Mowingman
ArboristSite Guru
Took delivery of the rental, Fecon mulcher today. It is nearly new and has only 198 Hrs on it.
It took about an hour for me to get comfortable with the machine. I shredded quite a bit today, for my first try at operating one of these. The biggest problem I had was trying to figure out how to get the A/C to operate.
Once that was solved, things went smoothly. I learned quickly to watch the temp gauge. I had to stop 3 times during the day to pull out the radiator screen and blow it off. This thing does great on anything up to about 6". On 8' trees, you really have to slow down to let it chew them up. Anything bigger would just take too much time. Luckily, the site we are on is mostly 6" or smaller.
The machine is very easy to operate, and the hoses on this newest model must have been relocated. It was mentioned that they are easily damaged due to poor routing, but, that is not the case now.
The cab is very tight, and with the A/C going, no dust came inside to speak of. The outside of the front window glass did get quite a coat of dust on it and this made it hard to see out of when going toward the sun.
The only annoying thing I found is the darn travel alarm. It beeps constantly when doing anything except going straight ahead. It even beeps when turning. I am going to have to wear ear plugs.
I landowner was happy with the results this first day, so, this may turn into several months of work.
Jeff
It took about an hour for me to get comfortable with the machine. I shredded quite a bit today, for my first try at operating one of these. The biggest problem I had was trying to figure out how to get the A/C to operate.
Once that was solved, things went smoothly. I learned quickly to watch the temp gauge. I had to stop 3 times during the day to pull out the radiator screen and blow it off. This thing does great on anything up to about 6". On 8' trees, you really have to slow down to let it chew them up. Anything bigger would just take too much time. Luckily, the site we are on is mostly 6" or smaller.
The machine is very easy to operate, and the hoses on this newest model must have been relocated. It was mentioned that they are easily damaged due to poor routing, but, that is not the case now.
The cab is very tight, and with the A/C going, no dust came inside to speak of. The outside of the front window glass did get quite a coat of dust on it and this made it hard to see out of when going toward the sun.
The only annoying thing I found is the darn travel alarm. It beeps constantly when doing anything except going straight ahead. It even beeps when turning. I am going to have to wear ear plugs.
I landowner was happy with the results this first day, so, this may turn into several months of work.
Jeff
