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# Industry Insight: Excavator Forestry Mulcher Protects from Idaho Forest Fire
[Matt Nelson](https://blog.diamondmowers.com/author/matt-nelson)
##### Jun 14, 2018 . 1 min read
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**Diamond Mowers' distributor and customer, Garett Coates, with [Gorge Machinery](http://gorgemachinery.com/) in Carson, WA shares his story of how his [Excavator Forestry Mulcher](https://diamondmowers.com/pages/excavator-attachments) clears brush and trees quickly, keeping him ahead of the flames.**
*“A lot of times, the fire is really close and you have to get the fire line established in a reasonable amount of time. One time in Idaho, I was up on top of a ridge and I actually had about 5 minutes to clear a space around the machine big enough to where I could abandon the machine because they thought the fire was going to come up and burn us over. So, I had to leave the machine behind but I had about 5 minutes to clear an area of brush to keep from burning the machine up,” said Coates. "Basically, it was cut for your life, or your machine’s life."*
When handling an aggressive crown fire like the case above, Coates says that time is the most important thing.
[Diamond’s Excavator Forestry Mulcher](https://diamondmowers.com/products/excavator-attachments/excavator-forestry-disc-mulcher/) has allowed Coates to respond quickly to forest fires that plague his corner of the US every year. Coates continues to grow his fleet of firefighting arsenal with a second 48” Excavator Forestry Mulcher, versus using the traditional drum mulcher heads.
*“They are a really efficient head; tough, very durable, the customer service too is impeccable, you know, dealing with you guys,” says Coates.*
*“The division leaders and the Forest service really liked how efficient it was at knocking down brush and removing trees. It did a really clean job. They actually liked the disc style a little better than the drums style because you could knock stuff down quicker than the drum style does.”*
*“They want to put in a mile or so of road. You have to get it done in a short amount of time because the fire is approaching. And normally you will masticate and then a dozer will come through and push a black line through it.”*
For this type of work, Coates has seen others try to use a drum mulcher but he stands behind his Diamond Forestry Mulcher with its round cutting disc.
**With the speed of operation, the simplicity of design, and quality customer service, Coates will continue to leverage Diamonds’ Forestry Mulchers to make a grueling forest fire season a bit more bearable.**
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