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Read articles →This is a hands-on assembly and setup video for the BCRI 220, an economy-line 86-inch ditch bank flail mower from Victory Tractor Implements (built by Bowwell in Germany). Wade unboxes and bolts it together, measures and cuts the PTO shaft, greases fittings, fills gearbox oil, and troubleshoots a shear-bolt/PTO problem during first startup. Useful for buyers wanting real assembly and setup details rather than a quick spec overview or dealer walkaround.
Run by a homesteader documenting his own tractor and implement work on a hay farm, so expect firsthand, unpolished hands-on impressions rather than a professional review.
It weighs 1,664 pounds and requires a Cat 2 tractor to use it.
Measure from the groove to the tip of the shaft, subtract one to two inches for clearance, then measure the shaft against the gap between gearbox and tractor to find how much to remove.
No, it came with no shear pin on either side. Victory said Bowwell recommends running without one or adding a slip clutch instead for protection.
It is listed as one quart, but it took a hair over one quart to fill until oil seeped out of the level plug.
