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Choosing a mulcher for deforestation is a very important task, because this equipment is usually not cheap and requires certain skills.

What kind of mulcher to choose for uprooting?

When choosing, you first need to decide what kind of work you have to do. There are no universal mulchers, so they fall into 2 main categories:

• Surface mulchers – for surface treatment, so-called forest cutters. Their main difference is the speed of rotation of the rotor. As a rule, it is about 2000 rpm.
• Mulchers for depth – for deepening into the ground for 20-50 cm (depending on the model), the so-called rotators. Rotor revolutions in them make 300-550 rpm.

For which equipment is better to choose a mulcher: a tractor or an excavator?

We help the client to choose the right mulcher for the equipment available in the park. The most popular mulchers are attached by means of a 3-point hitch and are driven by the tractor’s PTO. If you want to cultivate uneven areas, such as canals, roadsides, fenced areas, there are models for attachment to the excavator. On the excavator the mulcher is installed instead of a bucket and is operated by hydraulics. On the tractor, it can also be connected to the hydraulic system and mounted on a remote bar.

Which rotor width do you need?

When choosing a forestry cutter or rotator for a tractor, we strongly recommend looking at models with a rotor width of at least the width of the wheels. As a rule, tractors are not equipped with quarry or forest tires. If the rotor is narrow, you can puncture tires when you hit stumps, branches and stones.

Is there protection against overloads?

Another important criterion for choosing a mulcher is protection systems in emergency situations. It’s no secret that the wood chipper often comes into contact with various objects during operation. For example, such as pieces of armature, concrete, remnants of equipment. At such moments there are big overloads not only in mulcher, but also on PTO of a tractor. Budget manufacturers usually use a shear bolt on the cardan shaft, which causes a lot of problems and does not always work. As a result, you can expect expensive repairs to a broken unit. TOP manufacturers use hydraulic clutches, which provide not only reliable protection of all components, but also a smooth start of equipment.

Which rotor to choose: with rotating or fixed hammers?

Rotating or movable hammers are usually used in budget models. They have proven themselves in the so-called “cutters”. In operation, such a mulcher will be reliable, because the hammer will bounce when it collides with an obstacle. Accordingly, the performance of such a mulcher will be lower compared to models with fixed hammers. In turn, equipment with fixed hammers better “bites” into the wood, can break the stone, and it is easier to replace in case of failure. Mulchers for depth use only a fixed type of hammer.

Other questions

There are a number of parameters that affect the choice of mulcher. For example, such as the load capacity of the hitch, the correspondence of the tractor power, the number of required hydraulic lines, revolutions of the PTO, etc. In any case, it is better to turn to professionals for qualified advice on the choosing of equipment.

Based on practical work experience, the “Allur-Agro” company offers after-sale maintenance for mulchers and rotators.

Thanks to the daily experience of working in the fields, our specialists have accumulated knowledge on the repair of equipment and the peculiarities of working in difficult conditions. Working in all regions of Ukraine, we are constantly adding to our knowledge, testing equipment on various soils and types of vegetation (apple, walnut, acacia, pine, dogwood, and many others).

Additional experience was gained during the commissioning of mulchers at our customers, aggregated with various brands of tractors, with all types of gearboxes (Claas, Fendt, John Deere New Holland, Massey Ferguson, etc.).

Every year, service engineers undergo training from the manufacturing company’s representatives, increase their level of qualification, test the updated capabilities of the equipment, because manufacturers are constantly improving mulchers.

Mulchers that have already been used need special attention. Service specialists will carry out diagnostics, provide qualified assistance and advice during the commissioning of such mulchers. All necessary spare parts for the repair of mulchers and rotators are available in stock.

Thus, our service department has a lot of experience in the operation of equipment, promptly responds to your requests.

Today, almost every farmer has overgrown plots of land that he does not use due to overgrowth. In search of a solution, overgrowth of their plots, most farms prefer to use an ecological method – mulchers.

The question arises: “What is the best way to do it?” Should I buy machinery for my personal park or rent a mulcher?” Let’s try to figure out what is better to choose.

Renting a mulcher is beneficial if:

• plot of land for uprooting up to 40 ha;
• there is no tractor with a power of 300 hp or more in the park;
• insufficient funds to purchase a mulcher;
• order a mulcher rental to personally test the equipment before purchasing.

However, if you have a large plot of land, want to save money and ensure the work of mechanics during idle periods – choose PICURSA mulchers. Work by yourself, on your own schedule, without overpaying for equipment rental.

The quality of the equipment exceeds the nominal cost.

• Economical consumption of diesel fuel.
• Adapted to Ukrainian soils.
• Equipment productivity from 4 hectares per day.
• Easy to maintain, spare parts available in stock.
• Extremely reliable and undemanding to working conditions.

It should be noted that after purchasing a personal mulcher Fighter 2600 or Rotator Hammer-S 2600, in the future you will be able to provide mulcher rental services personally, for example, to neighboring farms, construction companies, etc.

If you have any questions, contact our managers in contacts. Visit a demonstration of Picursa mulchers. You can make the right decision just after visiting a demo show and seeing for yourself the results of the technology.

We assure you, Picursa equipment is worth your attention!

Some believe that field work stops in the winter or with the onset of frost. You’ll be surprised, but it’s not quite so – with the advent of mulchers, this stereotype was destroyed. Winter uprooting is a common practice nowadays.

Many farming companies have already purchased and successfully use forest cutters in the winter. They are used for the development of new territories and putting of abandoned gardens and fields into crop rotation. Mulcher – is a universal mechanism that works 24/7. Its functionality is limited only by the passability of the main unit (tractor, excavator or loader).

Uprooting during cold has a number of advantages:

• Surface mulcher works better in winter, because wood and growth freezes, becomes more fragile, chips smaller;
• Fuel consumption directly depends on soil moisture. That is, fuel consumption in the winter of the mulcher-rotator will be lower than in autumn or spring, frozen ground gives less resistance;
• The issue of employment of machine operators during the period of downtime is resolved.
• Uprooting is a laborious process for a tractor. In summer, the equipment suffers from overheating, which does not happen in winter.

It will be recalled that the main manufacturers of mulchers are European companies from countries with warm climates. They usually take little account of seasonal temperature fluctuations, which are typical for Ukraine. Accordingly, the equipment is less durable, because the system of work in winter conditions and the main components are not so well thought out. However, we found the optimal solution.

In practice, we provide services in winter. We know all the features and nuances of working in harsh seasons. For those who want the equipment to work regardless of the season, we recommend PICURSA mulchers. The reliability of FIGHTER 2600 and HAMMER-S 2600 was tested by us personally at a temperature of -15 ° C.

We supply the Ukrainian market with models of forest mulchers and rotators, which are adapted to Ukrainian soils. We provide uprooting services all year round, there is no seasonality for us. uprooting in winter is not a problem for us, contact us!