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Fecon is not a general attachment brand with a forestry page tacked on. The Ohio manufacturer has spent decades around mulching heads, dedicated carriers, and the ugly applications where weak equipment gets exposed fast.
Most operators obsess over fuel, repairs, and payments while insurance drains profit in the background. I've watched premiums climb fast enough to wipe out the margin from a solid month of work.
Big OEM launches get the headlines, but some of the most durable demand in equipment sits in the attachment market for mowing, mulching, stump grinding, and roadside clearing. That corner of the business keeps winning because the work never really goes away.
Diamond Mowers is not trying to be a giant OEM. The Sioux Falls manufacturer built its business around the harder, less glamorous side of the market: mowing, mulching, brush cutting, and the support network required to keep those tools working in the field.
A lot of operators think fuel, repairs, or payroll are their biggest silent cost. I think it's insurance, because every year we pay more, fight harder for coverage, and somehow get less protection in return.
YouTube and Instagram make land clearing look like easy money. They skip the part where your hydraulic line blows at 2pm on a Friday and your whole week goes sideways.
The race to the bottom on pricing is killing small operators. I've watched guys underbid jobs by thousands, work for nothing, and then sell their iron six months later. Here's why cheap work is expensive.
From a small Ohio shop frustrated with bad equipment to the company that bought Vermeer's forestry mulcher line, Fecon has spent 30+ years building Bull Hogs that won't quit. Here's how they got here.
Forestry mulching is projected to hit $2.5 billion in 2025 with 7% annual growth through 2033. Here's what's driving the boom — and what it means for operators on the ground.
Every operator thinks more leads means more money. I did too, until I ran the numbers and realized half my jobs were costing me money.
The Sioux Falls attachment maker has quietly become one of the most trusted names in land clearing. From drum mulchers to disc cutters, Diamond Mowers carved out its niche by building for the operators who actually run the iron.
From Sioux Falls to job sites across North America, Diamond Mowers has carved out a reputation for building some of the toughest forestry and vegetation management attachments in the industry.
From a small workshop in the Italian Alps to six continents, FAE Group has spent over three decades pushing the boundaries of forestry mulching and vegetation management equipment.
We talked to forestry mulching operators about equipment choices, market demand, and the misconceptions customers have about land clearing. Their answers might surprise you.
Profile of Mulch It Down - How this North Huntingdon company is transforming overgrown Pittsburgh hillsides with remote-controlled mulching technology
From a startup in 1995 to a 250,000-square-foot operation shipping thousands of attachments nationwide, Blue Diamond has become the go-to source for contractors who can't afford downtime.
Based in Coleman, Wisconsin, Truax Land Clearing is building a reputation for efficient, environmentally-conscious land clearing services across the upper Midwest.
From humble beginnings in Evendale to a 150,000+ square foot manufacturing powerhouse in Lebanon, Fecon has shipped over 25,000 mulcher heads worldwide and continues to define the vegetation management industry.
How a small Ohio land clearing company leveraged smart marketing, technology adoption, and customer focus to become a regional success story.