Tractor flail for hedge cuttings

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Has anyone ever used a tractor with a flail to smash up hedge cuttings ?

Need to replace my topper soon,and been getting increasingly fed up with the huge pile of hedge cuttings that build up in the yard - so have been wondering about running a flail over the pile to reduce it to a manageable mush - tried it with a rotary topper without much effect,but a flail ???

[Goaty]

Yes. However you need a heavy duty version not a cheap Italian import type.

I've used two types a sovema with removable comb tines at the back. It's design is to keep the material in the pulverising zone only letting it through when it's reduced. The other being a dragone, both are Italian higher spec.

Bear in mind the cost of replacement hammers. Don't try to use swinging flat blades they won't last. Never run a flail with a missing blade or hammer. They shake themselves to destruction. Due to imbalance.

It's an effective way to reduce for quicker decomposition of material up to 10 mm diameter. Any bigger you should use a shedder or chipper.

My experience is in rows of prunings in hardy nursery stock. It saves us hours of material handling. Then it gets cultivated in the following spring.

 

 

 

 

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[woody paul]

I have used a flail hedge cutter that i use on a farm near me to cut there hedges to chop my heap of hedge clipping up it works well.

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Thanks Goaty - I'm guessing they might need a fairly hefty tractor to drive them,i've only got a 60HP ford !!

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I have used a flail hedge cutter that i use on a farm near me to cut there hedges to chop my heap of hedge clipping up it works well.

 

That's a thought,get one of the hedge cutting boys to do it when they are passing!

[Goaty]

That's a thought,get one of the hedge cutting boys to do it when they are passing!

 

 

Yes it's 80hp with 1.2m flail. If it gets thick going brings tractor to its knees.

 

150hp+ with a 1 m hedgecutter should be gaffer of it without the hassle for you.

 

 

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[Peasgood]

Thanks Goaty - I'm guessing they might need a fairly hefty tractor to drive them,i've only got a 60HP ford !!

 

We used to use "W Perfect" flail to pulverise apple prunings. Serious bit of kit and would do stuff a lot bigger than hedge cuttings. Ran on a MF135 so your Ford should cope.

Seen a few on eBay recently for around £1500 used but decent.

 

Top tip, wear safety glasses and don't look behind.

[Peasgood]

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We used to use "W Perfect" flail to pulverise apple prunings. Serious bit of kit and would do stuff a lot bigger than hedge cuttings. Ran on a MF135 so your Ford should cope.

Seen a few on eBay recently for around £1500 used but decent.

 

Top tip, wear safety glasses and don't look behind.

 

Cool - like the look of that !