Flails & Mulchers

Purpose built for Excavators, our range of Flails and Mulchers provides working widths from 0.8m up.

These attachments are perfect for tackling brush, low vegetation and on larger units even small trees.

We carry units in stock and top brackets to suit most excavators are made to order within a few days.

For some machines, particularly the smaller excavators, there is only going to be one unit that fits. This makes selection simple. For larger machines, particularly over 3 tonnes, there may be an overlap in model choice, so this guide gives some ideas.

Reach/Height/Ground: If you need to be able to cut high or a full reach, you may want to go for a smaller unit, rather than the largest your machine can carry and power. The also applies if you need to work on soft or uneven sites, or on gradients.

Hydraulic Flow and Power: The auxiliary hydraulics on all excavators is powered  mostly form the redundant tracking and slewing circuits. If you want to track and cut, this may not be possible at all on smaller machines. It may only be possible on larger excavators if you use a smaller flail/mulcher than the maximum possible unit. It's always a good idea to check your excavators oil flow specifications.

Overall cut width: A simple point, but basically, a wider cutting rotor will give the maximum ground coverage and speed. For excavators 2 tonnes and above, there is an overlap in choice of units.

Maximum cut diameter: If you need to cut larger material, you will need a heavier duty mulcher with a shorter, heavier rotor and more aggressive teeth. For the largest units, rotors have fully fixed teeth similar to a large wood chipper.

Whilst some areas of construction and landscaping and domestic gardens are not necessarily tied to these agricultural rules, there are some general guidelines within them that help to minimise the impact on wildlife and habitats.

• March 1st:
  Do not cut or trim hedges or trees from this date, but you can carry out hedge and tree coppicing and hedge laying from 1 March until 30 April.
• May 1st:
  You must not carry out hedge or tree coppicing or hedge laying from this date.
• September 1st:
  You can cut or trim hedges and trees from this date.

Exceptions:
These vary between England and Wales and differ again in Scotland, but the key exceptions are:

• the hedge overhangs a highway, road or footpath over which there is a public or private right of way and the overhanging hedge obstructs the passage of, or is a danger to, vehicles, pedestrians or horse riders
• the hedge is dead, diseased, damaged or insecurely rooted and because of
• its condition, it or part of it, is likely to cause danger by falling on to a highway, road or footpath; or obstructs the view of drivers or the light from a public lamp