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The age old question on whether to go for a Hydraulic or Mechanical Grab…

Here we’ll get into the nitty gritty of each grab to give you a better understanding on which will be more applicable to you.

Mechanical Grab

Mechanical grabs are a great asset to your arsenal, coming increasingly more attractive to operators as they fall in a more affordable price range.

They’re also intricately designed to really be put through their paces, making them perfect for applications in the demolition and recycling industry. The best part? … they don’t need a whole lot of maintenance.

After all, operators ultimately want an attachment that saves them the stress and gives them the piece of mind that they can be thrown into the roughest of environments without the worry of damaging; right?

The reason for this is that you don’t need to be wary of those pesky hydraulic hoses.

The mechanical grab has a welded-on base plate to the stick, locking her in place nice and secure with the fixed arm.

A down side of this is, however, is having to physically get out of the cab to switch out attachments by manually knocking out the pins holding that fixed arm in.

This welded design restricts the range of motion making it difficult to take on jobs that require precise movements like; loading up trucks, placing rocks or sifting through waste.