8FT MULCHER

2time

There is one of these for sale and was thinking of buying it to top etc,

what you guys views on one of these machines

thanks

Nekarsulm

I wouldn't buy one for topping, would it not bash the grass about too much? Just the job for smashing down rushes etc.

tanko

Are they not very expensive? Would a sprayer be a more useful and better value for money option?

A cow called Daisy

They more for places you never go with topper. Got bit done here, rushes 12 years or more. Lad had hired one and was looking to see how it performed. Grand for that. Said he mulched whins/gorse etc with it. Even blocks doing around a house. Slow work and 150 horses groan when going gets tough. Flails expensive as well.

larrymiller

Friend has one they call it the jungle buster, by got that yoke would go where nothing else would

agriman27

Hard to beat the clean cut of a disc mower for topping and you can mow stuff too. Don't think the flails would encourage quick regrowth

smokey-fitz

Got one myself, find it good for rushes, weeds, briars and all that kinda crap.. very slow work tho, when it gets to heavy cutting sometimes looking at 1.5 or 2 kph but that was with thick old bull rush and tractor with 100hp.

I havent topped a paddock after grazing yet with it so not sure how quick you could go, but I reckon it would do a nice job and would leave it clean.

Flails are expensive, e34 for major ones. Mine cuts pretty clean even with dull flails, 10 times better than the old votex topper I have anyway

severeoversteer

agriman27 wrote: »

Hard to beat the clean cut of a disc mower for topping and you can mow stuff too. Don't think the flails would encourage quick regrowth

I used a flail mower this week and walked the ground this evening and the regrowth of grass is phenomenal

it mulches the cuttings which fertilise the ground

on the river

larrymiller wrote: »

Friend has one they call it the jungle buster, by got that yoke would go where nothing else would

Nomination for post of the year no doubt.

2time

leaves no mess behind but two different types of cutting blades i hear, which is best, this one is €1300, a guy on donedeal has mulcher for hire €45 per hour

CluanBomb

2time wrote: »

leaves no mess behind but two different types of cutting blades i hear, which is best, this one is €1300, a guy on donedeal has mulcher for hire €45 per hour

Would they much in an hour?

Is there places that people can hire out the machines themselves?

CluanBomb

2time wrote: »

leaves no mess behind but two different types of cutting blades i hear, which is best, this one is €1300, a guy on donedeal has mulcher for hire €45 per hour

Would they get through much in an hour?

Is there places that people can hire out the machines themselves?

A cow called Daisy

CluanBomb wrote: »

Would they get through much in an hour?

Is there places that people can hire out the machines themselves?

Lad that did bit here had it hired out. Don't know where from but probably several hire them out. Said he do about an acre an hour