Winton WFL105 EFGC105 Heavy Duty Flail Mower Farm Tech Review

[@thomascube1986]

Hi, I have similar flail mower, an EFGC-125, using it behind a Zetor Compax CL26. On small grass I think it does not matter, but if you go against taller ones (I'm using it on reed, which is higher than the entire tractor with rollbar on), then my setup contains also the highest skid base settings, to have the maximum height of ground clearance. Also, as you mentioned in the video, the top link is quiete in the opposite direction for me, because: - the tall grass should be able to come into the cutting area more easily - minimize the horsepower need, which the tractor has to spend on the towing of the equipment (as it is going into the soil instead of being parallel or facing bit upwards, then the friction is less) If you are interested, you can find some footage on my channel about the EFGC-125 too.

[@Anderzander]

Great video thank you ! Could I ask a favour - would the larger cat 2 ends fit in the brackets if it was sleeved down? I’m not sure if the brackets are wide enough to take the larger balls.

[@fiveminuteman]

Sorry i dont know the answer to that, but get in touch with Farm Tech they should be able to answer.

[@Waniatomek]

Hello. Very good job,I'm looking to buy a lawn mower like this,I'm just not sure which one to choose, on hammers or on knives (Y ) Please can you advaise? Thank you

[@fiveminuteman]

First time buyer here as well, i was going for y rather than hammers as i only cut grass but forgot when buying to check. Means i can now cut woody stuff and grass.

[@alexfowler1986]

Awesome video! Very helpful as I’m buying one of these soon! Thanks!

[@fiveminuteman]

No problem, Farmtech were really good who i bought it from. Lovely bit of kit and once adjusted correctly for your tractor/land it's great.👍

[@nooknorth268]

Magic video I am just about to use the same mower with a compat tractor, havn't thought of lowering roller, is that a problem? Thanks for video.

[@fiveminuteman]

Lowering the roller gives a higher cut and for me meant less clogging up and bogging down as i'm borderline on the tractor HP. I left the skids where they were and didnt get any scalping which was good. Have a look at the the flail mower on the back of the tractor on flat land it should look level, if not adjust the top link. 👍👍

[@alexfowler1986]

Do you find front weights would help with a flail on? I bought 3x 20kg for my iseki not sure how much I need!

[@fiveminuteman]

@@alexfowler1986 I haven't bought any yet, main problem is lifting the flail up the steering goes as the front wheels come off the ground. Not sure if there is a calc to do ie half the flail weight and that's the tractor weights you need? You have the same flail? The 105 is listed as 180kg from memory.

[@alexfowler1986]

I think they say online put 35/40% of weight on the front kinda makes sense!

[@BaileyKnight77]

Good to see how someone else is getting on with a winton mower. I have a winton 1.45m side shift mower and have played around with height settings as I found on our land the skids would often dig into the ground when turning. your approach with the roller down is what I have done and works best…i have still found on soft ground the roller side mounts can mark the ground. The Wessex products I have looked have a much larger diameter roller which I think a distinct advantage. 👍🏻

[@keithhooper6123]

Have a Winton flail I use with a Yanmar 16 bhp tractor.Great tool,though tractor with a bit more power,would be ideal.

[@keithhooper6123]

Could hear you better,if you turned off tractor!

[@fiveminuteman]

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!!