Grapple Attachments For Tractors

We’ve collected our favorite grapples with a focus on Made in USA and a useful range of grapple styles to match your tractor to your particular grappling needs. 

How To Select A Grapple

We have a range of sizes, weights, styles, and manufacturers for grapples that accommodate small, subcompact tractors to large, powerful skid steers. 

The first consideration to help decide on the style of grapple is considering what you want to grapple. Logs? Brush? Do you need to sift the load?

The next consideration will be power. Do you have extra hydraulics on your loader to open/close the grapple? If not, do you want to add them on yourself? If so, check out our solutions from Summit Hydraulics and save 5% on your purchase with code GWT. This can be a serious money saver, and Summit makes it easy enough that almost anyone can install their kits!

If you don’t have hydraulics we have an electric grapple from Work Saver and mechanical grapples from Brush Crusher.

Now you’re getting close. Still, there are design differences between grapples that may lead you to one over another—perhaps the jaw opening dimension, or if you think having two top jaws is important.

Perhaps you just need the lightest grapple, or you want to buy something specifically Made in the USA. We even have the Add-A-Grapple from Precision Manufacturing that turns your bucket into a grapple.

Whatever the case, if you need help you can always contact us. We’re happy to point you to the best grapple attachment for your tractor, and you can rest assured you’ll be getting a grapple that actually works for your machine with our Worry-Free Guarantee.

What Is A Grapple Used For?

When you need to clamp down on a log, boulder, brush or debris pile to carry it from point A to B, a grapple is the tool for the job.

Compared to moving something with your bucket or pallet forks, the top jaw of a grapple will open and close by hydraulic power to secure your load so it doesn’t spill as you drive. A grapple also gives you control to stack things with more careful placement.

Types of Grapples We Carry

All grapples effectively have the same principle of design, a top jaw that closes against the bottom jaw. But other design differences make certain grapples better for moving certain things. Read on to see which grapple you might need.

Root Grapples

We don’t know why they’re called Root Grapples, but this style of grapple has bottom tines that extend like a shelf, making this a great style for carrying large objects like logs or boulders.

Grapple Rakes

We love a grapple rake’s clamshell design with a large opening that allows us to grab just about anything from large brush piles to logs to boulders. The compact design allows you to keep your load just a little bit closer to your tractor, maximizing your lift capacity.

Rock Grapples

A rock bucket is shaped similarly to your tractor’s bucket, but instead of a solid surface it uses narrow tines to sift out dirt while keeping rocks inside. IronCraft’s Rock Buckets offer the option for a top grapple, converting your Rock Bucket to a Rock Grapple.

Debri Grapples

HLA’s Debris Grapple uses flat Kverneland cranked tines on the bottom with a wider spacing than a rock bucket to really sift out anything other than larger rocks and stones and branches.

Heavy-Duty Grapples

For those of you with big tractors or skid steers and serious grappling needs, we have lots of heavy-duty grapples from IronCraft up to 8 ft in width, built with thick, beefy ½” steel to take the wear and tear that comes from grappling large, rough objects.

For Compact & Subcompact Tractors

On the other side of the spectrum, we have lots of grapples for small tractors that need to preserve their lift capacity. IronCraft makes 48” grapples perfect for tractors like the John Deere 1025R or Kubota BX23S. 

These grapples use lighter gauge steel and offer only a single top clamp to conserve weight, but still provide every bit of clamping power needed.

Quick FAQs

How Easy Is It To Install A Grapple?

Grapples are just like any other front-end attachment. Buy them with the proper quick attach style to fit your loader, connect to your tractor, plug in your hydraulic lines, and you’re ready. The process takes thirty seconds.

What Does Maintenance Look Like for Grapples?

Grapples don’t require more maintenance than any other attachment. Any hydraulic attachment that will sit unused for months should have those hydraulic fittings sit clean and free of debris, out of the elements (wrapping them in a plastic bag is sufficient), and if possible, connecting your hydraulic lines together when not in use.

A few grapples have replaceable bolt-on tines in the event that one gets bent. Otherwise, a grapple is ready to go to work when you are for the duration of the grapple.

What Kind of Safety Precautions Should I Take?

When using a front-end loader on a tractor, always carry your load close to the ground. That’s true for a bucket, a grapple, pallet forks, or anything at all. 

And if there is any chance your load could slip from the grapple backwards toward you, minimize your risk by again keeping your grapple as low as possible and angled forward as much as you can.

Beyond that, you need to size your grapple to be appropriate for your tractor’s size and power.

Can You Help Me Choose a Grapple?

We’re more than happy to help you choose a grapple for your tractor! 

We know there’s a lot to figure out with tractors and attachments, and grapples are no exception. If you need help picking an attachment for your tractor, just send us an email before you make a purchase, and we’ll give you our recommendation—we guarantee it will work for you. 

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