MASTERGRAPPLE 260
Novelty 2025
Very sturdy and very large grapple for land clearing, with a fixed knife, for 6-12 t excavators
It’s not only a tree shear, but a real fix-mounting-grade loading grapple, with large and solid clamps.
Ideal in forest harvesting, ditch cleaning, tree removal, and some other dirty work around, like piling and sorting different materials like energy wood, logs, stumps, building materials.
NOVELTY 2025: During the tests, we try our best to break and ruin the grapple on oversized machines, so far unsuccessfully. It was used for demolition, root cutting into the ground, stump uplifting, big rock digging and moving. This ensures the best quality and guarantee for the users.
- 345 kg
- 26 cm
- 1 year
THE LARGEST GRAPPLE OPENING FOR A TREE SHEAR
An opening of 147 cm is the greatest advantage of this series, enabling the collection of a large amount of stems in one single cut.
Its shape is specially studied to lead the small stems to the knife, to efficiently cut them neatly, without slipping.
With such a tough build, bigger trees are easily handled and quickly cut.
PROFESSIONAL GRADE CYLINDER
The grapple cylinder can develop a cutting force of 28 t at 250 bar, 33 t at 300 bar. It’s mounted on oversized axles to resist the harsh forestry work.
MULTIFUNCTIONAL
The knife is removable in less than 2 minutes, easy to fit in and out.
With the knife removed, the grapple can be used for loading jobs (energy wood, logs, stumps, and nearly anything else) or other tasks (demolition). Its structure has been tested in very demanding tasks on heavy excavators. This is a long lasting and multipurpose device.
Several optional add-ons are available, even for retrofitting, easy to install with bolts, for specific or seasonal tasks.
FOR THE MOST COMMON EXCAVATORS
The MASTERGRAPPLE is meant for 6-12 ton excavators, thanks to a robust structure, while being a light weight. All the steel elements are Hardox 400 and 500.
The quick coupling is bolt-fastened onto the coupling box, for an easy installation or for swapping it to another machine.
Concerning the hydraulics, only a two-way circuit is needed, that is 2 hoses for Grapple Open and Grapple Close functions.
OPTIONS TO FIT YOUR JOB AND YOUR MACHINE
The E-Kit is the accumulation grapple, for collecting several stems and saving machine movement time. This is a bolt-fastened module operated with a directional valve. It’s great for small energy wood harvesting.
The Felling Support is the extra support to help stabilizing a tree and felling it forward. This module is bolt-fastened on the grapple top.
The Support Foot helps to maneuver. It’s bolt-fastened on the bottom of the coupling box, and it can bear the excavator’s weight. Dip the foot onto the ground and gain stability to maneuver the excavator in difficult terrains.
The Quick Movement Valve speeds up the grapple, even a lower oil flow. For the excavators, which cannot supply enough oil flow, or for decreasing the necessary oil flow and saving operating costs.
TECHNICAL DATA
| Weight | 345 kg (760 lbs) |
| Cut capacity max | 26 cm (10.2”) |
| Cut mode | Fixed knife ø260, detachable |
| Grapple type | Roundwood MASTERGRAPPLE 1500-series |
| Oil flow min-max | 100-200 L/min (26-53 gpm) |
| Operating pressure | 250-300 bar (3625-4350 psi) |
| Back pressure max | 30 bar (435 psi) |
| Grapple opening min-max | 9-147 cm (3.7-57”) |
| Height in felling position | 56 cm (25”) |
| Hydraulic connections |
Pressure line 19 mm, 3/4” |
| Base machines | Excavators 6-12 t |
| Options |
Felling support (+20 kg) |
