What Is The Difference between A Flail Mower And A Rotary Cutter?

What is the difference between a flail mower and a rotary cutter?

1、 The main difference between a Flail mower and a Rotary cutter lies in their structure and purpose.

The swing type lawn mower uses many small blades installed on the shaft to achieve cutting through high-speed swinging. The cut grass is finely and evenly distributed, suitable for places such as orchards, pastures, or roadsides that require neat trimming. It also has high safety and is not easily thrown out even when encountering stones.

The rotary lawn mower uses one to two thick large blades to horizontally rotate and cut, with strong power that can easily cut through rough grass and shrubs. It is suitable for cultivating wasteland or areas with more weeds, but the incision is rough and the appearance of the operation is not as neat as the swing blade. Simply put, the swinging style is more precise, while the rotating style is more powerful

2、 Differences in Applicable Scenarios

*Pruning orchards, grasslands, pastures, roadside grass, and airport lawns ✅  Flail mower - finely cut and evenly distributed grass debris

*Clearing wasteland, mixed irrigation, tall grass or coarse and hard weeds ✅  Rotary cutter - The blade is thick and capable of cutting through thicker plants

*Flail mowers with large terrain undulations or near obstacles such as trees and fences are more flexible and safe

*Extensive cleaning (such as farmland reclamation) with a Rotary cutter is more efficient and easier to maintain