I have a 25hp Toro front mount tractor with a 60" finish flail mower. I've mowed material as tall as 9ft, and turn right around and mow my lawn with it... leaves the best stripes in the neighborhood. It's the single most versatile and best performing mower I've ever owned.
When you say lawn.... how low can your flail go to the ground? Also... where in the world are you based? That will tell me how lush and thick your grass can get - here in Ireland our grass is far too healthy, moist and thick to seriously consider a flail for lawns.... as much as I'd love one
Nice equipment, nice job done. We leave the bucket on too, both as a counterbalance and also to push over the more robust weeds or saplings. That helps protect the belly of the machine. Plus I'm too lazy to take it off . . .
I've got one as well and one thing bugs me: the flattened grass by the tires lays flat and gets up later being cut longer than between the tires. How do 'deal' with that? And did you remove the rubber flap above the roller or didn't it have one? I'm thinking about removing mine now that i see how evenly the cut grass spreads out on your flail.
Great demo thanks. I just decided after watching this that a flail mower will be best for me rather than a slasher - a slasher is what Australians call a brush hog.
what can I learn from you about how well it handles (doesn't break!) when hitting "hidden in the weeds" stumps, rocks, buried boulder tops? and are you using hammers or Y blades?
I have a 6' Land Pride flail and love it. But clogs the discharge with grass if I have the gate opened. I Found that it is better to leave the gate closed and go slow so that the mower can chop up all the tall grass. But they are an AWESOME IMPLEMENT.
There are also good reasons to like the conventional rotary topper (brush hog). 1) Cheap. 2) They are so simple there is almost nothing to go wrong or need maintenance. 3) Only two blades to sharpen that can be done in 5 minutes by lowering it onto axle stands and popping under with an angle grinder. 4) When you have finally worn the blades out a new set is about £15 and are quick to fit. 5) It can be slid under low-hanging branches and into the bottom of hedges where the flail would be too short to reach. 6) The flat area can be used to shift stuff about saving the need to swap to the back box in many cases. 7) With the blades sharp you can put a finish like a lawn mower on flat areas (after all they are just a giant rotary mower) - yes, hammer flails can match the finish but Y flails can't. BTW - not all bush hogs have rear jockey wheels - here in the UK they are an option that most don't bother to buy. Mine is 21 years old and has only needed one set of new blades and has chewed on concrete blocks, truck parts, bicycles and high-voltage porcelain insulators (the latter thoughtfully left for me to find by the electricity company). If I bought a flail it would be a collector flail but they are stupidly expensive. You can't cut a meadow with a flail unless it's a collector as the fine chopped arisings can't be raked off and will rot down and enrich the soil - quite the last thing you want in a traditional wildflower meadow!
I'd like to put it on the front. There are only a few mowers that I know does this at the moment; John Deere golf course mowers, Ventrac, and a few European brands.
You might consider getting an offset. flail mower, extends out one side or the other a couple of feet. That way your rear tire is more centered in your cut it also makes maneuvering in and around landscaping,trees and fence rows much easier.
Thanks for this, I was already leaning towards the flail mower, because of the same reasons you gave here. Would it be better to have the flap on the back to stop the chips and to mulch better?
As much as I agree with most of your "reasons" 1) Running that thing open like that isn't safer than a properly equipped brush hog (mine has chains front and rear) 2. If you were really concerned with maneuverability you would take that front loader off and replace it with weights or fill the front tires with water if needed.
Eric G, My model is a BEFCO H40. I searched and searched and BEFCO was the only company I could find that had a 4' model that was rated to my 18 PTO HP. Actually, it is rated to a mere 15 PTO HP. Eventually I was able to order one through BEFCO directly, and I would like to start operating as an online dealer for them given my own experiences. Perhaps you could find a dealer that would be willing to ship one to your address. They are made in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
They hold up very well as the blades/hammers are just hanging loosely from the center shaft if you hit something the blades/hammers just swivel back out of the way then when clear centrifugal force pulls them back out fully, no damage. I am using a 30+ year old Mott fail mower that I bought surplus from a golf course. I just do regular maintenance and it has held up well. I did change out the blades for hammers. As Im maintaining old hilly cow pastures with the dreaded blackberry bushes and it pulverizes them very well. One thing thing to mention is a lot of the flail mowers have their shaft and their bades turning forward which is why you get such a good looking cut as your grass usually cut at least twice mulching it very fine. Flail mowers never need to bag.
