Wheel Mulchers Logging Equipment Dismantled Machines

About Wheel Mulchers

Often referred to as “brushcutters” and “masticators,” mulchers are built to remove underbrush, trees, and other vegetation from various types of property. There are several types of mulchers, including wheel, track, excavator, and skid-steer mulchers that are used for forestry, oil and gas pipeline projects, commercial and residential construction, right-of-way maintenance, land clearing, land reclamation, wildlife restoration, and other applications across a range of industries.

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Barko 930B Wheel Mulcher

As is the case with track mulchers, wheel mulchers are often large, powerful, machines based on a loader equipped with a front-mounted mulcher head. Dedicated, self-propelled mulchers provide an alternative to using a combination of other equipment (feller bunchers, forwarders, and so on) to fell and bunch trees and then haul them away—a process that can require significantly more manpower and time than simply using a mulcher that shreds vegetation and returns it to the ecosystem for decomposition.

Mulcher Approaches

As with a mulcher built on an excavator chassis, some wheel mulchers are loaders equipped with a mulching attachment, or “head,” at the end of a hydraulic boom. This enables operators to reach trees and vegetation from greater distances, and provides the ability to cut and mulch smaller standing trees. More often, wheel mulchers are configured with a front-mounted mulching bar that cuts vegetation at or near the ground and then mulches that material while passing over it.

On Track

Both wheel and track mulcher types are considered well-suited for handling large land-clearing jobs, although track mulchers are generally considered a better choice for adverse ground conditions or on uneven ground. They are also preferable in cases where soil disruption is an issue, as they spread the weight of the machine over a larger contact surface and create less ground pressure. Wheel mulchers, however, are more agile and can travel faster on and off the jobsite, which makes them ideal for clearing dry, even ground.

Find The Right Mulcher

Leading brands of wheel mulchers for sale on ForestryTrader.ca include Barko, Caterpillar, Prentice, Tigercat, and others.