| Maximum Opening | 55 in 1397 mm |
| Minimum Opening | 5 in 127 mm |
| Weight | 2860 lb 1297 kg |
| Height - Open | 74.21 in 1885 mm |
| Height - Closed | 77.09 in 1958 mm |
| Width | 22.09 in 561 mm |
| Rotation Torque | 850.41 ft-lb 1153 N·m |
| Rotation | 360 ° 360 ° |
Forest Machine Grapples GLL55 Forestry Grapple
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- Maximum Opening
- 55 in
- 1397 mm
- Minimum Opening
- 5 in
- 127 mm
- Weight
- 2860 lb
- 1297 kg
Overview
Cat® GLL Forestry Grapples are productive, durable, and the quality you expect from Cat products. Integrated to your machine's hydraulics, forestry grapples can handle a wide range of tasks with ease, while keeping you working with simple serviceability. GLL Forestry Grapples are a high-performing solution for your operation.
Features At A Glance
- Leg profile designed for optimal performance across a variety of tasks.
- Maximum holding power and control from the cylinder valve.
- Interlocking legs designed to secure maximum or minimum load. The minimum opening of 5 in. (127 mm) can be used to handle single, small stems.
- Precise matching of the bearing surface to the rotator increases the strength of mounting, reducing side loads on the mounting bolts.
- Efficiently align to, grab, pick, and sort with powerful rotations motor and cylinders.
- Keep your grapple safe while traveling by securing it with the grapple heel preventing swing and impact.
- Optimal for applications such as: high-volume loading, sorting, high-decking in millyard, and shovel logging.
- High-strength, alloy steel used to construct grapples for the highest level of durability in tough applications.
- Get extended use out of your bearings with heavy-duty, lip type excluder seals and sealed pin joints.
- Long-lasting direct fittings even in extreme conditions.
- Induction-hardened alloy pins float, decreasing wear.
- Use a heel with your grapple for maximum productivity:
- Centered over the hydraulics, hoses are protected by the heel from damage.
- Maintain control over your load, whether it is one or multiple logs, the flat, serrated rack provides engagement and stability.
- Easy-to-replace Hardox® wear strips on the grapple legs.
- Easy access to grease points and fully serviceable cylinders.
- Spend more time working with long service intervals and some servicing that can be done in the field with hand tools.
- Critical components are safe and secure inside the grapple frame.
- Ensure the integration of your grapple’s hydraulics to the machine’s by having it installed at the factory.
- Track your entire fleet of attachments and machines from one source. Grapples with asset tracking can be viewed in VisionLink® alongside Product Link™ subscribed equipment.
- Keep your assets secure. Grapples with a PL161 asset tracker send an alert if they leave an easy-to-setup site boundary.
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- Maximum Opening
- 55 in
- 1397 mm
- Minimum Opening
- 5 in
- 127 mm
- Weight
- 2860 lb
- 1297 kg
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GLL55 Forestry Grapple
Grapple with Under/Under Heel grabbing logs
Grapple moving single log
Grapple with Under/Under Heel shoveling logs
Grapple moving logs
Grapple service points are easily accessible at ground level
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