What Model Befco Flail Mower is this? I just bought a 2019 John Deere 1025R (waiting for delivery) and I also bought a EFG135 Betsco Flail mower after seeing your video. Cant wait to get out and try it!
just ordered the Betstco 37" for my 1023E, thought about the 41", but decided not to push the PTO limit, plus it;s not like I'm ever clearing a huge area, maybe an acre at most at any one time and usually less. Kind of wish I had done some more research before I bought the rotary cutter 6 months ago. Can't remember if it was on your reasons, but storage as well, that rotary cutter takes up a bunch of space.
Holy shit!!! Never stand that close to the rear of a flail mower! Have you any idea how fast rocks can fly out of one? I've see stones punch through the steel body of one.
Have you ever used a flail mower or are you confusing them with a bush hog? One of the main pluses of a flail is that it doesn't turn rocks into bullets. They are thrown down, to the ground instead of out. That's what makes them great for use along roads and between buildings where you don't want projectiles flying
I certainly could do that, but you do need some weight up front to balance out the machine. As to your second question, I absolutely love this mower. It is sturdy, well made and always gets the tough job done. It has become my go-to mower for difficult situations. For example: as of late we have been pounded by heavy rains--in the vicinity of 14 inches in about 10 days, perhaps even more. The grass is incredibly long and I will get out the flail mower to mow down my overgrown trails to look like a nice, mown carpet once again.
When looking at flail mowers. Did you go straight to Befco or shop around at different brands? I have a 6' LandPride (FL2172) and get an excellent mowing, but the bar over the roller catches grass clumps and locks the roller. But I have been going to it more so my 20 year old 5' rotory mower (windrows grass on left of mower).
I shopped around, but I had some pretty tight constraints. I was not going to buy a flail mower unless I could cut our my own tires. For me, this meant that 48" was the bare minimum. Secondly, I needed a mower that could do this with only 18 PTO HP (my 2305 PTO rating). I found numerous flails that were shorter that my 4' minimum, including one that was a mere 36 inches. The BEFCO was the only mower that I could find that fit both constraints--48" and low PTO requirements. Turns out that the BEFCO only needed 15 PTO HP. For me, this made it a no-brainer. Another aspect that I was attracted to was the fact that I could get paddle blades. For me, this means that I can use this as a finish mower. "Y" blades certainly do their job well, but I did not want that combed look on my lawn. The paddle blades leave an extremely level cut. The paddle blades are also no slouch when I am going over rough/weedy/brambly areas. I personally wonder why anyone would want the "Y" blades when the paddle blades are an option, but that is just my personal opinions and others may not feel this way.
Small Trac- How easy is it to change knives on that mower? I've changed all of my knives once on my LandPride. Kind of a pain in the ass. I enjoy your tractor vids.
Thanks for the compliment on the tractor vids. To date I have not changed the knives so I have no first-hand knowledge of this aspect. I imagine that this is no task you take on lightly or do for minor reasons. What made you change your knives? Did they wear out or did you change to another style of knife? I do know that when I ordered from BEFCO, they had to add an extra delay to allow for the proper knives to be attached. This might be the single biggest drawback to a flail mower, but it certainly is not a job you do very often.
Looking into one of these myself. What's the toughest stuff it's been able to handle? I have a field overgrown with saplings anywhere from 1 to 3" and I know a bush hog can get it. I just really do not like how the bush hog can't cut as close to the ground as I'd like.
This will take on up to 1" saplings. If you really need to go after lots of woody debris I would recommend hammer blades. If can get the saplings down, then a flail mower is fantastic for keeping new growth in check.
These blades are actually dull, much like the blades of a rough cutter. This is so that they don't chip when they hit something more solid than a stick. I have never had to sharpen these blades and in fact they don't look much different now than when I first bought them. There are dedicated finish mowing blades that are sharp, but those are a much more high-maintenance blade than I wanted. Hope this helps.
which model do you have? Also, where did you order yours through? I have been wanting one for sometime, but can not find a dealer near North Central Texas that carries them.
+Drew6709 Hi Drew, my name is Andrej. I work in a company INO Brezice. We produce flail mowers and I like what you exposed as reasons why flail mower is a great machine. Something like model MMT or ELITE would be perfect for this kind of tractors. google: ino brezice flail mower mmt If you like what you see, contact us.
