page_title: Forestry mulching
section_title: Right-of-way clearing and maintenance
hierarchical_section_title: Forestry mulching / Applications of forestry mulching / Right-of-way clearing and maintenance
caption_attribution_description: English: Forestry mulching attachment on a Bobcat skid steer
context_page_description: Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses a single machine to cut, grind, and clear vegetation.
  A forestry mulching machine, also referred to as a forestry mulcher, forest masticator, or brushcutter, uses a rotary drum equipped with steel chipper tools or blades to shred vegetation. They are manufactured as application-specific tractors and as mulching attachments for existing tracked and rubber-tired forestry tractors, skid steers, or excavators.
  Heavy duty forestry mulchers can clear up to fifteen acres of vegetation a day depending on terrain, density, and type of material. Forestry mulchers are often used for land clearing, right-of-way, pipeline/power line, and wildfire prevention and management, vegetation management, invasive species control, and wildlife restoration.
context_section_description: Forestry mulching is used in the right-of-way clearing and maintenance for roads, highways, pipelines, and other utility lines. This process often requires complete removal of standing trees, stumps, and vegetation.
caption: Forestry mulching attachment on a Bobcat skid steer
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