Rotochopper has grown and flourished in the forestry and recycling industries. In 1982 in St. Martin, Minnesota Fred Peltz of Peltz Manufacturing started building and selling farm equipment on his father's farm. About the same time 200 miles away Vince Hundt of Coon Valley, Wisconsin formed PCR Implement on his farm and began selling forestry equipment imported from Finland. Then in the late 1980's the arrival of government recycling mandates created a market for newspaper bedding systems. In 1988, PCR, Inc., was formed and was the first and only company to come up with a profitable turnkey system to make farm-sized bales of chopped paper for animal bedding. In 1990, PCR teamed with Peltz Manufacturing to design, build and market improved newspaper bedding systems under the name Rotochopper. These machines were very popular and successful and launched Rotochopper into the national market.

Since that time, Rotochopper has pioneered numerous innovations in the waste, forestry, pallet and recycling industries. In 1993, Rotochopper began selling the first horizontal grinding machine on the market designed specifically for the pallet industry. These machines have proven to be extremely durable and profitable. Almost every Rotochopper wood grinder, including the first one ever built, is still in service.

In 1997, Rotochopper introduced the first and only machine able to grind and color wood fiber in a single pass. This patented system remains the most efficient method of producing colored landscape mulch, and we now have scores of grind and color systems in pallet yards, mulch yards, and sawmills around the world.

Both of Rotochopper’s founders and the majority of the manufacturing and service personnel were born and raised on dairy farms. We believe this background has given our people a strong work ethic, a desire to build quality machines, and an enthusiasm for innovation.

For a complete history of Rotochopper click the History link.