There are many different brands, the better ones in my opinion, come from Europe where they are more common than our bush hog style cutters. I have a Caroni 60" that I got from AgriSupply and absolutely love it. It has 86 flails, which is more than most flail mowers of that size and it gives a beautiful cut. I have taken down 5' tall Goldenrod and heavy grass and recently I opened up a horse riding trail and what I did was hand cut the small brush and branches and dropped it in the trail and then mowed over it, it was leaving mulch behind. I then backed into thorn brush, blackberries and other small stuff up to about 1" and it took it all down. For me I find that if I leave the mower on the ground and back over things it bends the brush backwards and cuts off a certain amount, but then when I pull forward everything is pulled up into the flails and it cuts leaving nothing behind. One trick is getting the top link right so that you are putting the weight of the mower on the rear roller and not pitching forward too much, or so that you are hitting the skid shoes if you have them. You really want it to be level. I added a HydraLink which is a self contained hydraulic top link that acts like a shock absorber and takes out a lot of the thrusting from the top link to the tractor, rides much better and smoother. You have to get one of them, about $200 and you'll be glad you did. If for nothing else than you can adjust the top link in about 5 seconds. Check out the Caroni and AgriSupply and I think you will be pleased they have several different size machines and I think they ship fee or for free for the first X miles. Great people to do business with. I was able to drive to one of their stores, but I have read about them shipping implements all over the US.
My thoughts are much the same as yours. I have not tried the HydraLink, but have thought of it several times. Your first paragraph reminds me of many of the areas I have mowed with my flail mower. Regarding the European flail mowers: I do agree that in Europe you are much more likely to find flail mowers than in the United States. I really don't know the reason why except that perhaps it is just a preference in Europe more so than in the United States. My Befco flail mower is manufactured in Rocky Mount North Carolina, but it does have a European connection. I believe the owner of Befco is from or has family in Italy. Whatever the case, I think the flail mower is a great type of mower, and would be the one I would own if I could only own one mower.
Hi, I’m interested in buying a fleil mower. I have a kubota BX2380. I would appreciate very much any recommendation you could give me. I checked this one on eBay: 48" Field Flail Mower Cat.I 3pt 20HP+ Rating (FH-EF125) Thank you!
Funny toy tractor. This video reminds me of those clowns driving around in a toy car. Its not safe stand behind these. They are far safer than a rotary mower, but that doesn't mean 100% safe. Good points on the benefits of a flail mower though.
Befco flail mowers can fit on subcompact tractors and larger. Your main limitation is the PTO HP. Befco flail mowers can fit on tractors with as low as 15 PTO HP so I would think it would fit on your tractor but check the specs. I am not totally familiar with the Kubota line, but the past line of Kubota subcompacts have specs that fit the flail mower, at least in the 48" configuration. From what I can see on a quick internet search, the Kubota L304 is certainly larger than the minimum figures. You may wish to consider a 60-72" model if it fits your tractor better.
Brush hogs knock it down but this thing grinds it up fine and down much lower... Best would be both... brush hog for the big woody shit then go over it with a flail....
I have a 25hp Toro front mount tractor with a 60" finish flail mower. I've mowed material as tall as 9ft, and turn right around and mow my lawn with it... leaves the best stripes in the neighborhood. It's the single most versatile and best performing mower I've ever owned.
When you say lawn.... how low can your flail go to the ground? Also... where in the world are you based? That will tell me how lush and thick your grass can get - here in Ireland our grass is far too healthy, moist and thick to seriously consider a flail for lawns.... as much as I'd love one
Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Nice equipment, nice job done. We leave the bucket on too, both as a counterbalance and also to push over the more robust weeds or saplings. That helps protect the belly of the machine. Plus I'm too lazy to take it off . . .
I still love it. The flail mower is my go-to mower for most of my non-yard mowing needs. It is great for mowing trails.
I've got one as well and one thing bugs me: the flattened grass by the tires lays flat and gets up later being cut longer than between the tires. How do 'deal' with that? And did you remove the rubber flap above the roller or didn't it have one? I'm thinking about removing mine now that i see how evenly the cut grass spreads out on your flail.
You raise some good points. I had never heard of a flail mower until this year. Nice sub-compact tractor.
Great demo thanks. I just decided after watching this that a flail mower will be best for me rather than a slasher - a slasher is what Australians call a brush hog.
