Swing-Rotator-Grapple for excavators

What are the requirements involved in handling timber with excavators and loading machines?

1. High lifting and traction forces: Timber grapples fitted to excavators must fulfil particularly high strength requirements if they are to withstand the very high lifting and traction forces these excavators generate.

2. Large lever forces: The high lifting and traction forces induce large lever forces that act on the rotator and the timber grapple’s top section.

3. Heavy shocks, reinforced surfaces: Often, excavators are used on hard surfaces like concrete and asphalt. The grapple and rotator have to withstand the heavy shocks when they hit the ground. The claw tips edges must be extra hard to withstand premature wear on the rough ground and the bearings and pins need to be large and from best material. HULTDINS provides timber grapples from 0.26 m² to 1.2 m² (excavators from 5 t to approx 40 t gross weight with dangle suspension) that fulfil these requirements.

Ask for HULTDINS MultiGrip grapples if you want to use the grapple as a rigid attachment. Indexator provides suitable rotators for loading machines up to about 90 t (gross weight), and powerhand® the matching suspension link.

The combinations of swing joint, forestry rotator, and timber grapple we recommend for excavators and loading machines: