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Forestry Mulcher

Forestry Mulcher

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A brush cutter drops material on the ground. A forestry mulcher turns it into chips and leaves it there as ground cover, which is why mulchers are what you reach for when the debris cannot be left lying in pieces. We carry two Quick Attach mulchers, and they work in genuinely different ways.

The Quick Mulch is a drum mulcher. A 60-inch rotor carrying 30 teeth works across a 71-inch path, taking brush up to 10 inches. It comes in four flow-matched models from 33 to 41 GPM across two pressure ranges, and a variable displacement motor comes standard, reading the load and picking its own balance of speed and torque so the rotor keeps turning through a heavy bite.

The Rage is a disc mulcher, and the disc is the argument. At 1.5 inches thick and 1,045 pounds with teeth, it stores enough rotational energy to sever a 14-inch tree without bogging down, then mulches material up to 6 inches. A Parker piston motor drives it on 32 to 45 GPM.

Both require high flow and a case drain, and the Quick Mulch also needs a loader specific forestry kit, so confirm all three against your machine before ordering. If you would rather cut and drop than mulch, see our Brush Cutters.

Why a Forestry Mulcher

  • No Cleanup Pass: Material becomes ground cover instead of a pile you still have to move.
  • Drum or Disc: A drum reduces more finely, a disc severs bigger material faster.
  • Steel or Carbide Teeth: The Quick Mulch offers both, carbide for rocky, dirty ground.
  • Built-In System Protection: Guards the hydraulic circuit under sustained load.

How to Choose a Forestry Mulcher

  • Your Hydraulic Flow: 33 to 41 GPM for the Quick Mulch depending on model, 32 to 45 for The Rage. Both need a case drain.
  • Drum or Disc: Drum for finer reduction across brush and small trees, disc for felling bigger material fast.
  • Tooth Material: Knife-style steel cuts faster in clean wood. Carbide survives rock, grit and dirty storm material.
  • Machine Capacity: These weigh 2,450 and 2,750 pounds. Your loader has to carry that out front all day.

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Quick Product Comparison

Product Name Type Capacity Flow Weight
Quick Attach Quick Mulch Drum mulcher 10 in. brush, 71 in. path 33 to 41 GPM 2,450 lb.
Quick Attach The Rage Disc mulcher Cuts 14 in., mulches 6 in. 32 to 45 GPM 2,750 lb.

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Why Choose Forestry Mulchers from Log Bear Works?

  • Quick Attach drum and disc mulchers for high flow skid steers
  • Full 2-year manufacturer warranty included
  • Free shipping and a 30-day money back guarantee
  • Expert support from real people in the USA who can confirm flow and case drain before you order, by phone or live chat

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a forestry mulcher do?
A forestry mulcher grinds standing trees, brush and stumps into chips in a single pass, leaving the material on the ground as mulch rather than as debris you have to haul away. It mounts on a skid steer, compact track loader or excavator and runs off the machine's hydraulics. For land clearing where the wood has no value to you, it removes the two slowest parts of the job at once: cutting and clean-up.

What is the difference between the Quick Mulch and The Rage?
They use different cutting principles. The Quick Mulch is a drum-style forestry mulcher, and it is quote-priced because configuration depends on your machine. The Rage at $34,695 is a disc mulcher, which uses a horizontally spinning disc rather than a rotating drum. A disc mulcher is generally faster at felling standing trees because the disc carries more momentum into the cut, while a drum mulcher gives a finer, more even mulch on the ground. Which one is right depends on whether you are felling or finishing.

What machine and hydraulics do I need to run one?
This is the question to settle before anything else, because a forestry mulcher is one of the most hydraulically demanding attachments made. Most need high-flow auxiliary hydraulics, not standard flow, and an underpowered carrier will run the mulcher slowly, heat the oil and disappoint you at every stage. Tell us your machine model and its hydraulic flow rate and pressure and we will tell you honestly whether it will drive these attachments. Call +1 (307) 212-8335 or email sales@logbearworks.com.

Why is a forestry mulcher so expensive?
Because of what it survives. A mulcher spends its working life hitting wood, dirt, rock and buried metal at high speed, and everything about it, the teeth, the rotor, the bearings and the housing, is built to absorb that. At $34,695 The Rage is the most expensive attachment in this catalogue, and the way to judge that number is against the alternative. Clearing the same acreage by felling, stacking, chipping and hauling costs far more in labour and machine time if you are doing it repeatedly.

Should I mulch or clear and haul?
Mulch when the material has no value and you want the land usable immediately. Mulching leaves a layer of chips that suppresses regrowth, controls erosion and breaks down into the soil, and there is nothing to transport. Clear and haul when the wood is worth something, either as firewood or timber, because a mulcher destroys that value by design. If the trees you are removing are large and straight, look at a tree shear instead and keep the wood.