CAT mulcher vs. Bobcat Forestry Cutter

[nwterex]

We usually recomend Bearings and balance with a new set of teeth at around 1200 hours typically the cost is around $4000.00 including labor. I have a Fecon BH40 Excavator head thatit still going with over 15,000 Hours. And Fecon Skid steer heads (NOT the oem versions I personally don't think they are built as well) with 7000 hours on them.

 

[cat 297c]

Yellowdog
I was down at the deere dealer today
Grabbing some parts an noticed that they had a fecon head with deere logos on it. It's a deere hm 60
Comes standard with the onboard hyd. Cooler looks like the fecon/bobcat but the salesmen seems to think they could sell them cheaper than bobcat just an idea, I asked if it came in two speed he said he would get back with me.

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[Digdeep]

I was told that the Bobcat mulcher is a Fecon frame and drum, but a Bobcat drive motor.

 

[fishfactor]

I was told that the Bobcat mulcher is a Fecon frame and drum, but a Bobcat drive motor.

Motor is a rexroth.

 

[yellowdogsvc]

Do you know if the Bobcat mulcher has a two speed motor? I'm looking for more performance than my 2005 CAT mulcher gives. I'm satisfied with the CAT/FAE but looking for just a little more production and less stalling.

I looked at the Deere mulcher. Looks like the Bobcat/Fecon but without the front gate. I don't really need 60" cutting width and I'm fine with 50". I'd rather put more hp to less teeth.

I have a brushcat when I need to mow light brush in large areas where I need more coverage over my tracks.

So many toys out there and so little energy to think about all this. I operate my own machines and I'm not getting any younger. My niche is 1-10 acres and brush piles on smaller tracts where big machines would have difficulty getting in. I think I have a good thing going and decent reputation for filling the gap left by the big machines. If I have really big wood, I've got a 20" chipper in my fleet.

Any more thoughts would be appreciated. I am hung up on consolidating my machines under one dealer who I have a 16 year history with.

I'm even considering a radical change and selling my big chipper (Vermeer BC2000 with loader) and my domain, brushchipping.com and just focusing on mulching and my other services. Too much time to think in winter.. and too many demands on my time to be spread all over the place. I've always been a "go to" guy for my customers and some other companies I sub for but lately I have thought about focusing more on less services but that goes against my usual advice of being diversified. Besides,I like my toys and I have a ranch I'm not quite done cleaning up.

 

[tonyoz]

I have thought about focusing more on less services but that goes against my usual advice of being diversified. Besides,I like my toys and I have a ranch I'm not quite done cleaning up.

Sugestion; stick to your usual advice, not being diversified can hurt like ****

 

[fishfactor]

Bobcat now offers a 2 speed motor as a option. According to my dealer it is only available in the 50" model but soon to come in the 60" model.

 

[yellowdogsvc]

Bobcat now offers a 2 speed motor as a option. According to my dealer it is only available in the 50" model but soon to come in the 60" model.

thanks for the info. I would be looking at the 50"