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Low Ground Pressure Machinery: Types & Applications

Low Ground Pressure Machinery: Types & Applications
Published: 8/5/2024

Are you looking to find out more about low ground pressure machinery? If so, you’ve certainly come to the right place. For industries that operate in a soft, sensitive or challenging terrain, low ground pressure machinery is the perfect solution to achieve key objectives whilst also minimising soil compaction and environmental impact. 

Here at Treeclear UK, we use low ground pressure machinery for diverse mulching projects for our clients.

In this blog, we’ll dive into several types of LGP machinery we use, including:

  • Narrow-track machines
  • Low ground pressure excavators
  • Excavator-mounted flails and mulchers
  • Tracked forestry mulchers

Contact us about low ground pressure mulching services

If you’re seeking low ground pressure mulching services, please get in touch with us directly at 07813 140 683‬ or use our online contact form to discuss your bespoke requirements.

Narrow-Track Machines

Our narrower tracked machines are specifically designed to operate in tight spaces and on sensitive ground. These machines feature narrower tracks than our bog track machines however still distribute weight over a larger area compared to standard machines, this in turn reduces the ground pressure.  

These machines exert less pressure on the ground, which is critical when working in an environment which requires a sensitive approach.

They are particularly useful in:

  • Forestry: For thinning works or creating rides. 
  • Woodland Management: Navigating tight spaces in woodland settings. 
  • Construction: Working on soft ground where traditional equipment might sink. 

Benefits:

  • Manoeuvrability: Excellent in confined spaces. 
  • Limited ground disturbance. Reduces the damage to the ground 
  • Versatility: Suitable for a variety of applications. 

Low Ground Pressure Excavators

Our low ground pressure tracked forestry mulchers are designed to handle vegetation management tasks on the trickiest of terrains. Specifically designed undercarriages, floatation swamp tracks and lightweight construction our mulchers are the lightest and most powerful units in the UK.  

These tracked forestry mulchers use high-horsepower engines to power the hydraulically driven mulching heads, ensuring efficient cutting and shredding of vegetation. 

These excavators are used in:

  • Vegetation Control: Preparing land for wildlife habitat creation. 
  • Forestry to bog: Removing unwanted trees on peatland areas. 
  • Habitat Restoration: Managing invasive species and promoting native growth.

Benefits:

  • Powerful Performance: Capable of handling dense vegetation. 
  • Durability: Built to withstand tough conditions. 
  • Environmental Benefits: Aiding in sustainable land management practices. 

Excavator-Mounted Flails and Mulchers

Excavator-mounted flails and mulchers are attachments that turn our low ground pressure excavators into powerful vegetation management tools. They are perfect for clearing scrub, trees, regeneration and other unwanted vegetation in a controlled manner on otherwise difficult to reach areas. 

Our excavator-mounted flails and mulchers are powerful attachments that transform standard excavators into versatile vegetation management tools. 

These attachments are commonly used in:

  • Forestry: Managing invasive species such as rhododendron. 
  • Land Clearing: Efficiently clearing areas of unwanted vegetation for various applications.  
  • Vegetation Management: Removing unwanted species encouraging native species to thrive. 

Benefits:

  • Versatility: Transforming excavators into multi-purpose machines. 
  • Efficiency: Quick and effective vegetation management. 
  • CostEffective: Reducing the need for additional machinery. 

Low Ground Pressure Tracked Forestry Mulchers 

Tracked forestry mulchers are designed to handle the toughest vegetation management tasks. With their powerful engines and robust tracks, these machines can mulch large areas of forest quickly and efficiently. 

These tracked forestry mulchers use high-horsepower engines to drive the mulching heads and hydraulics, ensuring efficient cutting and shredding of vegetation.

They are essential in:

  • Land Reclamation: Preparing land for agricultural or construction use.
  • Wildfire Prevention: Reducing fuel loads in forested areas.
  • Habitat Restoration: Managing invasive species and promoting native growth

Benefits:

  • Powerful Performance: Capable of handling dense vegetation.
  • Durability: Built to withstand tough conditions.
  • Environmental Benefits: Aiding in sustainable land management practices.
Treeclear UK vehicle clearing overgrown wooded area
Treeclear UK vehicle clearing overgrown wooded area

Why choose Treeclear UK?

Treeclear UK provides low ground pressure mulching throughout the UK with machinery specifically designed for mulching trees, vegetation, and stumps down to ground level.

We have industry-leading low ground pressure machinery available that are ideal for working on specially protected sites like SSSIs, nature reserves, and peat bogs, ensuring minimal impact during mulching activities.

As your 5-star-rated environmental land clearance company, we are committed to excellence and client satisfaction in everything we do for our clients across various sectors.

Qualifications and member organisations we’re proud to be a part of include:

  • Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS)
  • City & Guilds NPTC qualified including (FMOC) 
  • Members Forest Industry Safety Accord (FISA)

Contact Treeclear UK

TreeClear UK

f you’re looking to learn more about low-ground pressure mulching services and how we can help, please get in touch with our dedicated team by calling us at 07813 140 683.

Alternatively, use our online contact form and we’ll get back to you promptly.

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A competent contractor, always willing to innovate and problem solve. Considerate about the quality of their works, whilst still delivering good value for money. Have used, are using, and will continue to use for a variety of woodland tasks.

- Will Livesley

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I have used TreeClear UK as contractors for the last nine years and have always been really impressed with their service and approach to each job. Anthony Lambert and his team bring extensive knowledge and experience that is applied with diligence to difficult work sites. The use of their low ground pressure tracked machines on peat mires leave very little impact on sensitive vegetation. Their bespoke mulching equipment has efficiently dealt with really dense stands of rhododendron and regenerated Sitka spruce, reducing material to a manageable chip mat. Our landowners and other clients have been extremely pleased with the end result. I would always recommend TreeClear UK for clearance work on sensitive tree/shrub clearance sites.

- Marcus

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Treeclear removed trees, scrub and rhododendron during the winters of 2021/22 and 2022/23 at on of our National Nature Reserves. They delivered an excellent service; competent, practical and efficient on a complex and hazardous site. Their understanding of the difficulties in working on a raised bog and their expert use of specialist equipment was integral to the successful delivery of the project which has allowed us to restore key parts of the habitat to benefit biodiversity and help reduce CO2 emissions.

- Jim

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