That's a great clip, it shows the great job a flail mower does and the good reasons to use one. Well done :)
Thanks for the kind reply.
what can I learn from you about how well it handles (doesn't break!) when hitting "hidden in the weeds" stumps, rocks, buried boulder tops? and are you using hammers or Y blades?
I want one of those, thanks for making the video!
I have a 6' Land Pride flail and love it. But clogs the discharge with grass if I have the gate opened. I Found that it is better to leave the gate closed and go slow so that the mower can chop up all the tall grass. But they are an AWESOME IMPLEMENT.
agree totally, they are great implements for your tractor
There are also good reasons to like the conventional rotary topper (brush hog). 1) Cheap. 2) They are so simple there is almost nothing to go wrong or need maintenance. 3) Only two blades to sharpen that can be done in 5 minutes by lowering it onto axle stands and popping under with an angle grinder. 4) When you have finally worn the blades out a new set is about £15 and are quick to fit. 5) It can be slid under low-hanging branches and into the bottom of hedges where the flail would be too short to reach. 6) The flat area can be used to shift stuff about saving the need to swap to the back box in many cases. 7) With the blades sharp you can put a finish like a lawn mower on flat areas (after all they are just a giant rotary mower) - yes, hammer flails can match the finish but Y flails can't. BTW - not all bush hogs have rear jockey wheels - here in the UK they are an option that most don't bother to buy.
Mine is 21 years old and has only needed one set of new blades and has chewed on concrete blocks, truck parts, bicycles and high-voltage porcelain insulators (the latter thoughtfully left for me to find by the electricity company). If I bought a flail it would be a collector flail but they are stupidly expensive. You can't cut a meadow with a flail unless it's a collector as the fine chopped arisings can't be raked off and will rot down and enrich the soil - quite the last thing you want in a traditional wildflower meadow!
I'd like to put it on the front. There are only a few mowers that I know does this at the moment; John Deere golf course mowers, Ventrac, and a few European brands.
You might consider getting an offset. flail mower, extends out one side or the other a couple of feet. That way your rear tire is more centered in your cut it also makes maneuvering in and around landscaping,trees and fence rows much easier.
The flail mowers require less PTO HP to run than a rotary cutter or finish mower too.
Nice ear protection, genius
That is a cool little mower
Thanks, It has become my favorite mower.
Thanks for this, I was already leaning towards the flail mower, because of the same reasons you gave here. Would it be better to have the flap on the back to stop the chips and to mulch better?
As much as I agree with most of your "reasons" 1) Running that thing open like that isn't safer than a properly equipped brush hog (mine has chains front and rear) 2. If you were really concerned with maneuverability you would take that front loader off and replace it with weights or fill the front tires with water if needed.
How does it do in woody materials that are larger, say something almost at or at maximum cutting capacity?
Eric G, My model is a BEFCO H40. I searched and searched and BEFCO was the only company I could find that had a 4' model that was rated to my 18 PTO HP. Actually, it is rated to a mere 15 PTO HP. Eventually I was able to order one through BEFCO directly, and I would like to start operating as an online dealer for them given my own experiences. Perhaps you could find a dealer that would be willing to ship one to your address. They are made in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Just discovered my John Deere dealer is actually a Befco dealer. I will check with them, but not sure I want to give them anymore of my business. :(
Sorry to hear that
Where in Rocky Mt? I do not Live far away?
Did you ever become an online dealer for Befco? I'm looking to purchase. I don't see how you can buy directly from Befco, did you just call them?
Operating as an "online dealer"? Hahahahaha. Good luck with that. They aren't selling t shirts buddy. Dealers have to service the machines too.
What kind of HP do you need to run that mower? During the making of the video, had you ever used a flail mower? Good video by the way.
2 years later. How do you like it now?
Muito Top esse pequeno valente.
Any of you all hit rocks with your flails? Like.. larger rocks that were hidden in brush? How do they hold up? Only thing keeping me from buying one
They hold up very well as the blades/hammers are just hanging loosely from the center shaft if you hit something the blades/hammers just swivel back out of the way then when clear centrifugal force pulls them back out fully, no damage.
I am using a 30+ year old Mott fail mower that I bought surplus from a golf course. I just do regular maintenance and it has held up well. I did change out the blades for hammers. As Im maintaining old hilly cow pastures with the dreaded blackberry bushes and it pulverizes them very well.
