The Professional Out Front Flails (PF) are designed specifically for front mounting on specialist out-front mowing tractors. Engineered to provide an excellent finish comparable to rotary mowers, the PF flails effectively cut grass of any length, wet or dry, while evenly distributing the mulched cuttings across the entire width of the mower.
Overview:
Designed for front mounting on specialist out-front mowing tractors.
Available models fit most out-front mowing tractors (refer to specifications below).
Compatibility: Available models fit most specialist out-front mowing tractors, ensuring broad compatibility.
Ground Contouring: Fully floating design allows the mower to effectively follow ground contours, preventing scalping and ensuring a smooth finish.
Standard ‘Y’ Grass Flails: Equipped with standard ‘Y’ (back-to-back) grass flails, ideal for general-purpose mowing tasks.
Safety and Efficiency: The mower features a strong front flap that prevents flying debris while allowing long grass to be cut easily in one pass. A removable mulching bar enhances cutting and mulching efficiency, ensuring an even spread of cut grass across the full width of the mower.
Durability: Built with a heavy-duty gearbox that includes an oil-immersed cross shaft and bearings for cool running and long service life. The mower also features a triple V-belt drive for reliable performance and an overrun clutch to protect the drive line from potential damage.
Cutting Height Control: Cutting height is easily adjusted using the rear roller and front castor wheels. The mower is equipped with solid tyre castor wheels with an optional inboard configuration for enhanced stability, and a full-width rear roller ensures even cutting and improved turf stability.
HD vs. Standard Machine Comparison:
Chassis and Weight: HD model features a thicker chassis frame for a more robust build, while the standard model is lighter with a thinner chassis frame.
Grass Handling Capacity: HD model has a larger diameter flail shaft and hood, handling larger grass volumes efficiently. The standard model is suitable for standard grass volumes.
Scarifying Blades: The standard model can be equipped with scarifying blades, whereas the HD model cannot.
Front Caster Wheels: HD model includes larger caster wheels for better stability on rough terrain, while the standard model has smaller caster wheels for less demanding conditions.
Flail Thickness: HD model uses 5mm thick Y flails for greater durability, while the standard model uses 4mm thick flails, ideal for regular mowing tasks.
Options:
Flail Options:
Fine Finish ‘Paddle’ Flail: Made from pressed steel, suitable for achieving a smooth finish.
Heavy-Duty ‘DELTA’ Paddle Flail: For heavy-duty applications requiring a fine finish.
Scarifying Flail: Available for use with paddle flails to enhance turf health.
Inboard Caster Kits: Optional for improved maneuverability.
Applications:
Versatile Mowing: Capable of handling various mowing conditions, from cutting very long grass in a single pass to delivering a fine finish on well-maintained lawns.
The Ryetec PF flail mower is listed for John Deere out-front mowers. The PF1600 fits the F1435/45, F1564, F1550 and F1570. The PF1600HD fits the F1445, F1550, F1570/75 and F1580/85. The PF1800HD fits the F1570/75 and F1580/85. Contact Ryetec on 01944 728186 to check other makes.
The PF HD front flail mower has a thicker chassis, larger flail shaft and hood, larger front castors and 5 mm Y flails, making it heavier and tougher. The standard PF is lighter, with a thinner chassis, smaller castors and 4 mm Y flails. Only the standard PF can take scarifying blades.
Y flails are the standard choice for general grass mowing. Paddle flails give a finer lawn finish. Hammer or cast Delta flails are heavier and suit long grass, scrub and prunings; Ryetec Contractor hammers shred shoots up to 5–6 cm. Scarifying blades remove thatch from turf.
A flail mower uses many small flails on a horizontal rotor, chopping material finely and spreading it evenly, so it handles long grass, scrub and prunings and leaves a tidier finish. A topper uses one or two large blades on a vertical shaft and is mainly used for topping pasture.
For steep banks, the ROBOFOX remote control flail mower works on slopes up to 55° (ELECTRA) or 45° (HYBRID), operated from up to 150 m away. For rough or narrow ground, the Peruzzo Motofrog is a walk-behind flail mower with a 75 cm cut. Offset and multi-use flail mowers reach verges, ditches and banks from the tractor.