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Bomford Raven Arm Mower
Bomford Raven Arm Mower
The affordable Bomford Raven is a rear mounted boom mower designed to meet the demands of smaller agricultural, horticultural, landscape and amenity customers. The rugged design ensures year after year reliability whilst keeping a compact design that can be suited from 40 hp tractors and upwards.
Features Include:
- 4.0 m or 4.7 m reach options
- Direct drive cutting head or cutter bar
- Cable Control with Low Pressure Hydraulics optional
- Tubular 3pt linkage kit
- Choice of Flails
The Bomford Raven has a choice of reaches in either 13ft or 15ft reach, and in addition to the familiar cable lever control the Raven can also be fitted with the popular LPH “Low Pressure Hydraulic” Joystick, which give proportional control of the arm and switch control of the head angle and arm float functions allowing ultimate control when operating the machinery, whether hedge mowing or verge trimming.
Arm attachments can include a choice of two flail heads in either 38” or 49” cut for control of grass and light brush or the Raven can also offer a choice of the Sheartrim Cutter bar or Pro-Saw attachments for control of heavier brush.
Raven – Working Reach Dimensions
Head used for calcs: 905mm
4.0m (13'2")
4.7m (15'8")
A
3.4m (11'2")
4.3m (14'2")
B
3.0m (9′10″)
4.0m (13'2")
C
1.98m (6′6″)
2.98m (9'10")
D
3.3m (10'10")
4.3m (14'2")
E
4.3m (14'11")
5.3m (17'5")
X
1.00m (3'4")
1.00m (3'4")
Y
1.34m (4'7")
1.34m (4'7")
Specifications
Attachments
Controls
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Specifications
| MODELS | 4.0m (13’2″) | 4.7m (15’8″) |
| Tractor Requirements | ||
| Minimum Horse Power | 45hp | 45hp |
| Minimum Weight | 1800kg / 3968 Lbs | 2000kg / 4409Lbs |
| Overall Machine Parameters | ||
| Machine Weight with Oil and Head | 640kg / 1411Lbs | 680kg / 1499Lbs |
| Capacity of Oil Tank | 130L / 28.6USG | 130L / 28.6USG |
| Weight of Machine with Oil but Without Head | 480kg / 1411Lbs | 530kg / 1168Lbs |
| Hydraulic System | ||
| System Capability | 45hp | 45hp |
| Pump Flow Rate | 74L / 16.3USG | 74L / 16.3USG |
| Pump Type (Gear G / Piston P) | Gear | Gear |
| Pump Arrangement (Twin T / Tandem Inline I) | Twin | Twin |
| Independent Hydraulics | Standard | Standard |
| Oil Cooler | Optional | Optional |
| Main Features | ||
| Fixed Forward Arm | Not Available | Not Available |
| Folding Forward Arm | Not Available | Not Available |
| Variable Forward Arm | Not Available | Not Available |
| Telescopic Arm | Not Available | Not Available |
| Telescopic Arm Stroke | Not Available | Not Available |
| Power Slew | Not Available | Not Available |
| Power Slew Angle | Not Available | Not Available |
| Gravity Breakout Protection | Standard | Standard |
| Hydraulic Breakout Protection | Not Available | Not Available |
| Armfloat – Manual | Optional | Optional |
| Armfloat – Electronic | Optional | Optional |
| Head Angle Float | Standard | Standard |
| Left Hand Cutting | Optional | Optional |
| Right Hand Cutting | Optional | Optional |
| Twin Sided Cutting | Not Available | Not Available |
Attachments
| MODELS | 4.0m (13’2″) | 4.7m (15’8″) |
| Base Mounting Options | ||
| Front Mount | Not Available | Not Available |
| Mid Mount | Not Available | Not Available |
| Rear Mount | Standard | Standard |
| Three Point Linkage | Standard | Standard |
| Axle Mount | Not Available | Not Available |
| Arm Attachments – Compatability | ||
| Variable Track Bracket (VTB) | Not Available | Not Available |
| Sheartrim Cutter Bar | Optional | Optional |
| Pro-Saw | Optional | Optional |
| Ditch Cleaner | Not Available | Not Available |
| Rotary Head | Not Available | Not Available |
| Cutting Heads | ||
| 950mm Head 102mm Roller | Standard | Standard |
| 1007mm Flail Head with 102mm Roller | Optional | Optional |
| 1107mm Flail Head with 115mm Roller | Optional | Optional |
| 1.5m Sheartrim Cutterbar | Optional | Optional |
| Accessories | ||
| Road Lights | Not Available | Not Available |
| Debris Blower | Not Available | Not Available |
| Warning Arrow – Magnetic | Optional | Optional |
| Cab Guard Kit | Standard | Standard |
Controls
| MODELS | 4.0m (13’2″) | 4.7m (15’8″) |
| Controls | ||
| Cable Control (CC) | Standard | Standard |
| Low Pressure Hydraulics (LPH) | Optional | Optional |
| Electronic Switch Control (ESC) | Optional | Optional |
| Electronic Proportional Control (EPP3) | Not Available | Not Available |
| Intelligent Control System (ICS) | Not Available | Not Available |
| Cable Rotor Reverse | Standard | Standard |
| Electronic Rotor Reverse | Not Available | Not Available |
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