Terex mulcher easily cuts down trees up to eight inches in diameter
Specifically tuned for use with the Terex PT-100G Forestry compact track loader, the new Terex G-Series mulcher attachment is ideal for right-of-way work and vegetation management applications, such as clearing brush, mowing grass and weeds, as well as cutting down and mulching trees.
“Operators using this Terex mulcher will be able to easily cut down large standing trees, up to eight inches in diameter, shave off large material and mulch in both forward and reverse,” says Jamie Wright, Terex product manager. “The G-Series is designed with performance-enhancing features like the powerful drum-style mulcher that utilizes 36 double-twin carbide teeth, allowing operators to quickly and efficiently clear and mulch a 61-inch wide path. The drum-style mulcher also gives operators the ability to plane stumps up to 12-inch diameter to ground level.”
The multi-stage action of the Terex G-Series mulcher attachment’s two-stage cutting chamber begins as the rotor picks up material and forces it to pass between the moving carbide teeth and the stationary counter teeth. The material is then processed into a fine mulch as it passes between the carbide teeth and the recutter bar before being discharged toward the ground. The staggered pattern and angles of the counter teeth promote an aggressive feeding action, while minimizing jamming that plagues competitive cutters.
An optional primary stage shear bar is available for applications requiring extra fine mulch. “This unique set-up doubles the attachment’s cutting action,” says Wright, “offering operators highly efficient shearing action with less wrapping with viney material, and it produces small particle-size mulch.”
The Terex G-Series also features a line of carbide-tipped, heat-treated steel teeth specifically engineered for this mulcher attachment. Optional planer carbide teeth are ideal for crews operating in loamy soils with less rock, while the optional hardened-steel quadco blade knives are designed to produce a finer chip, as well as allow operators to slice through tree and vegetation matter rather than shredding and tearing it.
The high-efficiency piston motor increases the efficiency of the hydraulic power to 97 percent, a dramatic increase over the mid-80 percent efficiency offered from gear-type motors.
Two motor options are available on this attachment — a fixed displacement motor that provides constant RPMs that provide an optimal balance between speed and torque, or the V-drive variable displacement motor, which provides a variable rotor RPM range.
The V-drive load-sensing motor controller automatically varies to a larger displacement as the load increases, delivering more torque when it is needed.
Both motors offer 31-42 displacement gpm and a maximum 6,000 psi displacemen, giving operators power and torque when it is needed most.
