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their lawn . We wanted to bring professional power , with battery ease , to the homeowner , making an investment in both their needs and our battery-powered line ,” said Jason Wilk , ECHO senior product manager . “ Compatible with our other eFORCE battery-powered tools – it ’ s one platform , and all ECHO .”
The ECHO DLM-2100 push lawn mower also includes push-button start , a large 21-inch heavy-duty steel deck , 10- inch rear wheels , two battery ports and auto switch battery .
The DLM-2100 comes with a five-year consumer and twoyear commercial warranty .
FECON DEBUTS COMPACT EXCAVATOR MULCHER Fecon , a global manufacturer of heavy-duty site preparation attachments and forestry accessories , debuted the FMX28 Bull Hog ® compact excavator mulcher attachment . Capable of mulching overgrowth , underbrush and small trees , the
FMX28 attachment can help clear property lines , pastureland , real estate lots , ditches , trails , fencerows and invasive species , and more . Paired with 3.5- to 8-ton excavators , the compact package helps users access difficult-to-reach places — making it a perfect fit for owner-operators , rental centers and right-of-way maintenance .
The excavator-mounted FMX28 allows for precision in vegetation management , enabling the removal of a single tree in a group or even specific branches that need to be trimmed back from obstructions — an ability traditional skid-steer mounted mulching heads can ’ t offer . Unlike competitive units shrunk down from a larger design , the FMX28 features a design purpose-built and optimized for standard flow excavators that are 3.5- to 5-tons and can operate with as little as 12 gpm , ensuring exceptional performance in demanding site clearing and mulching applications . With an overall width of 40 inches and a working width of 28 inches , the attachment mounts on excavators up to 8 tons , allowing a narrow mulching cut for precision vegetation removal . A variable displacement hydraulic motor optimizes rotor speed and torque for maximum production in small or larger materials .
“ Our portfolio of world-class forestry attachments are specifically designed to be purpose-built with the versatility and durability customers can count on to tackle virtually any site-clearing task with ease ,” said Mark Middendorf , Fecon ’ s executive vice president of sales .
The mulching head features 14 reversible knife tools on a bite-limiting split ring rotor . The rotor design protects the carrier and provides ease of use for even inexperienced operators by virtually eliminating the possibility of overloading the attachment . The fixed knife design ensures a consistently small chip size and effective management of all vegetation from trees up to 5 inches in diameter . The reversible Cubit knives extend the total life of the tool to 140 to 200 hours per edge .
Fecon also offers a Cubit carbide tool option for applications that require high levels of ground clearing , especially in rocky soils . The attachment ’ s unique rear throat design narrows as the material passes , trapping oversized pieces of debris in the blade area to ensure proper and uniform chip size and controlled material disbursement .
38 OPE Business April 2023 www . OPEBusiness . com