One thing thing to mention is a lot of the flail mowers have their shaft and their bades turning forward which is why you get such a good looking cut as your grass usually cut at least twice mulching it very fine. Flail mowers never need to bag.
What Model Befco Flail Mower is this? I just bought a 2019 John Deere 1025R (waiting for delivery) and I also bought a EFG135 Betsco Flail mower after seeing your video. Cant wait to get out and try it!
loved all of your reasons 👍, I totally agree with you!!!! thanks
just ordered the Betstco 37" for my 1023E, thought about the 41", but decided not to push the PTO limit, plus it;s not like I'm ever clearing a huge area, maybe an acre at most at any one time and usually less. Kind of wish I had done some more research before I bought the rotary cutter 6 months ago. Can't remember if it was on your reasons, but storage as well, that rotary cutter takes up a bunch of space.
Holy shit!!! Never stand that close to the rear of a flail mower!
Have you any idea how fast rocks can fly out of one? I've see stones punch through the steel body of one.
Have you ever used a flail mower or are you confusing them with a bush hog? One of the main pluses of a flail is that it doesn't turn rocks into bullets. They are thrown down, to the ground instead of out. That's what makes them great for use along roads and between buildings where you don't want projectiles flying
why not remove the loader for mowing or tilling. it would make maneuvering easier. How do you like that brand of flail???? Just curious
I certainly could do that, but you do need some weight up front to balance out the machine. As to your second question, I absolutely love this mower. It is sturdy, well made and always gets the tough job done. It has become my go-to mower for difficult situations. For example: as of late we have been pounded by heavy rains--in the vicinity of 14 inches in about 10 days, perhaps even more. The grass is incredibly long and I will get out the flail mower to mow down my overgrown trails to look like a nice, mown carpet once again.
When looking at flail mowers. Did you go straight to Befco or shop around at different brands? I have a 6' LandPride (FL2172) and get an excellent mowing, but the bar over the roller catches grass clumps and locks the roller. But I have been going to it more so my 20 year old 5' rotory mower (windrows grass on left of mower).
I shopped around, but I had some pretty tight constraints. I was not going to buy a flail mower unless I could cut our my own tires. For me, this meant that 48" was the bare minimum. Secondly, I needed a mower that could do this with only 18 PTO HP (my 2305 PTO rating). I found numerous flails that were shorter that my 4' minimum, including one that was a mere 36 inches. The BEFCO was the only mower that I could find that fit both constraints--48" and low PTO requirements. Turns out that the BEFCO only needed 15 PTO HP. For me, this made it a no-brainer. Another aspect that I was attracted to was the fact that I could get paddle blades. For me, this means that I can use this as a finish mower. "Y" blades certainly do their job well, but I did not want that combed look on my lawn. The paddle blades leave an extremely level cut. The paddle blades are also no slouch when I am going over rough/weedy/brambly areas. I personally wonder why anyone would want the "Y" blades when the paddle blades are an option, but that is just my personal opinions and others may not feel this way.
Small Trac- How easy is it to change knives on that mower? I've changed all of my knives once on my LandPride. Kind of a pain in the ass. I enjoy your tractor vids.
Thanks for the compliment on the tractor vids. To date I have not changed the knives so I have no first-hand knowledge of this aspect. I imagine that this is no task you take on lightly or do for minor reasons. What made you change your knives? Did they wear out or did you change to another style of knife? I do know that when I ordered from BEFCO, they had to add an extra delay to allow for the proper knives to be attached. This might be the single biggest drawback to a flail mower, but it certainly is not a job you do very often.
Looking into one of these myself. What's the toughest stuff it's been able to handle? I have a field overgrown with saplings anywhere from 1 to 3" and I know a bush hog can get it. I just really do not like how the bush hog can't cut as close to the ground as I'd like.
This will take on up to 1" saplings. If you really need to go after lots of woody debris I would recommend hammer blades. If can get the saplings down, then a flail mower is fantastic for keeping new growth in check.
Thanks! Just purchased the land and it's been neglected for years. Once I get the growth down, I won't let it get this way ever again.
should do that no problem
I figure that any mowing right up close like this is going to give you a stiff neck
PA LAWN GUY> Sharpening all those butterfly blades is a long and tedious task! How often is that necessary?
