EXCAVATOR 15-45 TON Excavator Mulching Head

Three families. The BH40EXC has a 36 inch working width for 15 to 45 ton machines. The BH80EXC has a 56 inch working width for 20 to 45 ton machines. The BH200EXCXD severe duty model has a 59 inch working width, also for 20 to 45 ton machines.

The line spans 30 to 150 GPM at a maximum pressure of 6,000 PSI depending on model and motor package. Motor options include 1 x 160cc, 2 x 107cc and 2 x 160cc variable displacement units, and the hydraulics are adjustable to match your carrier’s flow and pressure.

These heads mulch material up to 10 inches with ease. The Fecon severe duty line is built to withstand the down pressure capabilities of larger excavators, which is exactly where lighter heads tend to fail.

The BH40EXC weighs 3,150 to 3,250 lbs. The BH80EXC weighs 3,950 to 4,300 lbs. The BH200EXCXD weighs 5,375 to 5,500 lbs. Check the figure against your excavator’s lift capacity at full reach, not just close in at the boom.

The BH40EXC and BH80EXC use a 20 inch rotor at 2,000 RPM on SD65 bearings. The BH200EXCXD steps up to a 22 inch rotor at 1,800 RPM on SD90 bearings. The larger rotor carries more inertia, which helps in bigger material.

Yes. For maximum production, many Bull Hog excavator models can be paired with the Fecon BHP270 power pack, which supplies 270 dedicated horsepower for higher production and faster cutting on larger diameter material.

Fecon offers two rotor systems with Double Carbide, High Abrasion, Stone Tool, Viking Sword and Viking Axe teeth. Tool counts run 18 to 30 per standard rotor and 14 to 28 per DCR rotor depending on the model you choose.

Yes. Masticator, mulching head, drum mulcher and forestry mulcher all describe the same class of attachment: a hydraulically driven rotor carrying fixed tools that grinds standing trees and brush into mulch in place. Different regions and different manufacturers favour different words for it. What separates one from another is not the name but the build: rotor diameter, bearing size, tool type, and how much down pressure the frame is designed to take. The Fecon Severe Duty line in this page’s range uses a 20 or 22 inch rotor on SD65 or SD90 bearings at 6,000 PSI, which is specified for the down pressure a 20 to 45 ton excavator can apply.

In practice, nothing. Drum mulcher describes the rotor format, a cylindrical drum carrying tools across its face, and mulching head describes the attachment as a whole. Every Bull Hog on this page is a drum style mulcher. Where a real difference exists is drum versus disc: a disc mulcher spins a horizontal cutting disc and fells material quickly but does not process it into mulch, while a drum mulcher grinds material down and leaves it as a mulch layer on the ground. If your job is to clear and leave a finished surface, you want the drum.

Fecon sells through a dealer network and quotes each setup rather than publishing a list price, because the correct head, motor package and mount all depend on your excavator’s weight class, hydraulic flow and pressure. Two machines in the same tonnage band can need different motor packages. Send your excavator’s make, model, operating weight, auxiliary flow in GPM and working pressure in PSI to a Fecon dealer, and you will get a configuration and a price for that specific machine rather than a number that turns out not to apply.