearly 400 implements and attachments are designed, engineered, tested and manufactured to fit and work with John Deere tractors. That's a breadth and depth of equipment compatibility you won't find anywhere else in the world.
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