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Read articles →An owner-operator putting a new 60-inch flail mower through real field conditions on his Solis H24, waist-high grass, steep hills, clover lawn, and brushy woodland edges around newly planted apple trees. He shares hands-on tips like using a hydraulic top link to control cut height and managing bogging by easing off the throttle. Best for H24 owners or shoppers specifically weighing flail mower compatibility on a sub-25-hp compact tractor.
Posted by the Hardy Brothers Outdoors channel; the host appears to be a property owner sharing firsthand impressions from his own land, with no apparent dealer or manufacturer affiliation evident in the transcript.
Yes, the owner mowed grass as tall as the tractor itself and said the H24 handled deep stuff similarly to his 32-horsepower tractor, with only occasional bogging.
Let up off the gas and let the RPMs catch up before continuing. If that does not work, lift the mower or take smaller strips like mowing a lawn.
It lets you tilt the mower and change cut height quickly and easily, so you can mow aggressively and low or raise the blades to cut higher.
Yes, the H24 and flail mower got into brushy areas around newly planted apple trees without problems, and could back up and mow into things unlike belly mowers.
