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Saber Operation Section 3-33
©2011 Alamo Group Inc.
OPERATION
8.6 50” Boom Flail
The 50” boom flail mower was designed for cutting
brush and foliage up to 2 inches in diameter or
multiple branches that have a total cross section
area equivalent to one 2 inch branch. Cutting
multiple limbs at the same time may overload the
mower causing it to slow down or stall completely.
Regardless of the size of material being cut, the
cutter shaft speed must be maintained. To ensure
that the cutter shaft is running at maximum speed,
run the tractor at full throttle during mowing
operations. If the cutter shaft slows to the point that
the knives are folding back, move the mower head
away from the foliage and allow the cutter shaft to
regain full speed.
Operating the mower in a
manner that allows the knives to continually fold back or allowing knive lugs to contact
foliage will cause permanent damage to the cutter shaft drum, knives, and knife
attachment parts.
The 50” boom flail cutter shaft is designed for standard rotation (same rotation as the
tractor wheels during forward travel). Never operate the cutter shaft in reverse
rotation. Operating this mower in reverse rotation may cause objects to be thrown out the
front of the mower head.
The 50” boom flail equipped with free swinging brush knives is intended for brush cutting
only. Cutting grass is not recommended.
Do not allow knives to cut down to the ground. Position ground roller to maintain knife arc
at a minimum of 2 inches above the ground. Knife contact or lug contact with ground will
cause permanent damage to cutter shaft, knives, and knife attachment parts.
8.7 63” Boom Flail
The 63” boom flail mower was designed for cutting
grass. The cutter shaft speed must be maintained
for proper cutting. To insure that the cutter shaft is
rotating at maximum speed, run tractor at full
throttle during mowing operations. If cutter shaft
slows to the point that the knives are folding back
against the cutter shaft, move the mower head
away from the foliage and allow the cutter shaft to
regain full speed.
The rotating parts of this machine have been designed and tested for rugged use.
However, the blades could fail upon impact with heavy, solid objects such as metal guard
rails and concrete structures. Such impact could cause the broken objects to be thrown
outward at very high velocities. To reduce the possibility of property damage, serious
injury, or even death, never allow the cutting blades to contact such obstacles.
(SGM-4)