Matched to the machine and the job

Cutterheads

High-torque forestry mulching heads from the same shop that has built this product family for over a decade. Every head is matched to the carrier and the hydraulic package that drives it — that's where the production comes from.

The lineup

Performance by drive motor

Model	Drive motor	Max input HP	Max drive RPM	Max flow	Max pressure
CH-120-165	165cc	368 HP	2,400	105 GPM	6,000 PSI
CH-150-280	280cc	560 HP	2,200	160 GPM	6,000 PSI
CH-150-355	355cc	610 HP	2,200	205 GPM	5,100 PSI
CH-240-355	355cc	610 HP	2,200	205 GPM	5,100 PSI

Performance figures from the Powertek HT & CH performance spec sheet, and are maximum head input ratings — delivered flow and pressure are set by the hydraulic package driving the head (an HT-575 supplies 200 GPM @ 5,100 PSI; an XPE supplies 200 GPM @ 5,000 PSI). Configuration and drum width are matched to your carrier and application — call to spec the right head.

The workhorse

CH-150 Extreme Torque Cutterhead

Drive355 drive motor
Drum42" wide cutter drum

The CH-150 is the head we bundle with the HT-575 Power Pack and the XPE excavator — sized to take everything a 577–595 HP package can feed it, all day. Contact us for current pricing and availability.

Why a matched head matters

A cutterhead only produces what its hydraulic supply can sustain. Powertek sells the head and the power as one engineered package — drive motor, pump, cooling, and drum sized together. That's the difference between a head that's rated for 600 HP and a head that actually receives it.

Powertek XPE excavator holding a Powertek mulching cutterhead raised, drum teeth visible

The matched package — XPE and Powertek head, engineered together.

Proof

Full-size trees. Single pass.

A cutterhead rated for 600 HP is only as good as the hydraulics feeding it. This is what a matched Powertek package does to standing timber — sound on.

A standing full-diameter trunk, ground top-down to the stump — one pass, with a slow-motion replay.

Working a leaner down to grade — watch the chip stream when the head loads up.

Close-up of a Powertek cutterhead drum and hydraulic thumb showing carbide teeth

Extreme-torque drum and hydraulic thumb — the business end.

XPM — the next-generation cutterhead

The XPM is the successor to the CH-150, engineered around one idea: field serviceability. Bearings, shafts, and seals are designed as bolt-on serviceable modules, so routine wear service happens in the field or in your shop — without tearing the head apart or shipping the drum away.

Design and engineering are underway now in Concord. Ask about the XPM when you talk to us about a build position — early conversations shape the first production run.

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