In addition to grinding and chipping equipment Morbark also manufactures auxiliary equipment — from heavy duty brush rakes to 360 degree grapples to debris shears.

Morbark offers two models of debris shears, the Model 60 and the Model 40. The Model 60 handles wood up to 60 in. (152 cm) in diameter and can split and shear material both in and out of the ground. The weld-on tips and blades are replaceable making maintenance quick and easy. The Model 60 is rated for a carrier with a weight classification between 55,000 and 80,000 lbs. (25,000 and 32,290 kg).

The more compact Model 40 also is equipped with a replaceable blade and tips, and rated for 30,000- to 50,000-lb. (13,608 to 22,680 kg) carriers. This shear is operated from existing carrier hydraulic circuitry and no additional hydraulics are necessary. Morbark debris shears reduce the size of large diameter stumps and logs being fed into the machine, which increases productivity, according to the manufacturer.

Morbark brush rakes are designed with close proximity bottom tines to allow the picking up and carrying of stumps, logs, brush, pallets, C & D material, regrind and more. Brush rakes are available with 11 or 13 tines. The rake design allows dirt to shake out through the bottom tines so that large quantities of dirt will not be fed into the grinder. This unit takes less than five minutes to attach to the front-end wheel loader with two simple hydraulic hoses providing power to the top tines. The brush rake allows the material to be brought to the grinder, instead of bringing the grinder to the material, saving time and money.

Morbark’s latest addition to the attachment line-up is the Model 60 debris grapple. Two heavy-duty hydraulic motors with spur gears allow for 360 degree continuous rotation of the grapple.

In addition to swiveling, the grapple pivots to its side, making clean-up under a grinder a snap. Just sweep the grapple underneath the infeed bed to push or pull material out. This attachment allows feeding from any position or side with less travel time, increasing efficiency.

Lucky Robison, vice president of Research and Development at Morbark said, “The use of Morbark attachments can greatly increase the efficiency of land clearing and other grinding operations, and the replaceable parts on these units make maintenance easy.”

For more information, call 800/831-0042 or visit www.morbark.com.

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