Seems that this head pulls in debris fast, does a good job on the first pass and the operator can use the push bats to pull trees around for a better angle to be mulched. Just my observations. Wonder if they have a model fora 75 hp machine. And do you have to have an external cooler?
Slower than a Diamond? I don't think so. Its very hard to mulch debris on the ground with a disk type head. Drum type mulchers do a better job at actually mulching the material too (smaller junks). There's a reason the vast majority of forestry mulchers are drum type. I have a Fecon head on my SVL95 as well....no problem whatsoever.
Costs can bankrupt a mulcher. ROW work, oil patch, or good luck, from what I am learning and in talking to used equipment sellers who see the short-life and beating anything in mulch work experiences. Constant repairs, rough environment and conditions, very dusty, stubble tearing trax and hoses, you name it. Have some other type of use of the machine that doesn't wear it so much, then cream the jobs that will pay over $150 hour for mulching and don't fall into the cash flow trap on poorly paying jobs. Focus on running the business as a business, first and foremost.
Don't forget stones. I can see why they don't rent these things. A bad operator could destroy all the cutting heads in a very short time. I was chipping trees I had cleared and the guy I hired to help almost passed a tree that had old barbed wire still attached to it into the chipper. Lucky I spotted it. Real easy to miss something in tall weeds. Even being careful.
Nice video too. The operator is very skilled...
Looks safer than some I have watched.
Seems that this head pulls in debris fast, does a good job on the first pass and the operator can use the push bats to pull trees around for a better angle to be mulched. Just my observations. Wonder if they have a model fora 75 hp machine. And do you have to have an external cooler?
Slower than a Diamond? I don't think so. Its very hard to mulch debris on the ground with a disk type head. Drum type mulchers do a better job at actually mulching the material too (smaller junks). There's a reason the vast majority of forestry mulchers are drum type. I have a Fecon head on my SVL95 as well....no problem whatsoever.
awesome job very clean finish
Can you make a living with a skid steer and mulching head I’m thinking about buying a 90-2 and I just don’t know if there’s a big enough market for it
Costs can bankrupt a mulcher. ROW work, oil patch, or good luck, from what I am learning and in talking to used equipment sellers who see the short-life and beating anything in mulch work experiences. Constant repairs, rough environment and conditions, very dusty, stubble tearing trax and hoses, you name it.
Have some other type of use of the machine that doesn't wear it so much, then cream the jobs that will pay over $150 hour for mulching and don't fall into the cash flow trap on poorly paying jobs. Focus on running the business as a business, first and foremost.
haven't seen any other mulching head clean it up so well
Travis Fitzpatrick dn
I think that machine hates poplar trees!!
That is beautiful!
Paul Krupa h
How does the Kubota handle that compared to a cat 299D any heat issues? Power ok?
Josh Cage no issues and it rides much better
DAYUM !!!!!
If you ever sucked up some fence wire with that thing.....mmmmm...
Best Practices would be to do a walk through with a machete to find old fence rows / tires / whisky stills etc.
WPOG84 ja
Manhole covers, farm equipment, random junk, metal posts.
Don't forget stones. I can see why they don't rent these things. A bad operator could destroy all the cutting heads in a very short time. I was chipping trees I had cleared and the guy I hired to help almost passed a tree that had old barbed wire still attached to it into the chipper. Lucky I spotted it. Real easy to miss something in tall weeds. Even being careful.