I have a BX at the moment, upgrading to a B2601 when the new model finally arrives in NZ.
I spend some time mowing the roadside near us, and I've been wondering about getting a hydraulic offset flail. That's partly because I find I sometimes get the BX wheels a bit off the edge, and I know the B2601 will be quite a bit more tippy, and partly because I could maintain a much wider strip of grass and could mow the various small banks on the roadside without having to get the string trimmer out.
I've been looking at one of these direct from China (I've imported direct before, so reasonably confident in the Customs paperwork and shipping stuff). https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.214.95e4555cSejmru
I'd look at the EFDL-105, which weighs 210kg. In theory a B2601 can lift that (it can lift 640kg @ 24 inch behind the pins), but I note that the hydraulic arm means it sticks out a fair bit behind the tractor - would that extra leverage be likely to mean the B01 couldn't lift it? Has anyone had one of these on a compact tractor?
I'm also aware it'll stick out a fair bit to the side of the tractor, and I may have an issue with tipping over sideways. It looks like it rides on the ground when in use, so the rollers would take the weight, but when getting it out to the side it may put a lot of leverage on. If I got one I'd probably make a counterweight that I bolt on to the front, so I'm less worried about that balance than about simply whether the 3ph would lift it.
I'm still at the "wondering about it" stage - I'll ask them for a proper price, but I think at around $1,500NZ landed it'd be worthwhile. If it were $500USD, that's $750NZD, then I have shipping at probably $500, and I pay sales tax of 15% on all that, so should be in the ballpark. Of course, the budget controller thinks spending any money to mow land I don't own is crazy, so still some work to do there as well.
I spend some time mowing the roadside near us, and I've been wondering about getting a hydraulic offset flail. That's partly because I find I sometimes get the BX wheels a bit off the edge, and I know the B2601 will be quite a bit more tippy, and partly because I could maintain a much wider strip of grass and could mow the various small banks on the roadside without having to get the string trimmer out.
I've been looking at one of these direct from China (I've imported direct before, so reasonably confident in the Customs paperwork and shipping stuff). https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.214.95e4555cSejmru
I'd look at the EFDL-105, which weighs 210kg. In theory a B2601 can lift that (it can lift 640kg @ 24 inch behind the pins), but I note that the hydraulic arm means it sticks out a fair bit behind the tractor - would that extra leverage be likely to mean the B01 couldn't lift it? Has anyone had one of these on a compact tractor?
I'm also aware it'll stick out a fair bit to the side of the tractor, and I may have an issue with tipping over sideways. It looks like it rides on the ground when in use, so the rollers would take the weight, but when getting it out to the side it may put a lot of leverage on. If I got one I'd probably make a counterweight that I bolt on to the front, so I'm less worried about that balance than about simply whether the 3ph would lift it.
I'm still at the "wondering about it" stage - I'll ask them for a proper price, but I think at around $1,500NZ landed it'd be worthwhile. If it were $500USD, that's $750NZD, then I have shipping at probably $500, and I pay sales tax of 15% on all that, so should be in the ballpark. Of course, the budget controller thinks spending any money to mow land I don't own is crazy, so still some work to do there as well.
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