Raytree drum mulcher

[ianberwick uk]

I'm based in the UK & was scanning for more info on the raytree drum mulcher & came across this thred, I bit the bullet & bought one with some apprehension however since buying it I did a quick strip down of the covers & tbh I am quite impressed with the engineering on this thing. I am waiting for the hydrolic adaptors which are metric to marry them to my bsp quick connectors then I can test it but on first inspection im impressed not at all disappointed as I half expected I would be, the bearings look like really heavy duty and good quality the welding mostly is top notch (although the welding on the drum is not as crisp as the welding on the body. Evan the pully's are or seem to be well engineered & the drivebelt also looks like it's been made with heavy duty use in mind my biggest surprise was the scale of each component including the rexroth piston motor. I had seen the pics of all the bits I've referred to but despite seeing the pictures I was pleasantly surprised by how robust the whole thing seems to be. I may of corse have a different view when I fit it on my jcb 85z excavator & put it through its paces but it looks on first inspection like a decent bit of kit with decent components. I bought it new but didn't get the spares pack that normally come with them which would have been a great thing to have had but aside from that so far so good. I may do a YouTube video on my findings on it I think on the 8.5 ton digger it's heavy but easily manageable on that size machine. The post about the grease nipple needing an extension is totally valid & raytree really should amend the design to incorporate that as standard as most of the other things on the mulcher seem well put together despite the negative connotations hinted at by its Chinese origins.

 

[ianberwick uk]

Let me know how the other teeth work out for you. Mine also had the 2 grease fittings on each end of the drum outside and accessible, not sure why they didn't do the same with the third on the top bearing, but it's much better now since I relocated it by adding a remote grease hose.

Could you put a pic up to see how you did the grease nipple extender out of curiosity please?

 

[ianberwick uk]

Ive now managed to hook the raytree REDM32 onto my excavator & ran it for a full day. It did a good job of dealing with a lot of overgrown & out of control loreal maybe 25 foot tall most of which were around 4 or 5 inches thick some much thicker. It was quiet & well balanced. I was pleasantly surprised how well it got the job done. I can't know about how reliable it will be but so far im really pleased with it. Ive seen guys on youtube using one on smaller excavators but tbh I personally wouldn't want to use one on anything less than a 5 ton machine not only would they be limited in reach but the weight of the mulcher is enough to get yourself in trouble paticularly when working on slopes or over the tracks but evan with a 5 tonner you would do well to go slowly if your inexperienced at working downhill with a heavy implement. I took a quick video of it in use but it was too large to post on this forum so I put it on my Facebook if anyone's interested in seeing it in action if it helps. Video