Alpha Variflo XHD+ 240 MAX Flail Mower

Description

Alpha Variflo XHD+ 240 MAX Flail Mower

Our most successful mower design, upgraded with a larger internal capacity, an uprated gearbox and higher rotor speeds. The largest-capacity, heaviest-duty flail we have ever produced has an internal double skin across the main wear area to further improve cutting flow and machine life.

This flail will cope with virtually anything you throw at it: grass, rushes, heather, bracken, gorse and saplings. It will cut and mulch the lot!

As always, we listened to customer feedback, and the XHD+ MAX range was the result. The main differences between the XHD+ and MAX ranges are internal capacity, gearbox height and gearbox rating. With tractors getting ever bigger, the need for this model has never been greater. In the working position the gearbox sits perfectly in line with the tractor’s PTO output shaft, which puts far less load on the PTO shaft and transfers more power from the tractor to the gearbox. The gearbox has also been upgraded to a 190hp, high-shock-tolerance unit.

Other refinements include a slight change to the rear roller position, so most clippings flow over the back of the roller rather than being rolled. This helps prevent capping of the ground, speeds up drying and decomposition of the clippings and helps regrowth. The extra body capacity also helps mulch extra-long and heavy vegetation, as it is held in the deck for longer before being ejected, and the rotor speed has been increased for faster cutting and mulching.

If you want a mower that does it all and looks stunning, this is it. Built from high-quality components, with a heavy-duty gearbox, quad belt drive, oversize roller, large-diameter helical rotor, hydraulic side shift/offset, hydraulic rear flow diverter door, oversize rotor bearings and XHD forged hammer flails, all inside an eye-catching, heavy-duty, ergonomically designed, low-friction body.

Specification: Variflo XHD+ 240 MAX

• Cutting width: 2.4m
• Overall width: 2.6m
• Weight: 930kg
• Gearbox: 190hp rated, high shock tolerance
• Hydraulic offset: 40cm, dual direction
• Supplied with a PTO shaft

Features in detail

Main body
The MAX body is built from 10mm high-strength steel with 20mm reinforcement at high-load points. It follows our proven body design and features 40cm dual-direction hydraulic offset, one-way debris guards, internal shredding bars and our popular hydraulically controlled Variflo™ rear door.

Variflo rear door
Grass, brambles, gorse and saplings: the Variflo will cut and mulch clippings from coarse to ultra fine. With the rear door fully closed, the mower mulches clippings into a fine pulp that quickly decomposes. With the door fully open, clippings are cut and thrown out before the mulching process. The door can be set anywhere in between to give the result you want. It also makes maintenance easy, giving access to the flails, rotor and other internal parts without turning the mower upside down.

Rotor
The rotor is the single most important part of any flail, and it must be perfectly balanced to prevent vibration. Our rotors are made from 12mm high-strength steel, engineered to fine tolerances and dynamically balanced on the latest digital balancing systems for silky-smooth running at full operating speed. Our helical pattern means a maximum of three flails are in full contact with the cutting surface at any time, which gives far better cutting than a standard rotor. The helical pattern and high rotor speed make the XHD+ MAX range particularly good at cutting grass that has been trampled or tracked in, which most mowers struggle with.

Gearbox
A high-shock-tolerance, 190hp-rated gearbox. Whatever you are cutting, it will cope.

Flails
Forged hammer flails are the best, so that’s exactly what we use: extreme-duty, extra-wide “whale tail” forged hammer flails with a reinforced neck to reduce shearing, fixed with an M16 bolt. We use an M16 bolt on purpose as a “weak link”, so the flail shears at the bolt rather than damaging any other part.

Roller and skid combination
The roller and skids are engineered as one unit rather than as separate skids, so roller and skid height can be adjusted quickly and easily by removing and refitting just two bolts.

Belt drive
The drive has an external spring-loaded tensioner and vented pulleys to keep the belts as cool as possible. Heat is the main cause of belt failure, so we have taken every precaution to get the longest possible belt life.

Lubrication
As with any high-speed system, lubrication is vital. All bearings are piped to easily accessible points, so greasing takes a matter of seconds and no guards need removing.

Built to last
The Variflo XHD+ MAX range builds on the success of the Variflo XHD+ range but has been beefed up for the most demanding work. Every part has been scaled up: a larger-diameter rotor, a heavier steel body, double rear door rams, an upgraded side-shift ram and more.

By cutting out the middlemen, we can offer our full range of flails at a fraction of the cost of comparable machines. No expense has been spared in their manufacture and the build quality is phenomenal: this is a flail designed to perform and to last.

The Variflo range

• Variflo XHD: 180cm, 200cm and 220cm
• Variflo XHD+ MAX: 240, 260 and 290 (the MAX range has replaced the earlier XHD+ 240 and 290)

We supply a PTO shaft free of charge with each flail mower. Please note that PTO shafts are not covered by our warranty due to the nature of the component.

Delivery

Order now and have it delivered to your door within a week. Delivery needs to be pre-arranged due to the size and weight. We offer free UK mainland delivery to most, but not all, parts of the UK, so please call before ordering to make sure your area is covered. You will need a way to offload the mower when it arrives; please contact us before ordering to arrange this, as the delivery company charges for redelivery if it cannot be offloaded.

Please get in touch with any questions on 01357 300559. We will always do our best to help and guide you.

Videos

See the XHD flail in action:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-d675UapEks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-B3Ar3uIT0