treemuncher
Senior Member
Not sure whether to post this in "Showtime" or "Forestry". I guess a lot of others post there work here in "Showtime". I'll try to add some decent footage or photos every so often if you guys like what you see or if there is any interest in it.
Mulching is like a magic show - make it disappear. As I tell customers, "I can take it down but don't expect me to put it back up if you change your mind!" I started into the forestry mulching business way back in early 1997. So, I'm starting on my 27th year of this activity and not ready to quit unless my health forces me to.
I wanted something different than dirt and WITHOUT the need for employees, something I could work at alone so that I could more easily coast on the bank account in lean times. This also provided me with a lot more freedom with my time management. It has been ideal for my needs and given me a reduced stress level in life. Best of all, I still enjoy it every single day, especially on jobs far away from people and civilization. Crank up Megadeath's "Symphony of Destruction" to nearly max volume, push the throttle to max and let's get some work DONE! When you take all the risks/liability of hurting someone or something out of the scenario, it's a stress free job for me. NOT so much for the trees.
Here are a couple of before/after photos of a recent job that I've been working on with the Barko. 30k lbs of tractor and 10k lbs of cutterhead moving at 6 mph gets a lot done fast. This is not neat work, not in my book, but "just get it down flat enough to bush hog next fall" is what the customer wants. I try not to leave anything big enough to hurt a rotary mower and slam on just as fast as I can, dependent on conditions. It looks pretty good from a distance and all the stumps are cut to grade.
Mulching is like a magic show - make it disappear. As I tell customers, "I can take it down but don't expect me to put it back up if you change your mind!" I started into the forestry mulching business way back in early 1997. So, I'm starting on my 27th year of this activity and not ready to quit unless my health forces me to.
I wanted something different than dirt and WITHOUT the need for employees, something I could work at alone so that I could more easily coast on the bank account in lean times. This also provided me with a lot more freedom with my time management. It has been ideal for my needs and given me a reduced stress level in life. Best of all, I still enjoy it every single day, especially on jobs far away from people and civilization. Crank up Megadeath's "Symphony of Destruction" to nearly max volume, push the throttle to max and let's get some work DONE! When you take all the risks/liability of hurting someone or something out of the scenario, it's a stress free job for me. NOT so much for the trees.
Here are a couple of before/after photos of a recent job that I've been working on with the Barko. 30k lbs of tractor and 10k lbs of cutterhead moving at 6 mph gets a lot done fast. This is not neat work, not in my book, but "just get it down flat enough to bush hog next fall" is what the customer wants. I try not to leave anything big enough to hurt a rotary mower and slam on just as fast as I can, dependent on conditions. It looks pretty good from a distance and all the stumps are cut to grade.