Fecon’s latest forestry mulching tractor, the FTX300, is equipped with the next stage in diesel engine emissions reduction, as well as providing more power and hydraulic flow than its predecessor.
The Cummins QSB 6.7 Stage 5 engine on the FTX300 Mulching Tractor surpasses Tier 4 Final emissions requirements by also meeting the latest European standards of Stage V. The Cummins engine produces 310 net horsepower, 20 horsepower more than the Tier 3 engine on the FTX290, which it replaces.
Cummins and other engine manufacturers expect similar regulations to eventually be required in the United States – likely to be called Tier 5 – and have been preparing for that as they also prepare to meet the new European Stage V standards, scheduled to take effect this year and next.
Average fuel consumption for the tractor’s engine is 8 to 12 gallons per hour.
The FTX300’s hydraulic system is also more powerful, with 115 gallons per minute of flow and 5,600 pounds per square inch of pressure. That compares to the FTX290’s 101 gpm and 5,510 psi.
Fecon designed the FTX300 with low ground pressure of 3.9 psi and an oscillating undercarriage. The 30-inch track shoes provide balanced traction in hard or soft conditions, the company says. The tractor weighs 31,750 pounds.
