Front Mounted ATV Flail

[Commando]

Wondering if anyone has used one of the front mounted ATV flails?  I'm looking for something to clear some small woodland rides and paths of brambles.

Significantly cheaper than a Grillo ride-on or similar

Rammy Oy - RAMMY Snowblower 120 ATV & RAMMY Flail mower 120 ATV

RAMMY.FI

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Rammy snowblower 120 ATV and Flail mower 120 ATV are compact and easily manoeuvrable for ATV use. take...

Thx Craig

[Commando]

Any thoughts on ATV front mounted flails? Thx Craig

[kkk2]

I never used an engine powered flail like that but use out front flails fitted to 30+ John Deere mowers, I find flails are power hungry when cutting heavy grass small trees etc so would wonder if a small petrol engine would have enough grunt for the job.

[Commando]

I never used an engine powered flail like that but use out front flails fitted to 30+ John Deere mowers, I find flails are power hungry when cutting heavy grass small trees etc so would wonder if a small petrol engine would have enough grunt for the job.

Yeah that’s one of my concerns, 1.2m cut from a 300cc B&S powerpack... not sure that’s gonna cope with brambles and rushes too well.....

[drinksloe]

Dunno much about front mounted flails but the kelfri and Chapman trailed flails are both meant to be very good, althou not cheap both putting out about 23hp.

[kkk2]

To be honest at the price of that machine you wouldn't be far away from a second hand 30 hp machine and out front flail which would be better for the job and would be cheaper to run.

[Commando]

To be honest at the price of that machine you wouldn't be far away from a second hand 30 hp machine and out front flail which would be better for the job and would be cheaper to run.

Not sure want you mean there Mate? Thx C

[drinksloe]

Why do u want it in front?

 

If u mean to lift it I doubt the front of bike could take it..

I've done a bit with snow ploughs and they fairly pull front end down when lifted and flails should be a lot heaviier, or atleast decent 1s

[kkk2]

3 hours ago, Commando said:

Not sure want you mean there Mate? Thx C

Around here about €4K would buy you a used john deere 1445 and a trimax 1.5m head well used by motorway maintenance companies but maintained as well, if you were doing a couple of hundred hours a year it would last a lifetime and are bulletproof machines imo

first pic is of a machine we picked up from a local council as a back up for €2250 plus vat a bit of cosmetic TLC and it looks presentable.

 

Here is one of our machines with a trimax head on it mowing longish grass.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPrqxBXOyeE

 

Edited January 18, 2020 by kkk2
added vid

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Is it for ongoing work Craig or more of a one off at home??  If it’s a one off I could run the MultiOne flail over it for you...