ASV partners with Loftness to design new mulching head

ASV Holdings partnered with Loftness Specialized Equipment to design a specialized Loftness S-Series Battle Ax mulching head for optimized performance with ASV machines. The skid-steer and compact track loader attachment available through ASV’s dealer network is designed to produce a finer mulch with fewer passes. (Photo: ASV)

ASV Holdings has partnered with Loftness Specialized Equipment to design a specialized Loftness S-Series Battle Ax mulching head for optimized performance with ASV machines.

The skid-steer and compact track loader attachment available through ASV’s dealer network is designed to produce a finer mulch with fewer passes. It pairs with ASV’s RT-75 Heavy-Duty and RT-120 Forestry Posi-Track loaders.

“It is important to us that our partners’ values align with ours, and we really see that in Loftness,” said Buck Storlie, ASV Holdings product line manager. “It’s why we worked so closely with them to make this specialized mulching head. The Battle Ax provides ASV customers the level of performance they need to get the most out of their machines.”

The two companies worked together to match the attachment with ASV machines. ASV and Loftness extensively tested the Battle Ax with the RT-75 HD and RT-120F to optimize specifications and features including hydraulic settings, gearing, back pressure and more.

The Battle Ax gives contractors the ability to fell large standing trees, shave off large material and complete forward and reverse mulching. The signature shear bars and two-stage cutting chamber produce a finer mulch with fewer passes. The Battle Ax also includes the new Battle Ax rotor with built-in depth gauges. The depth gauges are carefully engineered to be less limiting than similar designs, improving productivity while optimizing the material feed rate to prevent the attachment from engaging too much material.

The attachment includes steel housing for enhanced durability and several features that minimize moving parts and simplify maintenance. An adjustable push bar and skid shoes give operators maximum control.

When combined with ASV’s RT-75 HD or RT-120F, the S-Series Battle Ax performs at maximum capacity thanks to the pairing between the attachment and the loaders’ hydraulic system capacities and efficient cooling systems.

These systems allow for operation even in high ambient temperatures with less risk of bogging down or overheating, said the company. Also, ASV Posi-Track loaders’ advanced suspension and flexible tracks provide more operator comfort and maintain better control of cutting height and speed as a result of the tracks flexing over obstacles instead of rocking over them. The unique undercarriage design also virtually guarantees the tracks will stay on, even in demanding brush clearing applications. ASV backs that up with the industry’s first no-derailment guarantee.