Skid Steer Rake Grapple - Top Dog Attachments

📘 Overview

The Top Dog rake grapple is a single-arm root rake grapple for picking up brush, storm debris and demolition material — tines on 9.5" spacing let soil and fines fall through so you load debris rather than dirt. Two widths are offered, 72" (9033220) and 78" (9033221), both 35.5" tall with 19.75" inside depth and a 45" open tine-to-tine height. Tines and top cross bar are Grade 50. At 820 to 865 lbs it is a substantial tool, sized for skid steers and larger tractor loaders rather than compact machines.

A grapple rake and a bucket grapple are not substitutes. As a root grapple for skid steer or tractor work, the wide tine spacing is the whole point — it sheds the soil that a bucket would carry, so trailer loads and tipping fees go on debris. Buyers searching root grapple for tractor will find the same universal quick attach plate fits both machine classes, which is why Top Dog lists this attachment in its tractor range. Against a brush grapple, this tine grapple gathers better and carries loose material worse — choose by what you are picking up.

⚙ Key Features of the Top Dog Attachments Rake Grapple

• 9.5" tine spacing — wide gaps let soil, fines and small debris drop through — you carry brush, not the ground it was sitting on.
• Grade 50 tines and top cross bar — the tines take prying and raking loads at the tips where leverage is highest.
• 45" open tine-to-tine height — opens wide enough to take a substantial bite of a brush pile or debris heap.
• Single arm grapple — a full-width single arm holds long material securely across the whole opening.
• 19.75" inside depth — shallow by design — a rake grapple gathers and clamps rather than scooping.
• Two widths, 72" and 78" — 820 lbs and 865 lbs, sized for skid steers and larger tractor loaders.
• Rakes as well as grabs — the tine profile combs through debris to gather it before the arm closes.

🔑 Why Choose the Rake Grapple?

• Load debris, not soil — 9.5" spacing sheds dirt and fines during pickup, so trailer space and tipping fees go on actual debris.
• Gathers before it grips — the rake profile combs material into a pile that the arm can then clamp — a bucket grapple has to push material together first.
• Handles storm and demolition work — irregular, long and mixed material is exactly what a tine grapple holds and a bucket does not.
• Saves your back on cleanup — the tool does the gathering that would otherwise be done by hand with a rake and a trailer.

📊 Top Dog Attachments Rake Grapple Specifications

Specification Value Overall Height 35.5" Inside Depth 19.75" Tine Spacing 9.5" Open Tine to Tine Height 45" Tines & Top Cross Bar Grade 50 Country of Origin Made in USA

🔄 Rake Grapple Sizes, Part Numbers and Weights

Part # Width Weight 9033220 72" 820 lbs 9033221 78" 865 lbs

🔗 What Is a Root Rake Grapple Used For?

• Picking up brush and storm debris
• Demolition cleanup and material sorting
• Moving logs and large irregular objects
• Construction site clearing
• Recycling, landscaping and industrial debris handling

For material that includes loose soil or fines you actually want to keep, a brush bucket grapple with a solid floor is the better tool.

🚜 Which Machines Fit the Rake Grapple?

Available for two machine classes — the Rake Grapple uses a single universal quick attach plate that serves both:

Skid steers and compact track loaders — fits machines with a Universal Quick Attach (SSQA) mount, including:

Compact tractor front-end loaders — fits tractor loaders fitted with a skid-steer-style universal quick attach coupler. Loaders using Euro/Global or John Deere 400/500 mounts require the matching Top Dog adapter plate (Euro 90133219, Euro 2-piece 90133229, JD flat 9033199, JD offset 90133228).

Hydraulic requirement: The grapple arm is hydraulically operated and requires an auxiliary hydraulic circuit on the host machine.

Machine capacity: The rake grapple weighs 820 lbs at 72" and 865 lbs at 78" before any load, and extends well forward of the mount. It suits skid steers, compact track loaders and larger tractor loaders with the rated operating capacity to carry that at reach — it is not a compact-machine attachment.

Compatibility is determined by mount type, not brand — confirm your machine’s quick attach configuration before ordering.

❓ Rake Grapple Questions, Answered