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Fecon Tree Shear / Feller Buncher

Heavy-Duty Skid Steer Tree Shear for Land Clearing & Forestry

The Fecon Tree Shear / Feller Buncher is a professional forestry attachment designed to shear, lift, bunch, and carry multiple trees with one machine. Built for skid steers, compact track loaders, and excavators, Fecon tree shears provide a productive solution for land clearing, forestry thinning, fuels reduction, right-of-way maintenance, and tree removal.

The Fecon FBSD1500 Tree Shear can cut trees up to 15" in diameter while requiring only 15–23 GPM hydraulic flow, making it suitable for many standard-flow skid steers and compact track loaders.

Cut Trees Up to 15" Diameter

The Fecon Feller Buncher uses adjustable AR400 steel knives and heavy-duty hydraulics to deliver powerful shearing action.

Unlike attachments designed only to cut a tree, the Fecon Tree Shear allows operators to cut, control, lift, bunch, and carry trees, reducing handling time during larger clearing projects.

Key Features

• Cuts trees up to 15" diameter
• 15–23 GPM hydraulic flow requirement
• Shear, lift, bunch, and carry multiple trees
• Heavy-duty hydraulic cylinders and rods
• Adjustable AR400 steel knives
• Strong, lightweight frame
• Fast hydraulic cycle times
• Dual-knife cutting action
• Standard skid steer quick attach
• Dedicated Bobcat setup available
• Excavator conversion kits available
• Designed for skid steers, CTLs, and excavators
• 12-month / 1,000-hour Fecon standard warranty

Dual-Knife Tree Shear Design

The Fecon dual-knife system provides a positive cutting action while helping keep the tree centered within the shear and carrier.

Heavy-duty cylinders and rods provide the force needed for demanding tree removal while helping maintain fast cycle times for production land-clearing operations.

Fecon FBS1500 Tree Shear

The FBS1500 combines a strong yet lightweight frame with adjustable AR400 steel cutting knives. Reducing unnecessary attachment weight helps the carrier maintain better operating performance and lower ground pressure while working in forestry environments.

This design makes the Fecon tree shear especially useful for:

• Land clearing
• Forestry thinning
• Fuels reduction
• Tree removal
• Right-of-way clearing
• Utility maintenance
• Pasture reclamation
• Fence-line clearing
• Storm cleanup
• Vegetation management

Skid Steer & Excavator Tree Shears

Fecon offers tree shear configurations for multiple carrier types.

Skid steer and compact track loader models use a standard quick-attach plate, with a dedicated Bobcat configuration available.

Excavator tree shear models are available for machines starting in the mini excavator range. Models for 7–10 ton excavators can operate with as little as 15 GPM low-flow hydraulics. Excavator configurations use a Fecon "H" mounting bracket with a bolt-on hanger bracket sized for the carrier.

The excavator configuration is particularly useful for cutting trees on slopes, embankments, ditches, and other areas that are difficult to reach with a skid steer.

Fecon Tree Shear Specifications

Built for Forestry & Land Clearing

For contractors looking for a skid steer tree shear, feller buncher attachment, hydraulic tree cutter, forestry tree shear, 15-inch tree shear, land clearing attachment, or excavator tree shear, the Fecon Tree Shear / Feller Buncher provides the ability to cut and handle trees with one attachment.

With 15" cutting capacity, low-flow hydraulic requirements, AR400 knives, heavy-duty cylinders, and bunching capability, Fecon offers a purpose-built tree removal attachment for professional forestry and land-clearing operations.

Big Dave Review

The Fecon Tree Shear—whether you call it a tree cutter, tree shear, or bunching shear—is a good fit when the goal is to cut the tree, control it, and move it, rather than grind everything into mulch.

The first thing I would look at is hydraulic flow, not horsepower. The skid steer models only require 15–23 GPM, and excavator versions can start around 15 GPM. That means you don't need a high-flow machine like you typically would with a forestry mulcher. Check your auxiliary hydraulic flow first.

Fecon rates the current FBSD1500SS at up to a 15" cutting diameter. I wouldn't size the attachment around the biggest tree you might encounter once a year. Size it around the trees you're cutting every day. If you're working primarily in hard woods like oak or hickory, I'd also leave yourself some extra capacity rather than expecting maximum-rated performance on every cut.

I also like that Fecon offers both skid steer and excavator configurations. On flat, open ground, a skid steer or CTL lets you move quickly from tree to tree. Put the shear on an excavator and you gain reach for ditches, gullies, steep slopes, embankments, and other places where you don't want to put the carrier.

The biggest reason I'd choose a tree shear over a mulcher is material handling. You're not just cutting the tree—you can hold it, bunch it, carry it, and stack it. That's a major advantage for forest thinning, fuels reduction, right-of-way clearing, site preparation, storm cleanup, and pasture or fence-line reclamation.

Big Dave's Take: If your job is primarily removing standing trees and you want to keep the material intact for stacking, hauling, chipping, or processing, a tree shear makes more sense than a mulcher. The Fecon's 15" capacity, low hydraulic-flow requirement, and ability to run on either skid steers or excavators make it a particularly versatile option.