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[slack ma girdle]

21 hours ago, John Shutler said:

Bought a little 6550 valtra to run alongside my T234 and N174. 

bought it from wilson’s with a little crane trailer as well. fifth tractor i’ve had off wilson’s over the years and fantastic service as ever.

 

perfect little tractor for sneaking into places that are a bit tight for the newer valtras and a handy little thing to have onsite with the mulcher on the back. 

 

 

Did you have any specific requirements for the flail, or was it what was available at the time of purchase. 

I'm going down a rabbit hole of confusion trying to decide which one to buy.

[John Shutler]

1 hour ago, slack ma girdle said:

Did you have any specific requirements for the flail, or was it what was available at the time of purchase. 

I'm going down a rabbit hole of confusion trying to decide which one to buy.

I didn’t want fixed tooth was my main requirement, other than that it was the right money at a dealer reasonably local to me. Always a bit of a gamble buying 2nd hand flails/mulchers but thankfully all this need was a new set of flails which cost me £400 from flails direct. I payed £4750 plus vat for it which is about a 3rd of the cost of a new one 

[Rich Rule]

Nice John.

 

Couldn’t help but chuckle at the supplier name.

 

Flails Direct.  Original!

[slack ma girdle]

6 hours ago, John Shutler said:

I didn’t want fixed tooth was my main requirement, other than that it was the right money at a dealer reasonably local to me. Always a bit of a gamble buying 2nd hand flails/mulchers but thankfully all this need was a new set of flails which cost me £400 from flails direct. I payed £4750 plus vat for it which is about a 3rd of the cost of a new one 

Cheers John 

[Brushcutter]

On 01/01/2026 at 11:46, John Shutler said:

Bought a little 6550 valtra to run alongside my T234 and N174. 

bought it from wilson’s with a little crane trailer as well. fifth tractor i’ve had off wilson’s over the years and fantastic service as ever.

 

perfect little tractor for sneaking into places that are a bit tight for the newer valtras and a handy little thing to have onsite with the mulcher on the back. 

 

 

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6650 is a nice little nibble tractor isn't it. Berti swinging hammer flail? 

[John Shutler]

13 minutes ago, Brushcutter said:

 

6650 is a nice little nibble tractor isn't it. Berti swinging hammer flail? 

yeah it’s great, bought it for a particular contract that hasn’t materialised yet but has turned out to be bloody useful on other jobs.

 

it’s a serrat with swimming hammers, the rotor has hollow pockets 

[Brushcutter]

9 hours ago, slack ma girdle said:

Did you have any specific requirements for the flail, or was it what was available at the time of purchase. 

I'm going down a rabbit hole of confusion trying to decide which one to buy.

Fixed tooth is great but replacement teeth are a killer and you only cut one way. Big fan of swinging hammer as you can push down and cut then drive back over what you did for a finer mulch. 

 

One thing I would put high up the priority list is a hydraulic push bar.if your are going to find yourself doing a mix of material heights. 

 

Other things to consider you can never have enough guarding and never enough power. That's a 3m Berti on a T174 at 1000rpm. Does around 10-15 litres of fuel an hour sitting in crawler gears A snd B 

[Brushcutter]

16 minutes ago, John Shutler said:

yeah it’s great, bought it for a particular contract that hasn’t materialised yet but has turned out to be bloody useful on other jobs.

 

it’s a serrat with swimming hammers, the rotor has hollow pockets 

Aren't they just. Great for brash management on felling sites. Often now I'll mulch racks before starting then mulch as I go rather than leaving it all to the end.

[John Shutler]

12 minutes ago, Brushcutter said:

Aren't they just. Great for brash management on felling sites. Often now I'll mulch racks before starting then mulch as I go rather than leaving it all to the end.

i’ve snuck that little tractor into a few places i’d never have even of though of taking either of my others. 

ive also got the same berti (well the 2.5m cut) on my t234 and it’s deadly.

 

swinging hammers are a bit more forgiving on any contaminated sites you might find yourself on 

[Brushcutter]

BCS Vulcan with a little fixed tooth will get anywhere, just at the expense of operator comfort.