PTO mulchers

[John Shutler]

Ive been offered/bought a Teagle ECF mulcher. it’ll be running on the back of my Valtra T234. 

 

ECF (Cage Rotor) Forestry Mulcher

WWW.TEAGLE.CO.UK

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Teagle Machinery a range of quality British made agricultural machinery.

 

ive run standard flail mowers on tractors for a number of years but never in mulcher territory.

im after tricks, tips and advice 

cheers guys 

[monkeybusiness]

Put it on a tractor you aren’t in any way precious about if going into anything other than clean virgin woodland, they will find every bit of wire/rebar/old mattresses/chain-link fence/fire extinguishers/wheels and tyres and use them to beat the living daylights out of whatever is powering them….

[monkeybusiness]

And take a battery angle grinder with you on every job!

[dumper]

31 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

And take a battery angle grinder with you on every job!

With at least a spare battery, gas axe is even better, 

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, dumper said:

With at least a spare battery, gas axe is even better, 

I used to carry one of those costco 80 quid 2t generators and a 5" grinder for getting wire off of the rotor. Came in handy just after I had signed the MOD RAMS which specified no hot works or 240V tools and they found the locks had been superglued, the range master, Chico, had to give me a special dispensation rather than pay the firm's cost for the day.

[GarethM]

Plenty of grease, worked hard it'll drink it like it's going out of fashion.

 

Same with UJ joints, drive belts, the spec doesn't mention if it's got shear bolts.

 

But if it has buy a bucket load and never be tempted to use stronger bolts.