Eliminate feeding problems inside and outside the mill. Each and every machine center in your mill will get relief!
The Brunette Flare Butt Reducer is designed to convert troublesome logs into high production and high recovery logs.
Removing the flare butt end from logs improves log handling and sorting, eliminates sand and pebbles often embedded in the flare butt end of a log and, improves alignment and log control during scanning.
The Brunette Flare Butt Reducer’s unique design and cutting geometry turns unwanted logs into valuable timber, while the robust construction reduces maintenance and improves uptime for continual return on investment.
Realize these KEY BENEFITS
- Cleaner chips because of elimination of bark inclusions in the flare butt.
- Improved productivity with proper positioning of logs for feeding sharp chains, canters or head rig carriages.
- Increased recovery because of more accurate scanning and log positioning.
- Reduced downtime.
- Improved recovery through curve sawing gangs.
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Capacity: | 6/7 logs/min (based on 24″ diameter log) |
| Maximum Removal: | 8″ radially per rotation |
| Maximum log diameter: | 40″ log with 54″ butt |
| Minimum log diameter: | 8″Ø |
| Cutterheads: | 10″Øx52″ long |
| Cutting tools: | Four-sided |
| Number of cutting tools: | 42 |
| Log turner drive – Bottom: | One (1) gear motor, 5 HP single speed |
| Log turner drive – Top: | One (1) gear motor, 5 HP single speed |
| Hydraulic unit: | 15 HP, 1800 RPM |
| Weight including main motor | Approx. 18,000 lbs. |
Brunette’s Flare Butt Reducer is also available in a Dual Head model with all the same benefits as above. The DH model features a custom-designed dual head that allows for smooth flare butt removal regardless of log orientation.
