Grapple attachment for excavator play a vital role in forestry operations. This article will explore some popular options available from leading manufacturers. But first, here is an overview:

• Grabs and Grapples
• Tree Shears
• Mulchers
• Tilt-Rotators
• JAS P Wilson Attachments
• Field and Forest Machinery
• RSL Engineering
• Clark Engineering and Powerhand

• Auger Torque

  

   

Grabs and Grapples

Powerhand is a leading manufacturer of grabs and grapples for excavators. Their website provides details on the eX and GB series biomass grapples optimized for handling branches and logs.

Tree Shears

Jas P Wilson offers the Finnish-made JAK tree shears in 200mm, 250mm, and 300mm sizes to fit a range of excavator sizes. The 300R model with dual-knife guillotine can cut trees up to 350mm in diameter.

Field and Forest Machinery

This UK-based company distributes OMEF and TerraTech tree shears as well as the OMEF GS400 grapple saw suitable for 5-10 tonne Grapple attachment for excavator. Their website at www.jtattach provides more information.

RSL Engineering Attachments

This manufacturer offers thumb grabs, root rippers, rakes, and a range of tree shears from a fixed 12" model to a pivoted 20" heavy-duty shear.

Mulchers:

Mulchers are critical attachments for processing brush and small branches into wood chips.They allow efficient clearing of vegetation while leaving valuable organic material on site.Auger Torque offers powerful mulchers mounted to suit a range of excavator sizes with options for fixed or swinging hammers.

Grapples:

Grapples are essential for grasping, lifting, loading and unloading logs and branches.Powerhand's eX and GB series grapples are optimized for heavy duty biomass handling with tough Hardox steel construction.Grapples are commonly used with a tilt-rotator to provide precise positioning of material.

Tree Shears:

Shears like the JAK and OMEF models allow safe, efficient cutting of trees into manageable lengths.Shear designs have grown more powerful over time, with some able to cut trees up to 35cm in diameter.Having the right size shear matched to an excavator's capacities is important for productivity.

Additional Attachments:

Root rippers and stump grinders expedite clearing of tree roots and stumps from land.Rakes are used for gathering cut brush and maintaining slash levels.Grapple saws like the OMEF GS400 provide an alternative to climbing and chainsaws for trimming branches.Specialized equipment allows functions like splitting firewood directly from the excavator.