If you work with a tractor, skid steer, or similar piece of equipment, you probably know the limits of a standard dirt bucket.
A standard dirt bucket is excellent for hauling dirt, but if you are a farmer, it might be frustrating for moving large piles of compost. Or, if you are a landscaper, it’s not the greatest for clearing brush before seeding an area.
That is why Lawsen Equipment came up with a quick attach solution for getting some of these jobs done: the brush grapple.
Today we are here to tell you all about how a rush grapple could make your business more efficient, productive, and safe.
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Let’s dive right in!
Some jobs, like clearing land or moving big piles of manure or compost, require more than a regular skid steer or tractor bucket can offer.
A brush grapple is a quick attach tool that helps you get these jobs done faster and more efficiently. A brush grapple has tines on the front to cut through brush or compost and a clamp to grab onto the materials so you can easily move them.
Most brush grapples run off the hydraulic system of the equipment you attach them to.
You can use most types of grapples for multiple purposes, but some are designed for specific jobs. Here are a few examples:
Brush grapples can be useful when a dirt bucket wouldn’t get the job done efficiently.
These occasions could include:
To sum it up, brush grapples are perfect for any scenario where you need to grab and move something you couldn’t easily move by hand or with your regular dirt bucket.
Buying a brush grapple is an investment, and anytime you make an investment, you want to make sure it’s worthwhile.
How could a brush grapple benefit your farm or business?
Here are a few ways a good brush grapple could pay itself off:
Two things are always in demand at any business: time and money!
A brush grapple helps you get jobs done faster and more efficiently, saving you time. Time saved means money saved.
Saved time could also mean you can do more jobs, which means you can grow your business and increase your revenue.
Clearing brush or rocks from a site by hand not only takes a lot of time–it can be backbreaking!
Imagine sitting inside your skid steer operating a brush grapple instead of sweating in the sun, tearing down all the brush, or raking every rock by hand.
If you save the energy it would take to do all the work by hand, you can put that energy toward more important things, like growing your business or improving your farm.
Attachments like brush grapples and skid steer post drivers allow you to do more with the equipment you already have on hand. A brush grapple would enable you to accomplish more with your tractor or skid steer, increasing the usefulness and value of these pieces of equipment.
Do you have land on your property that you don’t use because it is too brushy or rocky? Maybe you haven’t gotten time to clear it, or it just seems like too large of a job to be worth it.
If so, a brush grapple could enable you to clear your unusable land quickly and efficiently and turn it into functional farmland. Then you could use it to increase your profits and grow your business!
It only takes one employee to operate a brush grapple and clear a plot of land in a matter of hours, whereas it may take multiple employees days to clear the same amount of land.
A brush grapple allows you to cut down on the number of employees you need and enables your existing employees to work more efficiently. That saves you time and money for wages.
Alternatively, it could also allow you to work more efficiently and grow your business, allowing you to hire more employees and grow even more.
You can see that a quality brush grapple could make your farm or landscaping business more efficient and help you grow.
But what makes a quality brush grapple? More specifically, what makes Lawsen brush grapples stand apart from the crowd?
Here are a few ways we make our brush grapples unique:
We design our equipment with the end user in mind, avoiding extra gadgets or complicated fastening systems. Our products should be simple and easy to use–if you are familiar with hydraulics, you should be able to hook up our brush grapples in a matter of minutes.
To avoid extra maintenance for you, we design our brush grapples with protected hydraulic components and proper gusseting. With good care, your brush grapple should hold up to any job!
To safely operate equipment, you must be able to see what is happening at all times. We keep this in mind and design our equipment for optimal visibility.
There may be a cheaper, off-shore version of brush grapple you could buy. But buying on-shore is usually better because it’s easier to get replacement parts if something breaks, and it supports the local economy.
All our products are manufactured right here in Ohio!
