ATV Flail Mower
ATV FLAIL MOWER INFORMATIONFlail mowers are available as self-powered or tractor mounted units, using a cat 1 three-point linkage system and driven by the tractors PTO system (power take off). Our ATV flail mower is self powered and ideal for being towed behind an ATV quad bike or UTV vehicle, and is favoured by smallholders, equestrian and large estate land owners when the land isn't suitable for farm tractors, due to wet, boggy ground conditions where the fields could get easily damaged.
Our ATV flail mower is built to tackle a multitude of tasks and is used in paddock maintenance for controlling and reducing weeds in the paddocks, cutting down docks, nettles, thistles and bracken, thus encouraging strong, healthy grass growth. It is also the ideal mower for cutting down overgrown brambles in woodland areas and for fire break mowing, where heather and saplings need to be cut down. For this specific purpose, the flail mower would need to be set up on hammer flail blades. The Chapman ATV flail mower range are heavy duty farm and woodland flail mowers. These flail mowers are powered by a commercial grade Honda GXV630cc 21HP V Twin engine. This is the most powerful engine available on any ATV flail mower in todays' market place offering a 3-year manufacturers' warranty. There are two cutting blade options for the flail mowers. The "Y" flail blade is suited for the majority of mowing tasks and is the most popular, and the hammer blade which is used for much heavier mowing duties. Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
ATV FLAIL MOWER FEATURES AND BENEFITS
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FLAIL MOWER FM SERIES
FM120 Flail Mower
Honda 21 HP V Twin Commercial Grade Engine. 3 Year Warranty.
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ATV FLAIL MOWER OPTIONS
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Front Break Bar - Full width round bar with tapered ends fitted to the front of the flail mower. This bar acts as a protection for the flail mower against damage from obstacles, such as bricks, boulders etc.
This flail mower bar also helps guide the vegetation such as brambles, bracken, reeds and other materials into the flail mower for a more controlled cut. Mulching Cutter Bar - This is a serrated strip of metal that fits on the underside of the ATV flail mower and is positioned in a way that allows the cutting blades to mulch the grass to a fine finish, speeding up the decomposition process. Twin Wheel Axle - When the ground is very wet and boggy the twin "walking beam" axle is an absolute 'must'. These conditions are typically encountered when mowing reeds. Centre Mounted Engine - When the ATV flail mower is being used on steep, sloping fields and paddocks, the centre mount position of the engine will balance the mower ensuring greater stability and therefore safety for the operator. Forged Hammer Flails - The upgrade to hammer flails is normally required when the mowing duties are tougher, for example woodland mowing of dense brambles, heather and saplings and other heavy vegetation. These flail mower hammer flails also give a cleaner cut when paddock topping grass. The design structure of the forged hammer flails is considerably more substantial and heavier, therefore giving a superior cut when compared to 'Y' flails. The increased weight improves the flail mowers' performance when cutting through thick clumps of vegetation. Engine Auto Idle - This feature is a Honda upgrade. It is a simple toggle switch that is fitted to the same control box that houses the safety kill button. This control box has an extension cable which mounts onto the rear rack of the ATV quad bike or similar vehicle. The function of the switch is to allow the operator to change the engine speed from full revs to idle and vice versa to avoid getting on and off the quad bike constantly. A very useful feature when mowing fire-breaks on moorlands. |
Twin automatic belt tensioning system
Unique double helix rotor
Adjustable rear deflector.
Full width anti scalping roller
High boron content steel 'Y' flails as standard. Forged hammer flails optional.
360 Degree swivel hitch
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ATV FLAIL MOWERS SPECIFICATIONS
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Technical Specification
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ATV FLAIL MOWER REVIEWS
ATV Flail Mower Customer Review
Dan Wiltshire, Game Bird Shoot, Andover, Hampshire
FM150-F ATV Flail Mower with the wheels in the trailed position.
We are using our ATV flail mower on a game bird shoot and using the mower on 10 acres of rearing fields. The first cut in March took down 2-Foot high very thick rye grass with ease to 2 to 3 inch height and was used weekly for 5 months of the year on this job.
The ATV flail mower is also used to great effect mowing down out of control thick, dense brambles and does an amazing job. We tow the ATV flail mower behind a utility vehicle and have mowed down brambles as high as 8 feet tall in places, the UTV pushes over the vegetation and then it lifts a little before the ATV flail mower then cuts and mulches it up. We set the cutting height higher on the 1st cut to around 6 inches to 12 inches and then take a 2nd cut if needed.
We have also used the ATV flail mower to cut down 6 Ft high nettles.
The flail mower has been an excellent investment and far exceeded our expectations. When considering the purchase of an ATV flail mower we considered many different makes of flail mower and opted for the Chapman flail mower based on design, quality, the Honda 21HP engine. Keith at Fresh Group Products had an excellent understanding of our needs and explained why he thought the Chapman ATV flail mower would be best suited and we certainly have no hesitation in recommending both Fresh Group Products and the Chapman ATV flail mower
Regards, Dan Wiltshire
ATV Flail Mower Review
Jonathon Keaney, Kiltyclogher, Co Leitrim, Ireland
FM120-H ATV Flail Mower fitted with tandem wheels
We bought our ATV flail mower back in March this year and I have to say I`m over the moon with it. We have about forty acres of land, some of it quite hilly in places. The ATV flail mower is towed behind a 4x4 farm quad. Having such wet fields, we needed both the ATV flail mower and farm quad to be able to cope with the job at hand. The ATV flail mower has been in action typically 3 times a week this mowing season and has had to cut down heavy grass and rushes that haven`t been topped for probably, more than ten years! At it`s worse I would say the vegetation, which mainly consisted of thick grass and rushes were as high as four feet and were not problem at all for the Chapman ATV flail mower. The twin axle was a good upgrade option as the ATV flail mower copes very well with humps and hollows in the fields and rides over them with ease.
I would also like to thank you Keith on both your advice and service. Please use us as a reference if you ever need to in the future
Many thanks again, Jonathon.
ATV Flail Mower Review
Paul & Lyndsay Turnbull, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Chapman FM120 ATV Flail Mower
Having bought a small farm on the west of Ireland, it was immediately apparent that we would need no ordinary machine to tackle the reeds on the meadows and the brambles on the hill.
The meadows have not been mowed for the last 12 - 15 years, so the reeds had really taken hold, and the whole area was waterlogged. The west of Ireland has just had its wettest summer for approximately 30 years!
The reeds were tall and wet with several years of dead matted reeds and grass underneath, on a very spongy peat, which no tractor could cross.
The Chapman flail mower, supplied by Fresh Group Products, tackled the task with no problems, and after a second pass, took the whole meadow down to a tidy 4", with no damage to the land.
With the optional twin wheels on the mower it floated over deep water gullies, and even pulled effortlessly out of trouble after slipping into a ditch.
It tackled the brambles and gorse on the hill with equal ease.
Height adjustment and mower offsetting to left or right is quick and straightforward.
I don't know of another mower that could have coped with this challenging terrain.
Local farmers are already asking me to use the machine on their land, as they haven't been able to get their tractors on it for years.
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