I appreciated the comment that "you have to enjoy the journey". As I get older I believe that more and more. However, being former military like you we are not programmed to enjoy the journey. More like here is the mission, plan, recon..get it done. We have to sort of reprogram a bit once that life style ends although the mentality never goes away! None the less, you do have to take a step back and appreciate what you have. My wife and I bought rural property in western TN and will be building our retirement home on it starting any time now. We love spending time on the property and find it hard to leave when we have to return to our current residence in another state. So looking forward to moving.
I really like your pivoting Flail Mower Tony. That made some light work outta clearing the undergrowth. What you were saying about learning something new is spot on. I'm 60 years old and hope I'm always willing and to learn new stuff. No matter how good we can do a job, theres always a better way and somebody somewhere has figured it out. Thats why we should be willing to learn.
I hadn't been on my remote property for four or five years and when I visited it recently, I was overwhelmed by how much the forest had reclaimed the abandoned pastures. I now have a situation like you are facing. I am watching with interest your approach as from what I am seeing, I will pretty much be doing what you are doing. The flail mower is perfect. In the past I've used a brush saw to do the same thing but the flail mower, at our age, is the way to go. So the odd hammer gets broken, par for the course, it puts the equipment to the test. In one of your other videos I saw you use the mini clip tree shear. I didn't know they were available for the homesteader. After visiting my property a piece of equipment like the mini tree shear is exactly what I thought I would need to make easy work of clearing my land. So your videos are educational and giving me a lot of ideas. Thank you for that.
You two have a good channel. I watch your videos as soon as they come out. Personally, I like your voiceovers. It's much better than music and watching a tractor do the same thing over and over again.
Hi Tony again, as for the Alaskan mill I have two one for the 36" bar and one for the 64" bar. I have About 8 logs right now here that round form 56" to 32" in diameter. So far only used the 36" bar on a 28" cherry log for slab lumber. I just finished a small de humifaction kiln for some small cookies and short slabs. Everything works great. But I will admit that at 77 years old using that 64" bar is a LOT of work. Ron, Chief USCG RET
What won't that flail mower deal with!!!! Crazy & amazing! I have the 6' side-shift version with hammers, haven't had the chance to use it yet, but looks like I can probably push it much harder than I would have thought. In seeing you buck that tree up, I have always been surprised to not see more people using a wedge to keep the saw kerf open like you were. Thought it would be a good idea that would work well, and I would say you showed that. Great video!
Me again. You made the point about not wanting the trees over your new home. I love living in the woods, lots of work to it. I had a massive red oak die a sudden death about 15 years back. Came through the roof with a cost of about $36K then. I’ve got a crew here last/next week taking down 4 massive silver maples that were threatening my garage/workshop. Bucket truck and climbers too. Should have done it decades ago, now $6,400 and I get to grind two of the stumps myself! Lots of fun. Those Stihl 500 FI saws are a beast as well.
I would love to have the house nestled in the trees, but as we get older it will be harder and harder to maintain. We are going to cut everything back, but we should get some shade from trees up the hill in the evenings.
@@TonysTractorAdventure Evening shade, nice and I think there was a TV show named that. The three maples that were my shop shade are already down with #4 Tuesday. Man is it different, and hotter! #4 is my tractor equipment lot/lawn. The “lot” is screened by conifer’s and “stuff “. I applaud you for doing it right while young enough to properly enjoy what you have accomplished. That sentence seemed too long!
Just catching up here while I'm dookin it out with the 'Rona Tony! I'd say it's a very capable heavy duty flail mower, the mulchers we contract in on some de-veg works are often hundreds of hp and are a completely different animal. Thanks for posting and growing the community folks.
I really like that flail mower. When I get a tractor I will be in the market for one of them. I really hope you are not allergic to poison ivy with as much as you were in it on this tree cut. Keep up the good work. God bless you guys!!!
Hey Tony , I don’t know how it happened but I got unsubscribed from your channel . I resubed . I like the flail mower a lot . Thanks for sharing !!! Del
Awesome video tony really liking that t25 and the flail mower/mulcher is an awesome piece of equipment. Also josh has a great channel i watch him all the time. Keep up the great work you two and enjoy your 4th
Tony, most hardwoods need to be bore cut so they dont barberchair like the one in this video did. Also, if you want to save as much wood for milling, look into the humboldt notch. Keep up the great work!
I am no pro for sure, but this was the first one I have ever had split like this. I was on a new saw too. If I had of kept powering through to a proper hinge, it would have turned out better. I will get better the more I do it. It turned out, the split went down the pith, so I will still get a few good boards out of the split log.
Man you really accomplished a lot in that video. I’m very impressed with the flail mower. As far as the Alaskan sawmill, I have one that I run sometimes. I also have a new one still in the box that takes a longer bar and chain set up
Hi Tony, I like to hammered flail mower that I have and it does not have to offset. But on my 25HP Branson it will really destroy shrubs and dead downed trees that have started to decay. Even broke a few small rocks, not intended to though. One of the best attachments I bought. Ron, Chief USCG RET
Great video! I have to ask, though. Are you immune to Poison Ivy or did you get a bad case of it, cause that was definitely Poison Ivy growing up that Oak tree you cut down and then cut up and got out of the way. 🙂 I have been enjoying your videos because my wife and I are looking to do something similar with some property we bought with our house that we are renovating. Looking to clear a path through our woods for walking the dogs and getting from one of the property to the other. God Bless you!
The T25 tractor and flail mower work good together now you got me thinking I want to get a T25 tractor for The sawmill that I am getting plus I have a lot of sagebrush
Good to see an American tractor being worked and getting dirty. Most I have seen here on youtube are clean and imaculate I.E. Never done a hard days work in their life !! And the owners are just youtube frieks in my humble opinion !!
