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How a Grapple Rake Works: A Comprehensive Overview

Lower tines rake and support material while a hydraulic upper structure clamps it into a controlled load.

ANBO grapple rake showing lower tines and upper clamp

Lower tines rake and support material while a hydraulic upper structure clamps it into a controlled load.

The loader positions the lower rake beneath material. Hydraulic cylinders close the upper clamp, and the combined structure holds the load during lift, transport, sorting, or placement.

What matters most

The loader positions the lower rake beneath material. Hydraulic cylinders close the upper clamp, and the combined structure holds the load during lift, transport, sorting, or placement.

Key considerations

  • Lower rake and tine spacing
  • Upper lid or rake geometry
  • Hydraulic cylinders
  • Pivots, pins, and bushings
  • Mount and loader movement

Put it to work

Open tines allow soil to fall away; curved profiles cradle irregular objects; controlled clamping keeps brush, roots, rocks, or logs more secure than a plain bucket.

The ANBO approach

ANBO engineers the tines, cylinders, working geometry, and machine class as one system, then verifies mount and width for the carrier.

Put the right attachment on your machine.

Let ANBO verify the fit.