Tag: land clearing

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Loftness to showcase Battle Ax mulching attachments at ConExpo 2020

Loftness, exhibiting in booth S5655 in the Silver Lot at ConExpo 2020, will show new models of its Battle Ax horizontal drum mulcher for skid steers, excavators and other prime movers. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) Designed for vegetation […]

December 24, 2019

Construction Equipment

Fecon FRS15 shear for excavators cuts 18″ trees, rotates 360 degrees

The new Fecon FRS15 shears can cut through trees up to 18 inches in diameter and rotate a full 360 degrees for all your tree cutting needs. More here.

May 7, 2019

Construction Equipment

Turn your equipment into land-clearing machines with these 13 attachments

These 13 equipment attachments will turn your excavator, skid steer and other construction equipment into machines fit for clearing land and more. Details here.

May 3, 2019

Construction Equipment

Cut the root, displace less dirt with Solesbee’s new stump puller

Solesbee's new stump puller features two shanks that cut through roots and much more. More information here on Equipment World.

October 12, 2018

Construction Equipment

New Solesbee’s excavator Quick Coupler uses wedge lock for adding locking force

The hydraulic Quick Coupler from Solesbee’s lets excavator operators more easily switch attachments -- and has a two-part connection system for added locking force and safety.

August 6, 2018

Construction Equipment

Solesbee’s new rakes will fit just about any dozer blade

The rakes are made for land clearing, raking brush and piling trees and branches and will mount to almost every dozer blade without customization. Details here.

June 12, 2018

Construction Equipment

Vermeer’s new FT100, FT300 forestry tractors designed for easy customization between land-clearing jobs

Designed for knocking out any job with demanding land-clearing, Vermeer has launched its two new forestry tractors with powerful mulching attachments. First up is the FT100, a compact track loader outfitted with Vermeer’s above-ground mulcher attachment. The machine is powered by a 111-horsepower Perkins E3TA Tier 4 interim engine with a hydraulic system that optimizes horsepower […]

September 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

Fecon’s Stumpex attachment removes most stumps in just 90 seconds, makes debris cleanup a snap

When a land clearing contractor brought what eventually became the Stumpex attachment to Fecon, the concept still needed a lot of work to make it commercially viable. “We started working together and added some features that turned out to be very effective,” says Denis Goldbach, vice president, Fecon. Fecon says the slow rotation, high torque […]

March 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

Excavator forestry mulcher shreds a tree from tip to trunk in 10 seconds

While mulcher attachments on excavators are certainly nothing new, it’s always fun to see things in our industry make those outside of it marvel. And this video posted by DENIS CMAF back in 2012 has been making the rounds on the Internet in the last week and it’s easy to see why. Right at the […]

July 1, 2014

Roadbuilding

Doosan, Equipment World mag award light tower in Contractor’s Dream Package sweepstakes

Maryland contractor Jonathan Kimmett of Arrowhead Enterprises, Crownsville, Md., has been awarded a new LSC (LightSource Compact) light tower from Doosan Portable Power as part of a prize package of construction equipment worth almost $100,000. The prize package was recently awarded in the Equipment World 2011 Contractor’s Dream Package sweepstakes. Equipment World is a sister […]

November 22, 2011

Maintenance

Landclearing and Site Prep (Sponsored Information)

Handle all types of landclearing and site prep – including brush clearing, tree removal, stump grinding, mulching, material transport and more – with products designed to boost your productivity and efficiency. CUT OFF THE GROUND Quickly clear brush and trees up to 12 inches in diameter with the Geo-Boy Brush Cutter from Jarraff Industries, which […]

August 3, 2011