New FAE BL1/SSL Forestry Mulcher for Skid Steers Range From 45 to 65 Hp MetsoWinsBigOrder to Support Mining Customer’s Project

Metso has been awarded orders for a gyratory crusher and apron feeders including related services and spare parts to support a mining customer project in the Americas.

The value of the orders is approximately EUR 20 million, of which 80 percent were booked in Minerals segment’s first-quarter orders received and the balance in Minerals segment’s second quarter.

Metso’s scope of delivery includes an impressive apron feeder package featuring Metso’s AF18 apron feeder, one of the largest feeders that Metso has ever produced. The apron feeder sup plies mate rial downstream to a Metso Superior

FAE introduced a new forestry mulcher for small skid steers: the BL1/SSL/VT for vehicles from 45 to 65 hp, which can shred vegeta tion, shrubs, and trees up to 4 in. in diameter.

It can be used for vegetation maintenance along road sides, railroad tracks, the banks of canals, rivers, lakes, managing and protecting wildlife habitats, maintaining vineyards and orchards, commercial and residential green areas and sports grounds.

The head is designed for high productivity, durability and easy maintenance.

The BL1/SSL/VT’sVariable Torque (VT) piston engine boosts mulcher performance compared to a fixed-cylinder engine, increasing torque when an extra boost of power is needed and minimizing rotor stalling, according to the manufacturer.

In the field, the mulcher operates with the maximum torque needed, for enhanced performance while optimizing fuel consumption.

The Bite Limiter technology on this head is ideal for high productivity in managing vegetation, with reliably efficient shredding. The rotor with Bite Limiter technology comes with special wear-resistant steel profiles that limit the reach (bite) of the teeth. This cuts down on power demand and promotes a consistent working speed, for enhanced performance when mulching any kind of wood.

The Bite Limiter technology also minimizes rotor stalling and helps optimize fuel consumption, the manufacturer said.

The Spike Pro counter blades ensure low power absorption and a finer final product. Spike Pros are interchangeable offset counter blades that enable finer shredding and a smoother flow of wet material. The special design also makes them efficient with very rigid and more flexible vegetation.

The flagship features of the BL1/SSL are completed with a high-visibility profile, helping the operator to optimize work, and interchangeable and adjustable skids for greater precision.

The new BL1/SSL/VT can be equipped with MINI BL blades or MINI C/3 teeth and is available in a width of 49 in. For more information, visit www.fae-group.com.  crusher.

The gyrato ry crusher accepts the largest top size feed in the mar ket, allowing it to provide higher capaci ties, which makes this crusher the most costefficient primary gyratory crusher in the industry, according to the manufacturer.

“We are excited to be able to support our customers to ensure their needs are met. It is especially rewarding when weareabletodemonstrateourcapabilitiesforflowsheetsynergies such as crushers and apron feeders as this equipment workshandinhandformineralsprocessing,”saidGuillaume Lambert, SVP, Crushing at Metso.

Metso has the capability to design and deliver even the largest apron feeder systems with high project quality. Combined with its advanced line of mining duty crushers, Metso offers complete solutions providing flexible and reliable material processing to meet high demands and ensuring the success of its customers, the company said.

For more information, visit www.metso.com/mining/.  beardequipment.com

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