Posted by 135 Fan on January 28, 2011 at 13:45:39 from (68.149.56.30):
In Reply to: Re: flail mowers?? posted by old on January 28, 2011 at 12:38:27:
This is interesting. Mott invented the flail mower. He was an engineer at IH but they weren't interested in his new mower design so he formed Mott Corporation(now part of Alamo). He tested the self cleaning properties of his new mower in pig manure. Mott had the patents on the free swinging Y blades but referred to his new machines as Mott Hammer Knife Safety Flail Mowers. Other makers began to make flail mowers but had different blade designs because of Mott patents. There are similar machines to Mott's now because patents have expired. The super heavy duty Mott mowers have the blades mounted on a ring so they are free swinging in all directions if hitting a hidden object. The Y blades use the least HP to run as well but you have to keep the RPM's up or the bend in blades will actually change. It's one of those strange but true phenomenons. Mott's are generally more expensive than other flails but are built much heavier using better components. I think the walk behind models were called B 40's or B 36's or something like that. They were discontinued in the late 60's or early 70's but were very good mowers though. There are many Mott flails still in commercial use that are 30 and 40 years old. The models currently available from Alamo are still the same as the original design. The Interstator models have a different hydraulic set up though. Dave
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