Electrically powered flail mower

A flail mower assembly comprising:

• a deck;
• a shaft rotatably connected to the deck;
• a flail drum connected to the shaft and co-rotatable with the shaft;
• a plurality of flail blade assemblies independently rotatably connected to the flail drum to provide two degrees of freedom-of-rotation of each of the plurality of flail blade assemblies independent of a direction of drum rotation;
• first and second electric motors connected to the deck and rotatably connected to the shaft, the shaft rotated by an energized one of the first or second electric motors or both of the first and second electric motors energized simultaneously;
• a load connected to the first and second electric motors operating when the first and second electric motors are de-energized to reduce a rotational velocity of the flail drum;
• a controller connected to the load and the first and second electric motors operable to direct a current flow to the load and the first and second electric motors;
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• an indicator connected to the controller operating to visually indicate a rotational speed of either or both the first and second electric motors.

A flail mower assembly comprising:

• a deck;
• a shaft rotatably connected to the deck;
• a flail drum connected to the shaft and co-rotatable with the shaft;
• a plurality of flail blade assemblies independently rotatably connected to the flail drum to provide two degrees of freedom-of-rotation of each of the plurality of flail blade assemblies independent of a direction of drum rotation;
• first and second electric motors connected to the deck and rotatably connected to the shaft, the shaft rotated by an energized one of the first or second electric motors or both of the first and second electric motors energized simultaneously;
• a drive assembly connecting each of the first and second electric motors to the shaft adapted to vary a rotational speed of energized ones of the first and second electric motors;
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• a control device operating to select an operating mode of the first and second electric motors including:
• a first operating mode having only the first electric motor energized;
• a second operating mode having only the second electric motor energized;
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• a third operating mode having both the first and second electric motors simultaneously energized.

A power driven machine, comprising:

• a power driven machine having a power source operating to propel the power driven machine;
• and
• a flail mower assembly connected to the power driven machine, including:
• a deck;
• a shaft rotatably connected to the deck;
• a flail drum connected to the shaft and co-rotatable with the shaft;
• a plurality of flail blade assemblies independently rotatably connected to the flail drum to provide two degrees of freedom-of-rotation of each of the plurality of flail blade assemblies independent of a direction of drum rotation;
• and
• first and second electric motors connected to the deck and rotatably connected to the shaft, the shaft rotated by an energized one of the first or second electric motors or both of the first and second electric motors energized simultaneously.

A mowing machine, comprising:

• a power driven mowing machine having a power source operating to propel the power driven machine;
• a flail mower assembly connected to the mowing machine, including:
• a deck;
• a shaft rotatably connected to the deck;
• a flail drum connected to the shaft and co-rotatable with the shaft;
• a plurality of flail blade assemblies independently rotatably connected to the flail drum to provide two degrees of freedom-of-rotation of each of the plurality of flail blade assemblies independent of a direction of drum rotation;
• and
• first and second electric motors connected to the deck and rotatably connected to the shaft, the shaft rotated by an energized one of the first or second electric motors or both of the first and second electric motors energized simultaneously;
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• a controller in communication with first and second electric motors operating to direct power to the first and second electric motors.