Blue Diamond Attachments Adds Rock Grapple Bucket for Skid-Steer and Compact Track Loaders
Blue Diamond Attachments has added a new attachment to its growing lineup of grapple and grapple buckets: the HDX Rock Grapple Bucket. Engineered for skid steers and compact track loaders up to 75 HP or 3,000-pound lift capacity, the HDX Rock Grapple Bucket joins the Blue Diamond series that includes the HDX Root Grapple and Grapple Bucket — attachments designed to grab bulky items in a single load, improving productivity in landscaping and cleanup projects.
At 72 inches wide and 39 inches deep, the HDX Rock Grapple Bucket offers a maximum opening of 32 inches, and has dual top clamps constructed of 1/2-inch steel to effectively clear debris and to securely carry rocks, brush or logs. It can also be used as a land plane and for lighter clearing.
The Blue Diamond HDX Rock Grapple offers key features designed for enhanced durability and performance.
- Three-inch tine spacing with reinforced gussets provide efficiency when sorting finer materials from larger ones.
- Fully welded hydraulic cylinders improve clamping force and increase durability for greater uptime.
- Greasable pivot points reduce wear to extend the attachment life and simplify maintenance.
- Upgraded cylinder and hose protection minimize the opportunity for damage to hydraulics, reducing downtime for repairs.
“For our customers who need a grapple attachment for their mid-duty machines, the HDX Rock Grapple Bucket is the perfect fit, positioned to bridge the gap between our heavy-duty and severe duty models,” said Drew Truan, chief operating officer, Blue Diamond Attachments. “Like all our attachments, this new model can be depended on for its ruggedness and reliability for tough jobs.”
The Blue Diamond HDX Rock Bucket Grapple comes with the Blue Diamond Satisfaction Guarantee and is backed by a 1-year warranty. For more information about the grapple lineup and other innovative Blue Diamond attachments, please visit www.bluediamondattachments.com.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.