Mulcher for Hitachi ZX85us

[Speysider]

Have been contemplating purchasing a mulcher head for my Hitachi, the sales chappie says I must have a flow of about 120L/min . Can't manage to get correct figures for my machine, is there somebody out there who can put me right ,am I pushing it a bit for this size of machine?

[Muz]

Have been contemplating purchasing a mulcher head for my Hitachi, the sales chappie says I must have a flow of about 120L/min . Can't manage to get correct figures for my machine, is there somebody out there who can put me right ,am I pushing it a bit for this size of machine?

You'll need to find the figure , cos those heads are power hungry .... if you cant find it on line...or from a Hitachi dealer .. a hydraulics guy will have a pressure test kit/ box that also tells you flow rate

[v8druid]

IIRC that'd be about 20-30 l/m short ...... I believe it's about 90-100/m from memory

[alancaddy]

Flow rate on zx85 is 67 l/min and 102 l/min with the pumps linked

[Speysider]

Thanks chaps for taking the time to give me the info , looking like my machine is going to be slightly underpowered for the mulcher head , upgrading to a newer digger with better oil flow might be my best option so think will continue doing the lottery

[Muz]

Have you got a job lined up for that sort of head/gear ? anything else you could use ?

[Speysider]

Have you got a job lined up for that sort of head/gear ? anything else you could use ?

Muz :Just low tree branches and general scrub , had been looking along the lines of an ESL tree shear will have to go back and look at it again