Don't watch my other videos. LOL! I am a freak about washing and waxing my tractors. Retired Army Officer. I wash them as often as I can. I don't know of any tractors this size made in America. This one was assembled in North Carolina but it was made in South Korea. Good tractor.
@@TonysTractorAdventure OH NO YOU HAVE JUST SPOILT MY DAY L.O.L. I AM ONLY JELOUSE OF FOLK WITH TIDY GEAR HERE IN THE UK SO MUCH RAIN SO MUCH MUD WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE ?? MY FARTHER WAS X MILITARY SO TRUST ME I DO KNOW HOW TO CLEAN THINGS !!
Alaskan sawmills are pretty useful. I used to work with a guy who cut walnut trees that a 4 foot bar didn't even go all the way through. And we would use the Alaskan sawmill to get down to a size we could put on the normal mill.
Absolutely. I have always run a rotary cutter until this flail mower. I don't know why I fought getting one. I have abused this mower, and it keeps coming back for more.
Hi Tony are you really doing awesome job with that tractor it does it looks like it makes everything work great your neotec chainsaw is pretty impressive always wanted to get one and try it out haven't yet though but if you adjust your high screw a little bit your Neo Taco come alive and impress you even more turn it in about an eighth turn you'll like it more
@@TonysTractorAdventure I'm glad you like it I just noticed the RPMs weren't quite right and that is one of the things I do I do work at a shop and I also log and I could just tell if you tweaked it a little bit it would come alive they're supposed to run right around 12 5 for RPMs so if you're running a little less it'll still be all right but you'll like it a lot more
Thank you Tony! I would like to add the extra set for the hydraulic pump that you mentioned at 0732, could you provide the link if it possible? And where do you buy the extra hammers for the flail mover?
Great video, thanks Just curious, clearing land like this, and encountering bees nests. Are there any particular safeguards for both species? Thanks again.
I have done a couple of mowing jobs recently, and both of them would have been better suited to a flail mower or rotary cutter rather than my mid-mount mower...the mid-mount mower did the job, but its not something I like to do going into an unknown area with a finish mower, a rotary cutter or flail mower would be a better solution for sure they'd handle much more abuse than a finish mower, as I found out today....somehow lost the pin/clip to one of the anti-scalp wheels on the mower, it fell out and I didn't realize it until the mower blade hit it. It bent the bottom lip of the deck which caused the blade to hit the deck. Had to stop, remove the deck, and then bend the lip back down out of the path of the blade. It only took maybe 15-20 minutes to do the job, but that mess added 40 minutes to the total job time, trying to fix the bent up deck lip.
I will not talk down telling you the mid mount mower is the wrong mower. I have done the same thing. I ran over a steel post that had been bent down. I destroyed a mmm. It was a tough day. It bent the mmm deck so it never mowed right again.
You need to check out a Verisimo flail mower. The one I had was five feet wide and went on the tractor three point hitch. Most of the time I ran it with a MF 135. It didn't have knives like yours. It had hammers. If you cup your hand with your thumb pointing up, that's what they looked like. As I recall each one weight over five pounds. I never broke one in the eight years I used it. I bought when I managed a vineyard. We had a brush hog and all it did was mow off the tops of the pruning in the isles between the rows. The flail mower sucked every thing up and the prunings looked like they gone through a chipper.
I just got a small flail mower for my 1025r, the original owner has it set very high. Looking at the video what height setting do you have your set at?
This is a different type and the height is set by the toplink. Longer top link, the higher the cut. Some flails have roller settings, but this one is fixed in one place only.
I had no idea a flail would handle saplings that thick. I’m definitely interested in one now for upkeep around my pond! To keep those sweet gums under control. And how do you like that TYM? I just looked at a T494 for an amazing price! Can’t nbeat the options w the Kukje engine. Can you Gimmie a review ?
I hated to see you lose that first 8-10 feet to a barber chair. Consider a plunge cut one saw width perpendicular to your first cut from the round side of the wood. Then, make your final cut..
@@TonysTractorAdventure Hey Tony love your channel, and always following you sir, thanks for all the helpful videos, the flail mower with 5 foot the T25 have no issues to run ? I have an RK25 planning to buy a flail but I'm not sure if 48 or 60 inch .
@@TonysTractorAdventure The 5 foot flail that you have is the Baumalight ? Or it's another brand? Do you run the 5 foot with the T25 with no problem Tony, I did not found any videos with the 5 foot flail.
We do some of both. I get comments from new tractor operators saying, Give us more info. Get comments from others saying you talk to much. LOL! What to do. We make both.
You admit to some bad habits Tony. Setting that beast of a saw on the ground to start is a good idea. You will end up with more hernia surgery if you don’t work smarter. I realize you have been using brute strength for most of your life, but with luck you will become an old man someday. Save something for then, you will still enjoy working. Sorry for being a nag.
You are not a nag sir. Most likely wise from experience. I lifted weights when I was younger and stopped about 5 years ago. I bench pressed 315# back in the day. I worked with brain and physical strength for years. The strength part is fading. I find it easier to injure myself. More brain is needed!😁😁👍
@@TonysTractorAdventure I never had any upper body strength. I probably couldn’t make it in today’s Army. They needed cannon fodder, and I was it. As an 11B40 I had to switch to Armor and a commission. Ride to your death! Ugh. IF I had a mill it would have to be like Josh’s, more automation. Not enough trees, energy, time left. I’ll do my milling through you and Tanja’s videos. Still jonesing for a T25. A real brute compared to my MT125!
