2023 Loftness 40 Series Battle Ax 51BX40

2023 Loftness 40 Series Battle Ax 51BX40

With 51-Inch Cutting Width

The Battle Ax is a truly unique mulching head from Loftness. It has an innovative depth gauge design that's proven to perform better than any other bite-control rotor on the market. Plus, the two-stage cutting chamber is a more effective solution for sizing material than drum mulchers that use hydraulic doors to trap material. The combination of these features and more allow the Battle Ax to process material more thoroughly and complete jobs quicker than competitive units. Not to mention, our products are backed by a large dealer network and superior customer support from our 100-percent employee-owned company based in the U.S.A. We’re proud of our Battle Ax mulching head…and so are the people who run them.

Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew…Or Less. The key to maximizing productivity from a mulching attachment is not to bite off too much — or too little — material at one time. That’s why we gave the new Battle Ax rotor unique depth gauges that optimize the material feed rate to always keep the machine operating at top efficiency.

A One-Two Punch:

Get consistently shaped particle sizes with the exclusive two-stage cutting chamber, featuring an adjustable primary shear bar.

Features may include:

• The 17-inch-diameter Battle Ax rotor includes built-in depth gauges, which function similarly to raker teeth on chain saws to prevent the attachment from engaging too much material at one time. This unique design is more ideal for managing the amount of material being fed into the attachment than competitive ring-style rotors, which many operators find to be overly limiting, especially when using carbide cutting teeth.

• The Battle Ax features the Loftness-exclusive two-stage cutting chamber design, which is capable of processing material more thoroughly than competitive units by cutting material twice. Not only does this allow faster decomposition, but it also results in a nicer looking end product. Material is first cut at the primary shear bar, which is adjustable, so the clearance can be narrowed or widened depending upon the desired material size and production rate. From here, the partially reduced material passes smoothly to the secondary cutting chamber behind the front bumper, where it’s processed further before being discharged toward the ground.

• The 40 Series Battle Ax features a 135cc adjustable displacement piston motor for excavators with hydraulic systems ranging from 25 to 75 gallons per minute and up to 6,000 PSI (80 to 210 hydraulic horsepower). This motor turns the rotor from 1,700 to 2,200 RPM and can be manually adjusted for fine-tuning performance on a variety of excavators.

• The positive drive, cog belt and sprocket design increases efficiency and requires less maintenance than other drive types.

• A staggered tooth arrangement ensures single-tooth contact with the work surface at all times while maintaining optimal rotor balance.

• The cutting teeth are mounted to the rotor with a single bolt. They can be easily reversed or replaced on the jobsite using a common hex socket.