Minnesota-built vegetation management attachments for skid steers — flail mowers, mulching heads, and granular applicators for land clearing, utility corridor work, and roadside vegetation control across Canada.
Loftness is a Minnesota-based manufacturer specializing in vegetation management and land clearing attachments for skid steers and other compact equipment. Founded in Hector, MN, Loftness has built a reputation in the mid-to-premium segment for flail mowers, mulching heads, and related equipment used by municipalities, utilities, landscaping contractors, and acreage owners across North America, including Canada.
Loftness also owns the Terrain King brand, which covers a broader range of commercial vegetation management equipment — including tractor-mounted roadside mowers and larger land clearing tools frequently specified by municipalities and road departments.
Loftness attachments are well-suited to three key Canadian use cases: utility corridor maintenance (power lines, pipeline right-of-way, rail corridors), municipal roadside and ditch vegetation control, and rural acreage clearing and maintenance. Their flail mowers and mulching heads handle woody brush, tall grass, and light-to-medium vegetation efficiently without requiring a full forestry mulcher.
Canadian buyers in these segments will find Loftness a credible mid-to-premium option — more capable than commodity-grade brush cutters, but typically more accessible in price than premium forestry mulcher brands like Denis Cimaf or Fecon.
Loftness flail mowers for skid steers are designed for mowing tall grass, brush, and light woody material along roadsides, ditches, fields, and maintained corridors. Flail mowers use a series of individual flail blades on a rotating drum — producing a mulched finish rather than windrowing material. Key products include:
For heavier land clearing work — trees up to several inches in diameter, dense brush, and overgrown vegetation — Loftness mulching heads provide more aggressive performance than a flail mower. These attachments are popular for:
Loftness also manufactures granular applicator attachments for skid steers — used for spreading fertilizer, ice melt, seed, and other granular materials. This makes them a versatile choice for municipal operations that need one machine platform to handle multiple tasks across seasons.
Loftness sells through a North American dealer network that includes Canadian dealers across the country. Availability varies by region — urban centres and areas with active municipal equipment dealers are best served. Recommended approach:
Buy Loftness when: You need a capable flail mower or mulching head for regular vegetation management work — municipality ditch control, utility corridor maintenance, or acreage clearing where you want better-than-commodity quality without full forestry mulcher pricing. Loftness delivers reliable performance in this middle ground.
Look elsewhere when: You need serious forestry mulching (large-diameter trees, dense hardwood) — look at Denis Cimaf, Fecon, or Baumalight instead. Or if you need a lightweight brush cutter for light acreage trim work, more affordable options may be sufficient.