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Grapples
Hydraulic grapples that grip what a bucket cannot hold: demolition sort, land clearing and scrap.
What it is for
A grapple is what you buy when the material is irregular: brush, stumps, demolition debris, scrap steel, pipe. A bucket carries what falls into it; a grapple holds what it grabs, which changes the shape of the whole job.
The two families are not interchangeable. A rotating grapple lets the operator align the jaws to a load's actual orientation and is the right tool for sorting and precise placement. A fixed grapple is lighter, cheaper, has far fewer wear points and is entirely adequate for feeding a grinder or loading a trailer with brush.
Jaw geometry and tine count decide what it will actually hold. Wide-spaced tines shed dirt and grip logs; closely spaced multi-tine jaws hold rubble and small debris that would drop straight through a log grapple.
How to size it
Size a grapple to the carrier's lift at the radius you actually work at, not its maximum. Grapples get used at reach almost by definition, and the attachment's own weight plus a full jaw of wet debris is the load that matters. On excavators, confirm the auxiliary circuit is double-acting with sufficient flow before ordering a rotating model.
Which machines is this for
18 machines in our database take a grapple
Graded on operating weight, pin diameter and coupler style, not on a marketing compatibility list. Pick yours to see only the units that pin to it.
Straight answers
Before you order
Do I need a rotating grapple?
If you sort material or place it precisely, whether that is loading a trailer neatly, stacking logs or separating demolition streams, rotation pays for itself in cycle time. If you are dragging brush into a pile, a fixed grapple does the same work for less money and has less to go wrong.
Grapple or thumb?
A thumb is a bucket accessory: it costs less, keeps your bucket on the machine, and handles occasional material well. A grapple is a dedicated tool with far more grip, jaw force and capacity for handling. Occasional handling, buy the thumb; if handling IS the job, buy the grapple.
How much hydraulic flow does a grapple need?
A fixed grapple needs one double-acting circuit for the jaws. A rotating grapple needs a second function for the rotator, or a diverter valve. Confirm both the flow rate and the relief pressure against the grapple's spec. Undersized flow shows up as slow, weak jaw closure rather than an obvious fault.
