Collection: Viper Timber Grab

Manufacturing excavator attachments since 1993, over 30 years building machines for forestry and agricultural contractors across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England.

Timber Grabs — Excavator & Handheld Log Grabs for Forestry, Agricultural and Sawmill Work

Six months of the year, most excavator attachments in Ireland sit idle. Hedge cutting closes at the end of February and doesn't reopen until September, that's half a year your machine could be earning and isn't. A timber grab is the one attachment in your shed with no government season on it. Stack felled timber, shift brushwood off a cleared site, load logs at the yard or sawmill, handle firewood at the woodpile, every day of the year, not just September to February.

Our Viper Timber Grab range covers excavators from 2 to 13 tonne, built to order at our workshop in Fermanagh with a custom headstock matched exactly to your machine and hydraulic pipes included as standard. For work away from the machine, The Claw and The Fang are handheld manual log grabs built from Hardox steel, no hydraulics, no excavator, just a proper mechanical grip on a log at the woodpile or yard. Used by forestry contractors, agricultural contractors, sawmill operators and firewood merchants across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England.

Why Contractors Choose McElhill Engineering for Timber Handling

Anyone can bolt a grab onto a headstock. The difference is what happens after the sale. Every timber grab we build comes from our own workshop in Fermanagh, not imported, not badge engineered, not dropped off by a distributor who's never seen the machine before. That matters when something needs attention six months in, because you're not stuck waiting on parts from overseas or explaining your problem to someone who didn't build it. You're talking to us.

• Over 30 years manufacturing experience, established in Fermanagh in 1993, still family run
• Custom headstock as standard, built to your exact excavator measurements, not a generic fit
• Hydraulic pipes included on every excavator grab, send us your measurements and we cut them to size
• Hardox steel construction, the abrasion-resistant grade used where standard mild steel wears out
• No seasonal restriction, a timber grab earns twelve months of the year, not six
• All servicing and repairs in our own Fermanagh workshop, the people who built it are the people who fix it
• ROI customers with a valid VAT number pay no VAT, we handle the paperwork
• Fits any excavator make and model in the right weight range, JCB, Kubota, Volvo, Doosan, CAT, Komatsu, Hitachi and more

Viper Timber Grab, Excavator Models

Not sure which size suits your machine? Call Gary on 07734 357045, he'll confirm the right model in minutes.

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