Fecon News, Videos, and Information

Fri February 06, 2009

Fecon Introduces Optional Variable Speed Motors for Bull Hog Mulchers

Fecon’s Bull Hog mulchers are now available with a variable speed motor option, which allows the mulcher to adjust rotor speed and torque to improve recovery time and productivity. The variable speed motor will achieve higher rotor speed and more bites per second when mulching in smaller diameter material with less resistance....

Tue January 20, 2009

Fecon Bio-Harvester Culls Small Diameter Woody Bio-Mass

The Fecon Bio-Harvester simultaneously fells, chips and collects small diameter woody biomass. The Bio-Harvester is ideal for pre-commercial and commercial thinning applications, non-merchantable timber and brush....

Wed February 04, 2009

Fecon Names Dick Benson as Northwest Regional Manager

Dick Benson has been named Fecon’s Northwest regional manager. His territory includes northern California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana and Alaska. Benson brings his experience as a former regional manager of compact skid loaders and mini excavators to Fecon in addition to his years as an independent representative of Fecon....

Tue December 23, 2008

Fecon Bio-Harvester Harvests Small Diameter Woody Bio-Mass

The Fecon Bio-Harvester simultaneously fells, chips, and collects small diameter woody biomass. The Bio-Harvester is ideal for pre-commercial and commercial thinning applications, non-merchantable timber and brush....

Tue September 16, 2008

Remote Connectivity Now Available for Fecon’s FTX440

Remote connectivity is now available on Fecon’s FTX440 crawler mulchers. Systems information for Fecon’s FTX440 can be viewed from almost anywhere. The system is designed for monitoring real-time performance....

Wed September 10, 2008

Fecon Inc. Breaks Ground on Addition to Facility in Ohio

Fecon Inc., manufacturer and international supplier of Bull Hog mulchers, FTX track carriers, grapples, tree shears and stump grinding attachments for vegetation management has broken ground on a new 54,000-sq.-ft....

Tue July 08, 2008

Fecon Introduces New Tree Shears for Excavators

Fecon has added three new tree shears to its line of excavator attachments. Two models are designed for 12- to 18-ton (11 to 16 t) excavators with 15 to 20 gpm (56.8 to 75.7 Lpm) — the FBS1400EXC and the FBS1500EXC....

Wed August 13, 2008

Fecon Adds McCann as New Customer Service Manager

Kevin McCann is Fecon’s new customer service manager. McCann comes to Fecon with 17 years experience in which he has held positions as a service engineer, regional business manager and most recently, general manager of product support for a major construction equipment supplier....

Fri August 01, 2008

Fecon Receives Manny Award for Attachment

Fecon Inc. received Cincy Magazine’s Manny Award for New Product Development and Innovation for its Bull Hog mulching attachment. The Bull Hog mulcher was designed, engineered and built in Lebanon, Ohio, as a vegetation management attachment for skid steers, excavators, PTO and rubber tire machines....

Wed June 11, 2008

Fecon Updates Bull Hog With HDT Rotor System

Fecon Inc.’s Bull Hog skid steer mulchers offer the same durability and reliability as the original Bull Hog mulchers, but now features an HDT (Heavy Duty Tooling) rotor system. The new Bull Hog offers 20 percent more production, lower fuel consumption, reduced maintenance and better sizing, according to the manufacturer....