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Detailed Examination of the Mulching Head

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Excavator forestry mulcher on Caterpillar 320 with a fecon head running a supertrack 350 powerpack

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What happens here

A close-up inspection of the Fecon mulching head's internal components is performed. The mulching head features specialized 'flippable teeth' that can be rotated to utilize an unworn edge once one side becomes dull, effectively doubling their lifespan. These teeth are designed to be sharpened every 8 hours under heavy use, or every 4 hours for maximum production. The mulcher also includes 'depth control rings' (DCR head) that limit the depth of each bite, preventing jamming and ensuring smoother operation compared to older 'paddle wheel' designs.

Goal: Understand the design and functional features of the mulching head.

Tools and materials

  • Fecon DCR Mulching Head Fecon — Its specific features like flippable teeth and depth control rings are explained

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these teeth real quick Travis cool so these are frickin teeth what's unique about the pecan is that they've got a flippable design so you can use half of them you can see that these guys are all wore out you're on both of them flip them and then you've got another side most guys will sharpen every eight hours if you're on a serious project you really care about production you're probably gonna sharpen every four hours okay but look at how they've got it set up with the skid plates on the bottom so you can actually yeah so the skid plates are on the bottom so it's it's touching the ground but not really like it's basically just keeping the teeth out of the out of the dirt

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