Straw Chopper KB Series

With the NORTEC straw chopper you can save up 80% on your mulching time over mulching by hand. You can mulch a bale of straw in as fast as 30 seconds. The flexible hose mulch can be placed easily in tight spots around decks and shrubs.

The NORTEC straw chopper fits easily onto pickup trucks or trailers. For even greater mobility, an optional wheel kit is available.

With NORTEC straw chopper you can achieve an even, stable layer of mulch leaving a professional look to the work area.

Mulching Made Easy with the MULCH MASTER Straw Chopper
Cuts Mulching time and puts mulch where you want it!

Thirteen (13hp) and Sixteen (16hp) engines available
56" Long X 34" Wide X 50" High
Capacity Approx. 120 Bales Per Hour
Machine Weight Approx. 660 lbs.
Hopper is 18 ¾” x 20”

Features

These close-ups reveal the quality of workmanship which makes our choppers a "cut" above the rest. The tilt-top feature enables you to sharpen knives in minutes. A spiral design assures an even power curve for uniform continuous cutting with less horsepower. The bottom of blower is easily removed for service or adjusting the replaceable blower paddles. Standard rotor with 76 knives welded to a heavy replacement plate which slides on the heavy duty 1-1/4" hex shaft. Our adjustable grate is smooth operating and can be adjusted with six different grate height settings to control output and cutting length. Double V-belt drive for more efficient transmission of power and no belt slippage. A completely enclosed oil bath gear box drives the steel blade hopper which glides on four large 2-1/2" bearings. The plastic top is an exclusive on NORTEC choppers. The plastic closes up the gap between the tilt-top and the bale hopper which helps eliminate any binding caused by the material being chopped. This feature is very important when chopping newspaper.

The plastic top is an exclusive on NORTEC choppers.

The plastic closes up the gap between the tilt-top and the bale hopper which helps eliminate any binding caused by the materials being chopped. This feature is very important when chopping newspaper.

Large 18" diameter by 6" wide blower, with adjustable blades, makes quick work of bales at less than 60 seconds per bale. Adjustable grate permits chopping as fine or coarse as desired.

Double V-belt drive for more efficient transmission of power and no belt slippage. A completely enclosed oil bath gear box drives the steel blade hopper which glides on four large 2-1/2" bearings.

Special Note: The bottom of blower is easily removed for service or adjusting the replaceable blower

Standard Rotor with 56 knives welded to a heavy replacement plates which slide easily on the heavy duty 1-1/4" hex shaft.
Our adjustable grate is smooth operating and can be adjusted with six different grate height settings to control output and cutting length.