These blades are actually dull, much like the blades of a rough cutter. This is so that they don't chip when they hit something more solid than a stick. I have never had to sharpen these blades and in fact they don't look much different now than when I first bought them. There are dedicated finish mowing blades that are sharp, but those are a much more high-maintenance blade than I wanted. Hope this helps.
which model do you have? Also, where did you order yours through? I have been wanting one for sometime, but can not find a dealer near North Central Texas that carries them.
Have you looked at Land Pride flail mowers?
Another idea is Trimax flail mowers. Look up Trimax flail mowers on UA-cam.
I have looked at several different flail mowers. I've even considered importing through Alibaba.com. ;)
+Drew6709 Hi Drew,
my name is Andrej. I work in a company INO Brezice. We produce flail mowers and I like what you exposed as reasons why flail mower is a great machine. Something like
model MMT or ELITE would be perfect for this kind of tractors. google: ino brezice flail mower mmt
If you like what you see, contact us.
There are many different brands, the better ones in my opinion, come from Europe where they are more common than our bush hog style cutters. I have a Caroni 60" that I got from AgriSupply and absolutely love it. It has 86 flails, which is more than most flail mowers of that size and it gives a beautiful cut. I have taken down 5' tall Goldenrod and heavy grass and recently I opened up a horse riding trail and what I did was hand cut the small brush and branches and dropped it in the trail and then mowed over it, it was leaving mulch behind. I then backed into thorn brush, blackberries and other small stuff up to about 1" and it took it all down. For me I find that if I leave the mower on the ground and back over things it bends the brush backwards and cuts off a certain amount, but then when I pull forward everything is pulled up into the flails and it cuts leaving nothing behind.
One trick is getting the top link right so that you are putting the weight of the mower on the rear roller and not pitching forward too much, or so that you are hitting the skid shoes if you have them. You really want it to be level. I added a HydraLink which is a self contained hydraulic top link that acts like a shock absorber and takes out a lot of the thrusting from the top link to the tractor, rides much better and smoother. You have to get one of them, about $200 and you'll be glad you did. If for nothing else than you can adjust the top link in about 5 seconds.
Check out the Caroni and AgriSupply and I think you will be pleased they have several different size machines and I think they ship fee or for free for the first X miles. Great people to do business with. I was able to drive to one of their stores, but I have read about them shipping implements all over the US.
My thoughts are much the same as yours. I have not tried the HydraLink, but have thought of it several times. Your first paragraph reminds me of many of the areas I have mowed with my flail mower. Regarding the European flail mowers: I do agree that in Europe you are much more likely to find flail mowers than in the United States. I really don't know the reason why except that perhaps it is just a preference in Europe more so than in the United States. My Befco flail mower is manufactured in Rocky Mount North Carolina, but it does have a European connection. I believe the owner of Befco is from or has family in Italy. Whatever the case, I think the flail mower is a great type of mower, and would be the one I would own if I could only own one mower.
Is it sold in Thailand?
nice machine but looks like you would have a stiff neck after riding around with your head turned backward.
Brent Hill have you ever baled?
Hi,
I’m interested in buying a fleil mower. I have a kubota BX2380. I would appreciate very much any recommendation you could give me. I checked this one on eBay: 48" Field Flail Mower Cat.I 3pt 20HP+ Rating (FH-EF125)
Thank you!
where to purchase ??
Funny toy tractor. This video reminds me of those clowns driving around in a toy car. Its not safe stand behind these. They are far safer than a rotary mower, but that doesn't mean 100% safe. Good points on the benefits of a flail mower though.
Pellet stove
These things dont cut so much as they just chop and mince the brush to death. lol
PLUS A FAIL Mower is smaller to haul on a trailer
Alot slower than a rotary slasher.
can I fits flail mowers on my L 304 KUBOTA ??
Befco flail mowers can fit on subcompact tractors and larger. Your main limitation is the PTO HP. Befco flail mowers can fit on tractors with as low as 15 PTO HP so I would think it would fit on your tractor but check the specs. I am not totally familiar with the Kubota line, but the past line of Kubota subcompacts have specs that fit the flail mower, at least in the 48" configuration. From what I can see on a quick internet search, the Kubota L304 is certainly larger than the minimum figures. You may wish to consider a 60-72" model if it fits your tractor better.
These flail mowers are a waste of time and money! Seriously! 🤑💰🤑💵💸💰😂Slow and not efficient or Practical!
Brush hogs knock it down but this thing grinds it up fine and down much lower... Best would be both... brush hog for the big woody shit then go over it with a flail....