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John Deere
ME50
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John Deere ME50 Mulching Head for Mid-Size Excavators

Starting at

21,457.00

Heavy-Duty Design

This mulching head is built for severe applications and designed to work efficiently with the carrier's geometry. It excels in shredding and mulching right-of-way maintenance, fire/fuel reduction, and clearing tough-to-reach trees and brush.

John Deere 50G compact excavator equipped with a hydraulic forestry mulching head, shown clearing vegetation along a wooded edge
Hydraulic Power Optimization

This mulching head is equipped with a variable-speed 107-cc motor that maximizes hydraulic power. This results in cooler hydraulics, higher torque, and faster recovery, enhancing overall attachment performance with less horsepower.

Close-up of forestry mulcher attachment mounted on an excavator arm, with rotating cutting drums and visible safety warning text reading “KEEP BACK 300 FT / 90 M”.
Rotor and Knife Efficiency

The rotor and knife configuration enhances cutting speed, providing better fuel economy through efficient processing. John Deere rotors offer robust construction with the ability to process larger-diameter material into fine mulch efficiently.

Forestry mulcher attachment mounted on a heavy machine cutting into a tree trunk, with wood chips and debris spraying outward
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Mulching Head
Overall Width

1470 mm

Overall Width

58 in.

Cutting Width

1270 mm

Cutting Width

50 in.

Height

690 mm

Height

27 in.

Length

610 mm

Length

24 in.

Weight

480 kg

Weight

1050 lb.

Cutting Tools
Cutting Tool Type, Standard

Knife tool

Number of Cutting Tools with Depth Control Rotor (DCR)

22

Hydraulics
Minimum Flow

45 L/min

Minimum Flow

12 gpm

Maximum Flow

98 L/min

Maximum Flow

26 gpm

Maximum Operating Pressure

28000 kPa

Maximum Operating Pressure

4000 psi

Vehicle Compatibility
Hydraulic Connection

12.7 mm (0.5 in.) quick connect couplers with 9.525-mm (0.375-in.) case drain

Compact Excavators

75G, 75 P-Tier, 85G, 85 P-Tier