Which mulcher head?

[josephny]

I sure could use some advice.

I have a PC160LC-7 excavator and an M9960 tractor.

I would like a mulcher to clear land.

Getting a PTO mulcher for the tractor would allow me to transport it more easily (myself vs. hiring a truck for the 160). But, I'm not in the business and it would be a rare thing to need to transport it.

Putting it on the excavator arm would let me get to far more rugged spots. But, I don't have any experience with any sort of quick disconnect to switch between bucket and mulcher.

I'm leaning towards the excavator head.

This is for personal use to clear some land over the next few years. Mostly pines and shrubs and rhododendron.

I see there are a number of manufacturers:

FAE
Fecon
Seppi
DAF
Cat
Loftness
Baumalight

And I'm sure others.

If I had a total budget of $15,000, what should I do?

Thank you,

Joe

 

[GreensForestryMulching]

Excavator head is deffently going to be the way to go if you are looking to clear steeper banks and or ditches. But I think your budget may be a little thin unless you can score something in decent shape at auction. For your tractor at 100hp you'll be looking at a fairly large pto unit and and ex head for your size machine will most likely run north of $20k. A smaller 36inch cem 36 from Fecon for instance runs in the $25k range new.

 

[MulchingContractor]

I'll be interested to know what you end up with since I'll be in the market for one on an excavator soon.