Revision as of 22:08, 8 June 2016

(note: flails are not stiff, they will be 1/4" chain with a 3" piece of rebar welded at the end)

Design Rationale

Flails consist of a chain, not shown
Different rotors and flails are interchangeable
A 3rd bearing can be added in the middle
Guards are not shown above
Height control via 2 wheels, lifted by hydraulic cylinder
Wheels are on idlers, made from 2 1-7/8" bearings and donut car wheels
Modular tubing
Draw bar has a ball hitch, so this can be pulled by a truck or tractor
10' wide, 8' working width
Depth of cut down to -6"
Structure can be used for other implements, such as Keyline Plow
Hydraulic cylinders can serve as a pressure release in keyline plowing
Platform can be used to carry up to 3 totes for watering, 250 gallons each.
Box blade for hilling is intended to go behind this
Plates can be attached anywhere
Double set of tubes acts as connection point for cylinder as well as for the pivot of the raisable wheel set
Platform is welded, with all components bolted to it
Clamp-on tine sets allow easy interchage of different tine sets
Wheels have a 1-7/8" bearings on each side, and thus serve in as free-spinning idles. Wheel is modular, usable in other configurations - from trailer to a tamping wheel for a keyline plow.

See slide 7 for chain flail design:

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 =Design Rationale=