Mulcher range praised for strength and durability
19th September 2021
Heavy-duty build, individual features and a wide range of products to suit different applications are among the factors underpinning the growing reputation of TMC Cancela’s mulching machinery in the forestry
Heavy-duty build, individual features and a wide range of products to suit different applications are among the factors underpinning the growing reputation of TMC Cancela’s mulching machinery in the forestry sector.
Since 2017, the machines have been distributed in the UK and Ireland exclusively by Lincs-based Spaldings Forestry, a division of the direct sales specialist Spaldings, focused on tools and equipment for forest managers, contractors and arborists.
Hefin Evans, who leads Spaldings’ forestry equipment sales, explains TMC Cancela’s pedigree: “The company isbased in the heavily forested north- west of Spain and has many years’ experience producing this type of machinery.
“They also have a very accessible engineering team; when contractor Roger Glennie had ideas for a bespoke machine, TMC Cancela was the only manufacturer to respond positively by arranging a meeting with the design engineers who came up with the two- speed MPK-225 mulcher with finishing roller he operates today.”
Based near Methlick in Aberdeenshire, Mr Glennie uses the TMC Cancela mulcher for clearing spent Christmas tree plantations and pockets of land after felling, situations in which it leaves a clean, firm finish ready for sowing or re-planting.
“After our prototype was returned from the factory following a strip- down inspection and rebuild, it’s been used pretty much non-stop, not only on land and plantation recovery but also for track renewal, which it handles very well,” he says.
The MPK-225 is just one model in a wide range of TMC Cancela forestry mulchers supported in terms of service, parts and repairs by the Spaldings after-sales team or local service agents.
Hefin Evans highlights the strategic use of high-strength steel for durability without excessive weight, the hard- wearing Hardox steel used for the double-skin hood structures, and the different tungsten tooth designs.
“The mulching teeth, which are all secured by two bolts set into deep recesses to protect them from wear, work in conjunction with up to six rows of Hardox steel counter blades to thoroughly shred and mulch vegetation,” he points out.
Bi-rotation PTO on selected models provides the versatility to operate on the front or back of a tractor, while oil-filled hydrodynamic couplings on the biggest machines provide load-free PTO start-up, vibration damping and shock/overload protection.
Another feature – the pivoting gearbox and parallel linkage hydraulic top link on selected models – ensures that the correct PTO shaft angle is maintained at all times for reliable power delivery.
There are mechanical drive versions for all sizes of tractor up to 400hp and hydraulic drive models for skid-steer and other compact loaders, excavators, radio-controlled vehicles that work on sites with challenging access and other prime movers.
