GRAPPLE ATTACHMENTS

HOW TO CHOOSE A GRAPPLE ATTACHMENT

Having a grapple attachment on your Bobcat® machine unlocks a host of handling jobs – grabbing, sorting, hauling and other messy tasks where a bucket just won’t cut it. start with what you’re grabbing, then match the grapple family to your material, carrier and worksite. 

Zero In On the Work You're Doing

Think about the stuff you’re fighting with most days: 

• Brush and limbs: Windfall cleanup, fence lines, storm damage, orchard work. 
• Manure, bedding and hay: Daily farm and ranch chores around barns and pens. 
• Demolition and scrap: Rubble, twisted metal, construction debris, recycling. 
• Logs and timber: Forwarding, loading trailers and yarding wood. 
• Rock and rubble: Stones, concrete chunks and jobsite cleanup where you want dirt left behind. 

That material mix will tell you which grapple family should be attached to the front of your Bobcat machine. 

Brush and Utility Grapples for Property Chores

Choose a brush grapple or utility grapple when you need a general-purpose “clean it up and pile it” tool. 

• Brush grapple: Lightweight but tough, built to preserve lift capacity so your compact tractor can carry bigger bundles of limbs and brush. The float feature lets it skim the ground, collecting debris without digging in, while below-grade capability teases out buried branches and roots. 
• Utility grapple (utility work machines): Designed for loose, stringy material – manure, bedding, hay and mixed barnyard mess. Curved, forged teeth pull material into the grapple and bite down on posts, fencing and other awkward loads. Available in bucket-and-grapple or fork-and-grapple setups for different chore mixes. 

Pick these when your world is fencelines, feedlots, pastures and general property cleanup. 

Root or Rock Grapples for Land Clearing Tasks

Step up to a root grapple or rock bucket grapple when the job is ripping and sorting, not just carrying. Run these where the ground is rough, the brush is stubborn and you need to separate trash from usable soil. 

1. Root grapple: Heavy-duty, biggest-biter design for land clearing. Curved skeletal teeth let dirt fall through while you rip out roots, rocks and heavy brush without constantly gouging the ground. Dual cylinders on larger models clamp uneven loads and keep piles locked in. 
2. Rock bucket grapple: Ideal when you want to sift – not scoop. Rock bucket bottoms carry stones, concrete chunks and debris while leaving most of the soil on site. The grapple arms clamp the load so you can shake, sort and carry without dropping material on every bump. 

Industrial Grapples for Demolition or Heavy Scrap

Choose an industrial grapple when you’re in the harshest conditions and loading serious weight all day. 

• Built with dual cylinders (on larger models) for some of the highest clamping forces in the lineup. 
• Available with a bucket bottom for holding fine and loose material or a fork bottom when you want to leave dirt behind. 
• Reinforced tines, fully enclosed mounting plate and inertia‑welded cylinder ends are all about durability and smooth operation. 

This is the go-to choice for demolition rubble, recycling, construction debris, salvage yards, and industrial sites where uptime and grip matter. 

Log Grapple for Timber or Storm Cleanup 

Reach for the log grapple when your job is all about long, round and heavy. This one is designed for mini track loaders and small articulated loaders since it’s most often used in wooded areas, yards or lots where space is limited. Features of the log grapple include: 

• Free‑hanging 56-inch design on a rotator swings like a pendulum to grab and position logs and heavy brush. 
• Heavy-duty teeth and reinforced tines stabilize logs of all sizes. 
• Integrated tree pusher and rope bollard help direct and control falling timber and debris. 

Match the Grapple to your Carrier and Bottom Style

A few final choices help lock in the right setup:  

1. Carrier type 

• Compact tractors and utility tractors: brush grapple, utility grapple. 
• Skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, Toolcat: industrial, root, utility, rock bucket grapples. 
• Mini track loaders and small articulated loaders: log grapple and select root/utility styles. 

2. Bottom style: 

• Bucket with grapple: best when you want to keep small debris. 
• Fork/rock bottom with grapple: best when you want to leave dirt behind and carry the big stuff. 

Fast Grapple Choices

• Brush, limbs, light debris on property: brush grapple. 
• Manure, bedding, hay, posts and fencing: utility grapple. 
• Roots, heavy brush and rocks: root grapple. 
• Rock, concrete and cleanup with sifting: rock bucket grapple. 
• Demolition rubble, scrap, mixed debris: industrial grapple (bucket or fork bottom). 
• Logs and timber work with small loaders: log grapple. 

Dial that in, and your Bobcat grapple will grab, clamp and carry the worst jobs on site like it was built just for them – because it was.