My marketing plan for Mulching/Underbrush mowing
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fishfactor
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Based on what? We put over 3000 hours on a fecon head and had less than $400 in repairs other than teeth. It came off a job to trade in, and could have kept working everyday. Pretty good ROI in my opinion.
t320pilot
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Agree with fishfactor. My black bobcat/fecon head has been problem free for 1500 hrs+ except for replacing teeth. It has paid for itself several times. It has also stayed in balance even when changing to after market teeth.
What type of trees and size are you guys mulching? The Fecon I had stalled and was a piece of crap and left more of a mess. I would rather put that money into another machine and push the trees out. My friend had a Fecon and it was always breaking down. He traded for another brand, but not sure which. Those Fecons don't like locust or hedge around here. I can see where they would eat pretty well with very small brushy trees and cedar trees, but there's not much of that here.
fishfactor
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Head stalling is a carrier problem, inexperienced operator, wrong size head/motor, or application beyond the carriers capacity. We mulch up to 8" diameter with the carbide hammers, 24" plus diameter hardwoods with the knives. Locust you need to run the knives for sure. The heads pretty simple with few parts to break.
I had it on a Terex and Cat 299's. I wouldn't say it was inexperience, but you can make yourself feel good about yourself that you think you're a pro
I'm sure they have good applications, but for me I think it took too long and made more of a mess. All of my equipment is paid for with cash and used to reclaim my personal pastures. I feel like I can do a much better job with my Doherty saw and grapples. Then spray it all with Remedy and by the next year I can take hay off it if I choose. The places I mulched still have debris all over and new tree sprouts everywhere. I wouldn't even want to run a tractor and batwing across it.t320pilot
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- Kubota KX 057-5 excavator , Ford 2600 tractor , Bobcat T320 with Fecon mulcher (sold), Kubota L2501DT 4x4
Here in FL I mulch mostly pine, sweetgum, cedar, maple, and oak being the hardest. All in the 6-8" range. Did 10 acres of planted eucalyptus trees recently for a UF tree farm. That took about 12 hrs.
Keeping the belt adjusted on the mulcher is very important, if too loose it just slips on the big stuff.
Keeping the belt adjusted on the mulcher is very important, if too loose it just slips on the big stuff.
I ran it on some cedars and it ate them for a snack and wanted more.
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KrayzKajun
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Looks like i will make a decision on a machine this week.
My Cat dealer will have my number Monday for the following package:
2013 Cat 299D XHP (900hrs, just came off a cat lease, new warranty and financing) cat is offering some very deep discounts on machines coming off Lease and off rental.
Cat HM315 mulcher
Cat 72" brush mower
I have to finish pricing 6 jobs over the weekend. Just from my Craigslist ad I been getting atleast one call a day for clearing underbrush.
My Cat dealer will have my number Monday for the following package:
2013 Cat 299D XHP (900hrs, just came off a cat lease, new warranty and financing) cat is offering some very deep discounts on machines coming off Lease and off rental.
Cat HM315 mulcher
Cat 72" brush mower
I have to finish pricing 6 jobs over the weekend. Just from my Craigslist ad I been getting atleast one call a day for clearing underbrush.
