Timber grapple is a spreader designed in the form of a double flap, which facilitates the gripping, handling and loading and unloading of lumber and other materials of various sizes in long and large dimensions, such as logs, lumber, pipes, drums and so on. Usually consists of bucket body, jaws, bracket, opening and closing mechanism. Grab bucket body is generally wide, can be customized according to the material to be grabbed the number of flaps, such as 4-flap, 5-flap, 6-flap, 7-flap, 8-flap and so on.
Applications: Timber grapple is usually used with various cranes such as tower crane and gantry crane. It is widely used in log yard, forestry, wood processing, port unloading, logistics and transportation.
Classification: According to the driving method can be divided into two categories: Electro-Hydraulic Grab and Mechanical Grab. Electro-Hydraulic Timber GrabBucket The hydraulic grapple itself is equipped with an opening and closing structure, generally driven by hydraulic cylinders, and the grapple can be rotated 360° using a hydraulic rotating device. Mechanical Timber Grab Bucket Mechanical grab itself is not configured to open and close the structure, usually driven by the rope or linkage external force, according to the operating characteristics can be divided into single-rope grab, double-rope grab and four-rope grab.