What size excavator does this grapple attachment fit?

The Geith Heavy Duty Mechanical Grapple is designed for 18–41 ton excavators. Match your machine's operating weight, not its model name or nominal class. An undersized carrier loses stability with a heavy attachment out at reach, and an oversized one can overload the grapple structure. ISO 10567 defines how hydraulic excavator lift capacities are rated, so verify your load chart before committing.

What is a mechanical grab, and do I need auxiliary hydraulics?

A mechanical grab is a grapple actuated by the excavator's existing bucket circuit or linkage rather than a separate auxiliary and rotator circuit. That usually means fewer hoses to damage in demolition, simpler service and lower cost, with the trade-off of no independent rotation. Confirm mounting and plumbing for your specific carrier before ordering this Geith unit.

What is a bypass grapple?

A bypass grapple has tines that pass each other like scissors instead of meeting tip to tip. That shape closes tightly on stringy, irregular loads — brush, wire, rebar, mixed scrap — and lets the jaws keep clamping as material compresses. Non-bypass jaws that meet at the tips hold dense bulk material better. Choose by what you handle daily, not by the occasional load.

What is the best attachment for an excavator?

It depends on the task, not the machine. A grapple is for grabbing, sorting and loading loose material; a bucket digs, a breaker fractures concrete, shears cut steel and an auger drills holes. For demolition cleanup, waste handling and bulk material — the applications Geith lists for this grapple — a grapple beats a bucket. OSHA 1926.850 requires an engineering survey before demolition begins.

Can grapple attachments for crane trucks be used on an excavator?

Generally no, and the reverse is also true. Crane-truck grapples hang from a rotator or link at the boom tip and rely on gravity plus a rotation circuit for positioning. This Geith grapple mounts rigidly to an excavator stick or coupler and is positioned by the boom, stick and its own jaw actuation. Specify the attachment for the carrier it will actually run on.

Excavator Grapple Attachments

This excavator grapple attachment collection carries one unit: the Geith Heavy Duty Mechanical Grapple, designed for 18–41 ton excavators and priced at $21,900. It is a heavy duty demolition grapple built for rubble, scrap, waste handling and bulk material — not a light-duty sorting tool. If your carrier sits in that weight class and you need a mechanical grab rather than a rotating hydraulic unit, this is the one to spec.

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Mechanical grapple for demolition, scrap, and land clearing without auxiliary hydraulics.

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Excavator Grapple Attachment for Demolition and Bulk Material

The Geith Heavy Duty Mechanical Grapple is the single excavator grapple for sale in this collection, at $21,900. Per Geith, it is designed for 18–41 ton excavators, with reinforced structural components and optimized jaw geometry for gripping force, wide opening capacity and durability in demanding jobsite conditions. The stated applications are demolition, waste handling and bulk material work — tearing out and loading rubble, feeding a sorting pile, handling scrap and loose debris. Buyers running smaller carriers or needing a rotating hydraulic unit will not find a fit here; this page covers one machine class.

Mechanical Grabs, Bypass Tines and How Grapples Differ

Grapple attachments for excavators split along two lines. The first is actuation: a mechanical grab generally works off the machine's existing bucket circuit or linkage instead of an added auxiliary and rotator circuit, which means simpler plumbing, fewer hoses to snag in demolition, and lower purchase and repair cost — at the price of independent rotation and fine clamp control. Hydraulic grapples add both, plus another circuit to maintain. The second is tine shape: a bypass grapple has tines that pass one another like shears, closing tight on stringy or irregular loads such as brush, wire and mixed scrap, while non-bypass jaws meet tip to tip and hold bulk material better. Match the tine style to what you actually pick up most days, not to the hardest load you handle twice a year.

Matching the Grapple to Your Carrier and Your Site

Start with your excavator's operating weight against the 18–41 ton design range, then confirm coupler type, pin diameter and stick geometry before ordering — mounting mismatches are the most common reason an attachment sits unused. Weight at the stick end changes stability and cycle behavior at full reach; ISO 10567 defines how hydraulic excavator lift capacities are rated, so check your machine's load chart rather than assuming reserve capacity. On demolition work, OSHA 1926.850 requires an engineering survey of the structure before demolition begins, and OSHA 1926.602 sets requirements for material handling equipment used in construction. Plan for cab guarding, a clear swing zone and ground bearing conditions, and budget wear parts and pin maintenance as part of the total cost of ownership.