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Viper 1100 Timber Grab | Hydraulic Excavator Timber Grab | Built in Fermanagh
For 2 to 6 ton excavators • Hardox steel throughout • Custom headstock to your machine • Hydraulic pipes included • Available all year round
The McElhill Engineering Ltd Viper 1100 Timber Grab is a heavy-duty hydraulic excavator attachment built for contractors and farmers running 2 to 6 ton mini and midi excavators across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England. Fabricated from Hardox steel throughout in our Fermanagh workshop, it grips, lifts and moves logs, felled timber, brushwood and storm debris with controlled precision on every pass. Every Viper 1100 is built to order with a custom headstock matched exactly to your excavator, and hydraulic pipes are included as standard. Nothing extra to source, nothing to guess.
For forestry and agricultural contractors across Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Viper 1100 is the attachment that keeps your mini or midi excavator earning outside the hedge cutting season. Clear sites after tree shearing, stack timber at the sawmill, shift brushwood from agricultural land, or work through the backlog of storm damage that has been building up across the country. One attachment, year-round work, built to last.
The hedge cutting season closes at the end of February and does not reopen until September. Six months where a cutting attachment sits idle. A Viper 1100 changes that. Stack the timber your tree shear cut, clear the ash dieback your contractor has been asked to remove, deal with the storm damage that appeared last winter. The Viper keeps your excavator on the job all twelve months of the year. Built to your machine. Pipes included. 4 to 6 weeks build time.
Ireland and Northern Ireland have experienced a significant increase in severe storm events in recent years. Storms Babet, Ciarán, Debi, Eowyn and others have left thousands of fallen trees blocking roads, damaging farmland boundaries, and creating serious clearance backlogs across every county. Councils, estates, farmers and forestry contractors all need the same thing: a reliable way to grip and move heavy fallen timber quickly and safely from the excavator cab.
At the same time, ash dieback disease continues to spread rapidly across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Infected ash trees become structurally unpredictable and must be felled and removed. This work is happening on roadsides, farm boundaries and within forestry plantations across every county. It requires exactly the kind of controlled timber handling that the Viper 1100 is built for.
The Viper 1100 allows one operator in one machine to grip, lift and place fallen trees and heavy debris safely and efficiently, without a chainsaw crew on the ground and without the safety risks of manual timber handling. For contractors taking on storm damage and ash dieback contracts in Northern Ireland and Ireland, it is one of the most productive attachments available.
Watch the Viper Timber Grab working on site. Hydraulic grab built for 2 to 6 ton excavators, fabricated in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
The Viper 1100 is a year-round working attachment. Here are the main jobs it handles across Northern Ireland, ROI and England:
- Hardox steel throughout: abrasion-resistant high-strength steel built for heavy repeated use in forestry and agricultural conditions
- Custom headstock built to your excavator measurements as standard: fits any make and model in the 2 to 6 ton range, machined to your exact pin size
- Hydraulic pipes included as standard: send us your machine measurements and we fabricate the pipes to fit, nothing extra to source
- Mechanical two-way hitch: precise, controlled handling for accurate log placement on every pass
- 1100mm grapple opening: handles logs, timber, brushwood and storm debris across a wide diameter range
- 80kg attachment weight: correctly rated for 2 to 6 ton excavators, not oversized and not overweight for your machine
- No seasonal restriction: earns all twelve months of the year, not just the six-month hedge cutting window
- All servicing and repairs in our own Fermanagh workshop: the same people who built it look after it, fast turnaround, minimum downtime
| Specification | Viper 1100 |
|---|---|
| Excavator Weight Class | 2 to 6 ton (mini and midi excavators) |
| Attachment Width | 1100 mm |
| Grapple Opening | 1100 mm |
| Attachment Weight | 80 kg |
| Steel Grade | Hardox, abrasion-resistant high-strength steel |
| Hitch Type | Mechanical two-way |
| Hydraulic Pipes | Included as standard. Send us your machine measurements |
| Headstock | Custom built to your excavator specification |
| Season Restriction | None. Available all year round |
| Build Time | Approximately 4 to 6 weeks from order |
| Price (excl. VAT) | £1,600 |
| Delivery | NI • ROI • England |
Not sure which size suits your machine? Call 07734 357045 and Gary will confirm in minutes.
| Model | Excavator Size | Grapple Opening | Weight | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viper 1100 You are here | 2 to 6 ton | 1100 mm | 80 kg | £1,600 |
| Viper 1300 | 6 to 13 ton | 1300 mm | 180 kg | £2,800 |
The Viper range covers every timber handling job, from excavator-mounted hydraulic grabs to handheld manual tools for the woodpile and sawmill.
