Excavator and Loader Grapples in Southern Alberta
Foothills Equipment carries 60 grapples for excavators, mini excavators, wheel loaders, skid steers and backhoes, from AMI, Weldco-Beales, TMG Industrial, Steelwrist and FMS. We are in Calgary and Lethbridge, serving Southern Alberta, everything south of Red Deer. A grapple lets the machine pick something up and put it down where you want it, instead of pushing it across the ground and hoping.
60 grapples across five lines.
Dangling Rotating Log Grapple
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Dangling Rotating Utility Grapple
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Demolition & Sorting Grapple
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Demolition & Sorting Grapple – Non-Rotating
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Demolition Grapple
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Large Diameter Pipe Grapple
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Log and Lumber Fork Grapple
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Log Grapple
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Mat Grapple
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Non-Rotating 3-Point Rock Grapple
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Non-Rotating Multi Purpose Grapple
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Pipe and Pole Fork Grapple
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Pipe and Pole Grapple
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Pipe and Pole Yard Grapple
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Pole Setter Grapple
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Quick Attach Grapple
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Rotating Demolition & Sorting Grapple
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Rotating Log Bunching Grapple
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Rotating Log Grapple
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Rotating Mat Grapple
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Rotating Timber-Mat Grapple
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Saw Log Grapple
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Severe Duty Rotating Demolition & Sorting Grapple
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Wood Processing Grapple
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Finger Grapples
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Multi Grapples
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Sorting Grapples
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EX Mat Grapple
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EX Clam Grapple
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EX HCL Clam Grapple
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EX Heel Grapple
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EX Tree Length (Butt-n-Top) Grapple
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EX CTL Dangle-Head Grapple
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EX Demolition/Contractors Grapple
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EX Mag Scrap Grapple
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EX Uni-Beam Pipe Grapple
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WL Mat Grapple
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WL Uni-Beam Mat Grapple
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WL Uni-Beam Pipe Grapple
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WL Pipe and Pole Grapple
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WL Cut-to-Length (CTL) Log Grapple
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WL High Capacity Cut-to-Length Grapple
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WL Tree Length Log Grapple
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WL High Lift Grapple
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Pipe Grapple
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Mat Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Skeleton Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Rock Skeleton Grapple
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TMG Mini Skid Steer Skeleton Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Log Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Rotating Log Grapple
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TMG Mini Skid Steer Rotating Log Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Root Rake Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Skeleton Root Rake Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Root Rake Clamshell Grapple
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TMG Mini Skid Steer Root Rake Grapple
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TMG Mini Skid Steer Stump Bucket Grapple
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TMG Skid Steer Pallet Fork Pipe Grapple
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TMG Excavator Rotating Grapple
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What you are picking up decides the grapple.
Log and timber grapples
Curved tines built to close around round wood and hold it tight. Rotating versions turn the log in the air so it lands the way you want, which is the difference between stacking a deck and restacking it. Cut to length, tree length, butt and top, saw log and bunching versions each suit a different part of the wood chain.
Demolition and sorting grapples
Two heavy jaws with teeth, made to grab mixed material: concrete, rebar, brick, wood and steel. Rotating versions let the operator place material in a bin rather than drop it. Severe duty versions exist for the work that chews the standard ones.
Pipe and pole grapples
Wide, smooth jaws that hold pipe without crushing or scarring it. Fork style, yard style and beam style, for pipe yards, utility work and pole setting.
Mat grapples
Built to pick, carry and place access mats, which is its own job with its own stresses. Rotating and beam versions for excavators and loaders.
Skeleton and root rake grapples
A raking tooth pattern with a top clamp, so it sifts the dirt out and holds the roots, rock and brush. This is the tool for land clearing and cleanup, and on a skid steer it is probably the most useful single attachment on the list.
Scrap, waste and clam grapples
Orange peel and clam styles for loose bulk material, scrap and waste handling.
Three things decide whether it works.
The hydraulics
A grapple needs an auxiliary circuit to open and close, and a rotating grapple needs a second function for the rotation. If the machine is not plumbed for it, that is a real cost and it belongs in the conversation before the grapple does, not after.
Weight and reach
A grapple hangs out on the end of the stick and it usually carries a load, so it moves the machine balance more than a bucket does. The published machine weight class on a grapple is about stability, not just lift.
The mount
Pin on, coupler mounted, or a universal skid steer quick attach. Rotating grapples are often hung from a dedicated link or rotator, so that assembly gets specified with the tool rather than after it.
Fixed, non rotating or rotating
Fixed is simplest and cheapest. Non rotating with a link lets the grapple swing and follow the load. Full rotation costs more and saves the most time when you are placing material rather than just moving it.
On sizing, most of these are built to the machine rather than sold off a chart, and two of the five lines publish no numbers at all. Tell your advisor the machine and the coupler and we come back with what fits.
Questions we get asked
What size grapple do I need for my excavator?
It comes off the machine operating weight and what you are picking up. A log grapple sized for a 20 tonne machine will overload a 13 tonne one even though it bolts on, because the load is out on the end of the stick. Give us the machine and the material and we will size it properly.
Do I need extra hydraulics to run a grapple?
Yes, at least one auxiliary circuit to open and close it, and a second function if it rotates. If your machine is not plumbed, an advisor will tell you what it takes before you buy the tool. That conversation is cheaper before the order than after it.
What is the difference between a rotating and a non rotating grapple?
A rotating grapple turns the load a full circle under power, so the operator can place a log, a pipe or a mat exactly where it goes without moving the machine. A non rotating grapple holds and carries, and you reposition the machine to aim. Rotation costs more and pays back fastest on placing work rather than piling work.
Will a grapple fit my skid steer?
Most likely. The skid steer grapples we carry run on a universal skid steer quick attach and on standard flow, and there are mini loader versions as well. Tell us the machine and its flow rating and we will confirm it.
Can I use a grapple for land clearing?
Yes, and a root rake grapple is usually the right one. The rake pattern lets the dirt fall through so you are piling roots, rock and brush instead of hauling topsoil to the burn pile.
Tell us what you are picking up.
Logs, pipe, mats, scrap or brush, plus the machine you run. An advisor will come back with the grapple that suits both, and tell you straight if your hydraulics need work first.