Mulcher/Flail mower with 80hp

Spoke to one of the lads on the Major stand at the ploughing last year about the Cyclone. Was looking at getting a price on the 2m one but he had no price for me, I don't think they sell that many of them by the way he was talking. He said the next one up was around 2.5m IIRC and was getting close to 10k to buy but he reckoned that 80 hp would drive it ticking over, he would say that though in fairness. I would imagine there is around 10% on top of that price again with the way things are going in machinery sales.

I have only seen one of them around here and never saw it working but a good few of the contractor would have mulchers, none with a Cyclone. Would always be plenty of work in this area for cutting rushes too.

The lower HP requirement and diesel usage is very attractive with the Cyclone in fairness but is not exactly a like for like comparison with the chop length. As far as I know the Cyclone uses the vortex created by the lower set of knives to push the brash up into the top set and that's what gives it the shorter chop than a normal topper. Other than that there is not much of a difference between it and a topper but I am open to correction, maybe a heavier construction but same basic set-up.

Wouldn't have thick mats of rushes here on most of the ground so probably would fly through a lot of it as only be hitting the rushes with the mulcher rather than doing the whole field. There are about 10 acres with a heavy cover and my hope is that if I can get them twice a year with my own machine that they will become much more manageable as time goes on.

Looks like a different set-up on the ordinary topper

This is the Cyclone then in the background

If you have your own one it's very easy hitch on and head off to do a couple of acres, be surprised how quickly you can get it turned out once everything is ready to go. The parts that need it the most are always that bit wetter too so my idea that I can get in when I want with a lightweight set-up rather than at the mercy of a contractor with heavy gear and when he can get to it might stand to the ground a bit more too.

I am assuming with the Tehnos you are up in the contractor type heavy duty models at that price? I'd be guessing 110-120HP requirement then too for that. The lighter weight models is what I'll be limited to but will I manage heavy rushes then?