The Viper 1100 fits any make and model in the 2 to 6 ton range. A custom headstock is built to your machine measurements as standard. Common excavators used with the Viper 1100 across NI, ROI and England include:
The Viper 1100 is built for excavators from 2 to 6 ton, including mini and midi excavators which are the most common machine size used by smaller forestry and agricultural contractors across Northern Ireland and Ireland. Call Gary on 07734 357045 with your machine make and model and he will confirm the right size immediately.
No. Hydraulic pipes are included as standard with every Viper 1100. When you place your order, send us your machine measurements and we fabricate the pipes to fit. Nothing extra to source, nothing to chase from a supplier. It arrives ready to connect.
Yes, and this is one of its most important uses. Following storms Babet, Ciarán, Debi, Eowyn and others across Ireland and Northern Ireland, there is a significant backlog of storm damage clearance work. The Viper 1100 allows one operator in one excavator to grip and move heavy fallen trees and debris quickly and safely from inside the cab, without a chainsaw crew on the ground, and without the risks of manual timber handling around unstable fallen trees.
Yes. Ash dieback is causing widespread tree loss across Ireland and Northern Ireland and the felling and removal of infected ash trees is now a major and growing workstream for forestry and agricultural contractors. The Viper 1100 handles ash timber safely, gripping and controlling felled material from the excavator cab, which is especially important when working with structurally unpredictable ash dieback trees.
Yes. Unlike hedge cutting attachments such as saw heads, flail heads and tree shears, timber grabs carry no government seasonal restriction. The Viper 1100 can be used every day of the year. This makes it one of the best-value attachments for any contractor with a mini or midi excavator, because it keeps the machine earning during the six-month period when cutting attachments cannot be used.
Yes. Every Viper 1100 headstock is custom fabricated to your excavator's specification. It does not matter what make or model you are running: JCB, Kubota, Caterpillar, Volvo, Komatsu, Doosan, Takeuchi, Hitachi or any other brand in the 2 to 6 ton range. Send us your measurements when you enquire and we build the headstock to match. Call 07734 357045 to discuss your machine.
Allow approximately 4 to 6 weeks from order to delivery. We deliver by palletised haulage to Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England. Workshop collection from our Fermanagh workshop is also available. Call Gary on 07734 357045 to get your order in the queue.
Republic of Ireland customers with a valid VAT number are zero-rated. You do not pay VAT on your order. Provide your VAT number when you enquire and we will zero-rate your invoice. UK customers pay VAT at the standard rate. All prices shown are exclusive of VAT.
All servicing and repairs are carried out in our own Fermanagh workshop by the same team who built your machine. No sending it to a depot, no chasing a distributor. For contractors who cannot afford downtime, that direct workshop relationship is essential. See our Workshop Services page for more information.
We deliver across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England via trusted palletised haulage. Delivery beyond these areas can be arranged on request. All machines are securely palletised for safe transport to your yard or job site.
- Northern Ireland and England: delivery arranged once payment is confirmed
- Republic of Ireland: delivery arranged once payment is made and your VAT number is confirmed. We handle the paperwork.
- Workshop collection: you are welcome to collect directly from our Fermanagh workshop. Let us know when ordering.
Made to order in Fermanagh. Short season, hard work, long days. Built for all of it.
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Built to order in Fermanagh. Custom headstock. Hydraulic pipes included. Call Gary and he will confirm the right spec for your machine and give you a lead time.
☎ Call 07734 357045Or email mcelhillengineeringltd@hotmail.com • Made to order in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland