I am in the Deep South and I have been told that our moist, thick grass will bunch up and make a sickle bar ineffective.
For hay purposes, a PZ brand disk mower wins hands down. For brush and pasture mowing, a Bush-Hog (rotary) is the most economical, but cut quality is poor. My personal favorite is a flail mower. Low dust, clean cut, and fairly low maintenance. I have actually used it in my yard before.
The flail has a rotating drum with clevises hanging on it. The clevises hold two L shaped knives. These are slung outward by centrifugal force. If they strike an object, they swing away (like a root, rock, engine parts, ect). I am sold on the flail mower. They also have fine and coarse cut knives for different purposes. Golf courses use them on the roughs.
This is a Mott 88" Flail with COARSE knives installed... The FINE are closer to true 90 degrees out. These are about 50 degrees.
I downloaded the manuals from Alamo and they state if you feel vibration, there is a problem. If all knives are installed, you can place a cup of water on top of the mower and it will hardly ripple the water. And that is probably from the driveline and tractor.
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