Meet the Muscle That Lifts, Clamps, and Conquers—Sibom’s skid steer grapple fork

Every compact loader operator—whether they run CAT 2-series rubber tracks on a highway demo, thread a Bobcat® through suburban backyards, or roll a Kubota SVL across row-crop ground—has faced jobs where a plain bucket just can’t control the load. Logs twist loose, roofing tear-off slides off the lip, concrete chunks tumble out the sides, and hay bales refuse to stay stacked. Sibom’s new skid steer grapple attachment ends the wrestling match by combining an open-floor fork, a twin high-power clamp, and battle-ready steel into one tool that grabs almost anything you can drive under.

A fork that grips like a claw—but handles like a pallet tool

The heart of the design is an open fork grapple design: forged tines set on adjustable sleeves so crews can run narrow spacing fork grapple for pallets or soil sorting grapple fork work, then slide to a wider stance for oversized rubble. A massive cross tube carries dual nitro-rod pistons, creating a true dual hydraulic cylinder grapple that squeezes with even pressure from tip to heel. No load rocks free, whether you’re pinching tires in a recycling yard or cradling cedar stumps on a hillside land-clearing contract.

Because the tines pass clear through the back frame, fines and water drop away. That pass-through floor transforms the attachment into a dirt filtering grapple fork whenever a contractor needs to lift demolition debris while leaving fill in place. Landscapers love the same architecture for sifting soil from roots, while municipal crews praise the speed on post-storm gutter cleanup—proof that one multi-purpose grapple fork can replace half a trailer of niche tools.

Built to dominate brutal jobs—and last seasons, not shifts

Sibom starts with high-yield plate and robotic full-depth seams to create an industrial grapple fork skeleton that laughs at pry-bar side loads. Gussets tie the clamp ears into the frame top rail, turning peel-out impacts into minor vibrations. Tines slot through machined bosses and fasten with flange nuts—no limp keeper bolts, no egg-shaped holes. That devotion to detail generates a heavy duty grapple fork rated for scrap yards, yet nimble enough for residential retaining-wall tear-outs.

Every pivot pin spins in grease-grooved chromoly sleeves. Dust seals and bolt-on guards hold contamination at bay, giving the arm a truly long service life grapple record. When a job grinds against rebar or granite, the wear resistant grapple fork quench-and-temp skin shrugs the scuffs instead of mushrooming. The philosophy is simple: build once, work hard, invoice often.

Clamp force you feel in the seat, controlled by your thumb

Hook the attachment to standard auxiliary hydraulics and twin cylinders deliver crushing bite. Fit it to a CAT high-flow carrier and a load-balance valve automatically meters flow to both rams—no uneven jaw drift. On older Bobcat and Kubota platforms, a flow restrictor in the manifold protects seals while still powering a serious high clamping force grapple. Operators report lifting suspended concrete slabs that once needed slings and two laborers, validating the name labor saving grapple.

Grip, roll, and carry—the geometry keeps the bucket floor slightly canted so loose fill nests behind the heel, while the clamp crown pins the nose of the load. The result is a stable grapple attachment that drives faster between pile and dump point with zero drop-off trail. That speed is why rental houses list it as a time saving grapple attachment for cleanup bids.

More jobs, fewer change-outs

One load may be brush; the next, bridge-demo blocks. The Sibom fork tackles both because the tines are drilled for optional serrated bars, turning the tool into a gripping tooth grapple for limb bundles. Drop the bars and swap to a smooth edge, and you’re back to pipe runs or setting palletized sod. That adaptability clinches ROI on everything from forestry grapple fork storm salvage to scrap handling grapple steel prep in a salvage yard.

Switch between a skid steer grapple bucket and the Sibom fork by tilting out, tripping the levers, and docking the next plate—30 seconds flat on any ISO coupler. Flat-face hydraulic plugs seal instantly and the attachment’s hose standoffs clear wide CAT and narrow Kubota arms alike. Fleet owners who juggle multiple makes finally gain one universal skid steer grapple that never needs brand-specific spacers.

Trenching? Build a spoil berm without losing rock

Pipeline crews frequently cut narrow, deep slots with Sibom’s trench saw or wheel trencher; the newly excavated fill is a nightmare to move with a smooth bucket. Slide under, clamp with the skid steer fork grapple, shake once, and dusty fines drop while ballast-sized stone stays caged. That “inverse screening” effect produces back-fill-ready aggregate in one motion. Utility contractors call it an efficient material sorting grapple; we call it cutting hours off timelines.

Serious capacity— without a weight penalty

Traditional grapples sacrifice lift capacity to heavy clamp plates. Sibom’s engineers cut steel where it does nothing and doubled it where force vectors meet. The resulting large capacity grapple carries more cubic volume than many solid-floor buckets, yet remains light enough for a Bobcat S590 to cycle without relief-valve squeal. A compact design grapple fork width stays inside legal trailer beams, making transport effortless behind a three-quarter-ton pickup.

Tested across the industry spectrum

Demolition grapple attachment tests in Chicago tore into two-story masonry and stacked half-brick, half-timber mash on rubble trucks without hinge slack. A Georgia storm cleanup grapple fleet cleared oak trunks after a hurricane, running continuous 18-hour shifts with only minor hose nicks. Out West, an Oregon forestry grapple fork contractor raked clear-cut residue on slopes a tracked Kubota SSL could barely stand on, yet the fork refused to deflect.

Scrap yards praise the recycling grapple fork steel separation; landscapers applaud soil pass-through; farmers swear by the hay bale grapple fork tack-weld kit that pins on cross bars—proving the tool’s place as the most versatile grapple attachment a loader can carry.

Safety baked in

An over-center load check stops jaw drift if a hose fails mid-travel. Bolt-on cylinders aim inward to shelter rod chrome from snagging rebar in demolition waste grapple duty. Serrated anti-slip tread on the upper frame gives operators safe footing when chaining odd-loads. The open-floor architecture provides clear sight lines, supporting precise positioning beside pick-up trucks or over screening grids. No random pinch points, no unpredictable springback.

Easy on the wrench budget

Pins knock free with a drift punch; bushings press out with an arbor in minutes. Hoses are standard SAE; get replacements at any hydraulic shop. Cylinder glands service from the rod side, no need to unhook the line. That simplicity is why equipment managers place Sibom units in rental fleet grapple fork rotations without fear—downtime equals lost revenue, and these forks earn their keep.

A channel-forged investment in productivity

The true cost of grapple ownership is the time you’re NOT switching between attachments: one tool grabs brush, sorts concrete, stacks logs, loads scrap, and wrestles rock. Combine those hours and you discover a cost effective grapple that pays for itself well before its first tooth set needs flipping.

Contractors value the fact that the same CAT on a subdivision demo can shuttle to a concrete recycler after lunch, that a Bobcat tackling landscape tear-out in city alleys can reload pallets of pavers without removing the fork, and that a Kubota grading fence lines can lift three-string straw bales in the evening. All with one attachment.

Clamp the future

When your CAT powers through concrete, when your Bobcat stacks pallets of maple sleepers, when your Kubota clears a wind-thrown oak, they’ll do it tighter, quicker, and safer with Sibom’s skid steer grapple fork locked on the coupler. One attachment, four seasons, limitless loads—because real productivity is measured