FLAIL MOWERS???

I can tell you that it takes AT LEAST 35 horse power to run it satisfactorily...

The knives are about $2.oo to $2.50 a piece ( 39 on mine ). I like it for pasture mowing...it does a much better job than even a bush hog with sharp blades. It WILL cit close to the ground, but does not do as good a job as a finish mower--but it would do, and ya don't have to sharpen any blades.. I would think that if you are just cutting tall grass, the knives would last for several hundred acres...you can re-sharpen them easily, on the mower, when they get dull.. I mow about 10 acres (lawn) with a 6' 372 Woods, and it does a very nice cutting job...Not nearly as "Power-Hungry" as the flail...but does have it's limits, unless it is a REAR Discharge type... I put Ford Intake valve springs in each wheel spindle, to let it "float"..!!!! Take your pick...Find someone using them, and look at the job they are doing..

Are you sure you need two mowers? With only six acres to maintain, I would think that you should be able to do that with just a finishing mower. Once you smooth out the area to be mowed with a brush mower and some manual grubbing, you ought to be able simply to mow grass.

Although I have about 150 acres on my farm, I maintain a "lawn" of about 5 or 6 acres around the 3 houses and two barns that on the farm. I maintain all of that "lawn" area with my finishing mower and a 42" riding lawnmower. I live in Middle Tennessee, so I only have to mow grass for about 8 months out of the year. I mow weekly and it takes me about 6 hours to do the whole thing. When I can convince my wife to ride the lawn mower while I use the finishing mower with my Ford 2000, I can cut my clock hours significantly. Oh, by the way, I use a Bush Hog brand finishing mower that is six feet wide.

Good Luck,

Tom

Six hours to finish mow six acres? Are you just trying to keep your wife occupied?