R Cedar’s mulching machines employ a mulching head containing a large drum fitted with many cutting teeth. The drum is spun at high speed by hydraulic motors. The head can be raised, lowered and angled to provide the best contact between the cutting teeth and the material to be mulched. Each mulching head is also fitted with a “mulching door” that can be closed to enable the head to produce a finer mulch. In some of the videos you can see this door opening and closing.

The mulch produced is coarser than the mulch you would purchase at a garden store. If you wish we can leave it coarser, reducing your cost or can “regrind” it producing a finer mulch. In any case the mulch will help to hold moisture in the soil and will encourage and support the growth of grasses and wild flowers.

R Cedar operates two sizes of mulching machines. You can read more about the machines on our Equipment page. The smaller machine is highly maneuverable allowing it to work quickly in and among hardwood trees that are to be preserved. Working in smaller trees and brush it is probably just as fast as the larger machine. It’s also cost effective for smaller jobs where the cost of moving the larger machine may not be justified.

The larger machine is based on a specially-built wheel loader. It weighs more, has more horsepower and can convert large trees to mulch quicker than the smaller machine. Clearing large areas and significant numbers of dead Oaks usually call for the use of the big machine. In some instances using both sizes of machines is the best approach.