replacing flails on a Bomford hedge trimmer Part 2

Here I am replacing worn out flails on our hedge trimmer.
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/ thefunkyfarmer

[@adriangreen6675]

Looks to me as one of those jobs you want to keep putting off, but deep down you know it has to be done! I have worked on farms a lot in the past and enjoyed every minute of it. I am a precision grinder by trade and that is the type of work I am doing at the moment. Really enjoy your videos, they are well produced and very interesting , keep it up

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks very much Adrian. Your right its a job that's needed doing for a while

[@itlldoktm]

Looking forward to seeing it in action now, plenty of revs, nice and slow. Thanks for posting it.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

I'm afraid you will have to wait till next year now as I have put it away for the season. There is a video of it in action on my channel though. Your right about the speed, slower is best

[@teifionjohn6269]

i love your videos keep up with the good work they are the best

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Thanks john, plenty more to come

[@teifionjohn6269]

Keep on going with the videos

[@aandrei1998]

Good work! :)

[@bluemtnsman]

Richard, Good job of an onerous task. Good thing this is only one that gets done every 10 years or so.
Regards.
Charlie

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Thanks Charlie

[@michaelodwyer8084]

Mine are all seized I used gas as well it will help u remove nut if corners on it but the bold is seized in the bushings usually damage threads beating them even with nut on. I had to buy a load of new ones. It had 15 mil bolts I put back in 14mil bought off dealer.

[@Unknown-mm3pt]

Nice

[@oliverlong9693]

good work is right

[@Rab93]

grind a cutting edge on them again and that's you got a few spares

[@charlespatten6871]

You should put some grease on the threads and shaft of the bolt so that they are 10 times easyer to remover next year

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Yes wish I'd thought of doing that. These won't be undone again for another 10 year's

[@alecx1991]

HI, when you remove it, cut the nut on top and beat it down with a mandrel, it's faster.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Thanks, hopefully I won't have to do this again for a long time

[@riordan7740]

You should use a bigger T flale instead of the small boot ones less parts included and better cut of of them

[@davidheap5338]

I think I would have sharpened the old ones up, if possible, I recon them new ones weren't cheap? stuck them in the vice and set about them with the grinding wheel on the angle grinder.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

i think that would have been possible

[@george4306]

In future try grinding the nut of instead as its only one cut and its easier to get to

[@thefunkyfarmer]

I tried that George but the bolts were so seized on that this was the only way to get them off

[@GreenLighntingMT]

grinder is the way to go you can get very thin disks of ebay the cut quicker and they are only £10 for 20

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks for the tip about the disks, i'm paying £1.50 each for them at the local merchant

[@GreenLighntingMT]

smith & arrow are the cutting disks that me and my daughter use they are very good i got 50 in one order then keep them in the house because a damp disk wont last 2 mins and my daughter is doing engineering so she gets though one or two keep up the good work

[@robinsonm08]

What type of steel the heads made from ?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

not sure. hardened i guess

[@mjsagriculture6119]

What model is the bomford hedge cutter?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

i'm not sure

[@the0darkangel]

So how much did it set you back for 36 flails + bushes?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

I can't remember exactly but I think it was the best part of £400 including buying the new nuts and bolts as well