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Forestry Mulcher Tree Clearing Demonstration

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What happens here

To demonstrate the mulcher's primary function and power, the skid steer is used to clear a section of wooded area covered in snow. The mulcher effortlessly grinds through trees and brush, turning them into fine wood chips. In-cab footage shows the operator's perspective as the mulcher engages with the trees, highlighting the efficiency and control of the equipment in its intended environment. The resultant mulch is observed to be somewhat coarse, which the Forestry Service prefers for new plant growth.

Goal: Observe the mulcher's capability in its intended environment (tree clearing).

Tools and materials

  • Forestry Mulcher Attachment Quick Attach — Grinding trees and brush
  • GoPro Camera GoPro — Capturing in-cab footage
  • Skid Steer Loader CAT 299D — Operating the forestry mulcher to clear trees
  • Trees and Brush — Material being mulched
  • Mulch — The end product of tree mulching

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about mulchers. So what makes the quick attach different than the other ones? We try to build them strong enough, heavy enough so they can handle day-to-day use in the forest. So you're you're looking at heavy gauge steel plate, heavy strong teeth that are bolted in place so you can easily uh repair them, change them, really strong drive system. So we're using belt drive with a with a piston motor that's really strong, just heavy duty. anything in the forest that's going to take a lot of abuse. Tell me about your teeth. You said you have steel teeth and carbide teeth. Yeah, so we offer two different styles of teeth. This is the carbide tooth that we offer. These uh inserts here are carbide. The tooth is bolted on and then if it gets wore or broken, you can just flip it over and use sharp uh corners on it for the second set. So, uh that that's really nice when you're out in the field. If you have a damaged tooth from hitting a rock or something, you can just rotate it. What about depth gauges, Shane? I'm I'm not seeing any depth gauges. Yep. So, some manufacturers use uh plate limiter uh plates and u there's pros and cons with using those. They make the drum heavier. Um they also require probably a little bit more detail in how you balance them, but uh they're used mostly on drums that spin quite a bit faster. Our drum turns between 2,00 and 2500 RPM. Okay? and those might be turning 2500 RPM plus. Um, so what we we tend to use a tooth that's more aggressive cutting and uh so you can take a bigger bite. We don't we get by without the limiter plates. So your your drum spins slower. A little bit slower. Yep. Now, wouldn't that be a disadvantage though? I mean, come on. Let's be let's be real. When you go when you bite into a tree, don't you want the maximum speed? Well, maximum speed is equates to minimum torque. And so a higher speed drum might take smaller bites and so your mulch might be a smaller finer mulch, but if you for higher productivity, you you can get by with a little bit slower speed and get more done. Okay, so we just got done mulching and crunching on a bunch of trees and I want to look at the actual mulch left behind. So some people complain because it's a little bit more coarse. You just have to go over more and more times if you want to get it all mulched up small like this. Um, it's just how much time you want to spend at it and what your customers want for a finished product. But the forestry service actually prefers it that way, don't…

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