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So you've got the tractors and want to spend 7k.

 

Personally I'd just bite the bullet and spend 2k on a small flail the same width as the tractor.

 

Or keep you're eye out for an ex council front flail ride on mower that's going to be diesel and a hell of a lot more comfortable and safer.

 

As realistically the neighbours aren't going to pay more than £50 an hour for mowing.

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Agreed, buy a PTO driven flail for one of your tractors. Tractors and PTO drive is for fields, rotary ride on lawn mowers are for lawns.  The only place id consider a walk behind is for steep banks or awkward places like orchards, but most of the time that can be tackled with a strimmer rather than a dedicated machine. 

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26 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

Agreed, buy a PTO driven flail for one of your tractors. Tractors and PTO drive is for fields, rotary ride on lawn mowers are for lawns.  The only place id consider a walk behind is for steep banks or awkward places like orchards, but most of the time that can be tackled with a strimmer rather than a dedicated machine. 

For 7k he’d get a small alpine tractor and topper! Way more fun. 

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We have both scag flail & rotary mowers , the flail is best on long grass that is only cut occasionally not as fast as a rotary, out front ride on with a flail deck is the best option better than a rear flail on a compact tractor ,faster and a better finish, as when you have the mower behind you flatten the grass with your wheels first , walk behind mower are good on slopes ,but takes it out of your legs after a full day ,

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