Which flail mower for 75hp alpine?

[Goaty]

Don't know about the bomford but ryetec rebadge italian machines, might be worth a look on their website.

[dig-dug-dan]

Try mcconnel. They and bomfordmare virtually the same

[aspenarb]

Depending on density of scrub/vegetation, you may struggle to above 1.2m width with 75hp I have used a 1.2m on a 90hp BCS alpine tractor and it can be slow work or stalling. People tend to leave it late when the material has gone woody and takes more chewing up.

 

 

P.S I used a sovema with side shift from kilworth. Check geometry of linkage and pto on any purchase. This one operates at tight pto guard shredding angles. It is posted in a picture on here in a thread on alpine or BCS tractors

 

+1 on this. I always reckon on 100hp per meter cut with a mulcher so 1.2mtr for a flail on 75hp would be the max. What the smaller machines lack in grunt they make up for in agility so I would go for less cut and run over it twice.

 

Bob

[JimE]

Does anyone know anything about this Bomford flail. The dealer can't tell me much and neither can Bomford. It is not in their current range, all I know is that it is an Agri ADL 1600, but the usual Google searches don't help. I wonder if it's another manufacturer's that has been re-badged?

 

Looks like an INO flail to me. Possibly an Elite L with front mounting kit. Google it and compare. Looks pretty similar to me.

I believe Bomford do rebrand INO stuff.

Can they not find an ID plate?

 

[N1ck]

Jim

 

Good call, you're spot on there, I just found a picture of an INO Elite L and it's the same machine just without the reversing kit. What's more Border Plant Sales' list price for a new 190 is £2,750!

[HertsWood]

We've got a Muthing MUE160 on our Antonio Carraro

 

 

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[JimE]

Good call, you're spot on there, I just found a picture of an INO Elite L and it's the same machine just without the reversing kit. What's more Border Plant Sales' list price for a new 190 is £2,750!

 

Ooh, what do I win?

 

We supply the INO mowers, sell plenty for use on reversible alpines. Good mowers, with double spiral rotors so work well on thick material with minimal power consumption, but also leave a good finish on grass.

To be honest £2750+vat doesnt sound bad, they are at the higher end of the price bracket but you do get what you pay for I guess.

Just make sure you get one suitable for reverse drive (different to front mounting) and from someone who knows alpines.

[broadacre]

I have been using a valiant 95 reverse drive with a 1.5m Dragone flail, both supplied by Kilworths in Leicestershire. This replaced a vanguard 85 with a dragone flail. These flails seem to be very good, in the past I have attacked large grass land areas with long grass up to a metre high and buddleia plants up to 2.5m high with stems at 75mm. Its also good in bramble upto 1.2m high.

The scraper bar dosent seem to last five minutes and bearings not much longer. The hammer heads seem to last forever the bolts seem to fail first.

In all honestly we use the flail more like a mulcher at times which annoys me as every machine has its place, but the flail is thousands cheaper than the mulcher.

The Dragone gets a thumbs up from me.