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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide masticators for wildfire fuel breaks?
Masticators & Feller Bunchers
Yes.
KDT provides mulcher/masticators (boom-mounted and strip) and feller bunchers with qualified operators for wildfire fuel breaks, indirect line and contingency line, typed for wildfire by horsepower and weight.
Typical configuration
- Boom-mounted masticator
- T1 160+ HP/50,000 lb; T2 111+/30,000; T3 81+/20,000; T4 60+/15,000
- Strip mulcher/masticator
- T1 200–350 HP; T2 100–199 HP; T3 50–99 HP
- Mulching head
- Forestry drum or disc head, fixed replaceable teeth, for 6+ in material
- Feller buncher
- T1 226+ HP with 20+ in single cut; T2 160–225 HP
- Feller buncher order
- Tracked or rubber-tired; bar saw, disc saw or harvester head; cut capacity
- Method of hire
- Daily, wet, with operator; mileage for mob/demob
A masticator (also called a mulcher or slash buster) grinds standing brush and small trees into mulch where they stand, leaving a shaded fuel break with no slash piles to burn. A feller buncher cuts trees and stacks them in bunches for skidding. On a wildfire, both build and widen indirect line and contingency line.
KDT sends both by the day, wet with the operator, plus mileage for transport. Mulcher/masticators come in two kinds. A boom-mounted masticator is typed like an excavator: Type 1 160+ HP and 50,000+ lb, Type 2 111+ HP and 30,000+ lb, Type 3 81+ HP and 20,000+ lb, Type 4 60+ HP and 15,000+ lb. A strip mulcher/masticator is typed by horsepower: Type 1 200–350 HP, Type 2 100–199 HP, Type 3 50–99 HP. Heads are forestry drum or disc heads with fixed replaceable teeth, built to work material of 6 inches and up.
Feller bunchers are Type 1 (226 HP and up, with a 20-inch or larger single cut) or Type 2 (160–225 HP), tracked or rubber-tired, with the processing head and cutting capacity matched to the job. KDT supplies these machines with operators, working under the incident's heavy equipment supervision.
Available as
- Boom-mounted mulcher/masticators, Type 1–4
- Strip mulcher/masticators, Type 1–3
- Feller bunchers, Type 1 or Type 2, tracked or rubber-tired
What's included
- Qualified operator
- Transport to the incident, moves and demob
- Daily maintenance, teeth and fueling
- Operator PPE and fire shelter on wildfire assignments
Where it's used
- Shaded fuel breaks and indirect line
- Widening dozer line and roadside breaks
- Contingency lines around communities
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide masticators for wildfire fuel breaks?
Yes. We supply boom-mounted and strip mulcher/masticators and feller bunchers with operators to build fuel breaks, indirect line and contingency line.
How are masticators typed?
Boom-mounted masticators are typed by horsepower and operating weight, Type 1 through 4, the same way excavators are. Strip mulcher/masticators are typed by horsepower: Type 1 200–350 HP, Type 2 100–199 HP and Type 3 50–99 HP.
What is the difference between a masticator and a feller buncher?
A masticator mulches brush and small trees in place. A feller buncher cuts trees whole and stacks them so they can be skidded out. Feller bunchers are Type 1 (226+ HP, 20 in single cut) or Type 2 (160–225 HP).
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