The MS548 is the entry point into Baumalight's 500 series, the line built to maintain and clear fence lines on farms and to carry entry level contractor work. It mulches heavy brush and small trees on a full-size skid steer, clearing a 62 in swath over a 48 in rotor so a run closes in fewer passes than the cutting width alone suggests. It asks less of the machine than any other head in the series, which puts 500 series mulching on a carrier that could not pick up the wider heads. It works from above grade down to level rather than below it, so it takes standing material and surface growth and leaves what sits under the surface.

Two choices decide how this head is ordered, and the first is the motor. On this model that choice crosses two motor types rather than sizes of one: A450 and B550 are roller vane motors, and the C options are bent axis piston. The difference is not cosmetic. Baumalight charts case drain as unnecessary at the lower pressures on the roller vane options and as critical at every rated pressure on the piston ones, and it warns that a roller vane motor's maximum flow must never be exceeded or the motor fails, where a piston motor runs well past that point before it does. The second choice is the tooth: planer teeth take small bites and cut most efficiently, while ripper teeth shred instead and their V shape resists the stone impacts that shatter a flat profile, which makes them the better choice in fence lines. Units ship on P5000 planer teeth and take ripper teeth as the planer set wears, and the rotor can run a mix. Match the motor option to the carrier's measured flow on Baumalight's own motor chart before ordering, and confirm the carrier's case drain against the option chosen.

Common Applications

• Fence line maintenance and clearing
• Entry level contractor land clearing
• Cutting and mulching heavy brush and small trees
• Right of way and trail work from a full-size skid steer

Selection Notes

• Match the head to the carrier by weight first: this model is charted against a minimum carrier weight of 4,000 lb, the lightest in the full-size 500 series.
• Six motor options are offered in two types. A450 and B550 are roller vane motors charted at three rated pressures; C508, C510, C530 and C540 are bent axis piston motors charted at four.
• Case drain is charted per option rather than per model. It is critical at every rated pressure on all four piston options, and on the roller vane options it is not needed at the lower pressures and required at the top of their range. Confirm the carrier against the option being ordered.
• A roller vane motor's charted maximum flow must never be exceeded or the motor will fail. A bent axis piston motor runs considerably further past its band before it does.
• Hydraulic couplers are not supplied with this model. Baumalight ships no couplers with the product because carrier fittings vary too widely, so they are ordered separately against the carrier.
• Two tooth styles are offered on the 500 series and the choice is a real one. Planer teeth take small bites and cut most efficiently, but their flat profile leaves them vulnerable to shattering against rock and debris. Ripper teeth shred instead, and their V shape resists impacts with hard objects, which makes them the better choice in fence lines.
• Units ship with P5000 planer teeth fitted. Ripper teeth go on as the planer teeth need replacing, and the rotor can be run with a mix of the two styles.
• Choose the motor option against the carrier's measured flow and pressure.