Unleashing the Power of The Catawba Attachments Rake Grapple Lineup
Catawba offers several rake grapple sizes, and each one fits a slightly different tractor or type of work. Some are built to stay light for smaller machines, while others give you more width and weight for heavier clearing.
Whether you’re using a sub-compact tractor or a larger John Deere, we have the perfect grapple solution for you.
The main models include:
- Catawba 55″ Rake Grapple
- Catawba Sub-Compact 54″ Rake Grapple
- John Deere 60″ Lightweight Rake Grapple
- Catawba 66″ Rake Grapple
- 60″ Root Grapple Rake
The Catawba Sub-Compact 54″ Rake Grapple: Small But Mighty
The Catawba Sub-Compact 54″ Rake Grapple was built for tractors that cannot carry the same attachment weight as larger compact or utility machines.
At 54 inches wide, it is easier to work through narrow areas around homes, barns, fence lines, and wooded property. It gives smaller tractors a way to grab brush, limbs, and other debris without hanging an oversized grapple off the loader.
Its lighter frame also leaves more of the tractor’s lift capacity available for the material in the grapple instead of using it all on attachment weight.
For a homeowner or small-acreage owner working with a sub-compact tractor, that balance can matter more than simply buying the widest grapple available.
The Catawba John Deere 60″ Lightweight Rake Grapple: Built for Performance
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The Catawba John Deere 60″ Lightweight Rake Grapple gives John Deere owners a wider working area without adding unnecessary attachment weight.
That 60-inch width gives you more reach when cleaning up brush or gathering loose material, while the lighter frame helps preserve more of the tractor’s available loader capacity.
It is useful for jobs such as moving limbs, logs, rocks, and general property debris where a bucket does not give you enough grip.
For owners who want more working width but still need to pay attention to front-end weight, this model fills the gap between a small sub-compact grapple and a heavier land-clearing attachment.
The Catawba 66″ Rake Grapple: Heavy-Duty Power for Big Jobs
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The 66″ Rake Grapple is aimed at tractors that can handle a larger attachment and jobs where extra width is useful.
The wider frame lets you gather more brush and debris in a pass, which can be helpful when clearing larger properties, cleaning fence rows, or working through storm debris.
It also gives you more surface area when handling bulky material such as logs, rocks, and piles of limbs.
That extra size does come with more weight, so tractor capacity still matters. The 66-inch model makes the most sense when the machine underneath it has the loader capacity to use that width effectively.
The Catawba 60″ Root Grapple Rake: Built for Tough Jobs
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The 60″ Root Grapple Rake is intended for rougher clearing work where loose brush is not the only problem.
Roots, heavier debris, rocks, and stubborn material put a different kind of load on a grapple. This model uses reinforced tines and a strong clamping setup to hold onto dense material while you lift, pull, or reposition it.
That makes it useful on properties where clearing involves more than picking up branches.
If the job regularly puts the grapple into rocky soil, root systems, or heavier debris piles, the 60-inch root grapple gives you a more aggressive tool for that kind of work.
Catawba 55 Rake Grapple for Compact and Utility Tractors
The Catawba 55 Rake Grapple sits in a useful middle ground.
This tractor grapple attachment is built for compact and utility tractors that need something stronger than a lightweight sub-compact grapple without stepping all the way up to a wider, heavier model.
The 55-inch width works well for brush cleanup, logs, roots, rocks, and storm debris while still keeping the attachment manageable around tighter areas.
Why Choose Catawba Attachments?
For many small farms, homesteads, and larger residential properties, that size is enough to handle serious cleanup without making the front of the tractor feel oversized.
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Find the Perfect Grapple for Your Needs
Why Catawba Builds Several Grapple Sizes
One grapple size does not make sense for every tractor.
A sub-compact machine needs to protect its limited lift capacity. A larger utility tractor can make better use of a heavier, wider attachment. The type of work matters too.
A property owner mainly moving branches may need something very different from someone pulling roots and rocks out of rough ground.
That is why Catawba builds grapples across several widths and weight classes instead of trying to make one attachment cover everything.
What fits best depends first on what your tractor can comfortably handle, then on the kind of work you actually plan to do with the grapple.
Finding the Grapple That Fits Your Work
Before looking at width, start with your tractor’s lift capacity and front-end setup. That will narrow the choices faster than comparing grapple sizes by themselves
Check the loader capacity, hydraulic setup, mounting system, and the weight of the attachment itself. Then think about what you will actually be picking up.
- Smaller tractors and tighter spaces: The 54″ Sub-Compact Rake Grapple keeps weight and width under control.
- John Deere owners wanting more width without excessive weight: The 60″ Lightweight Rake Grapple gives you additional working area while keeping the frame lighter.
- Compact and utility tractors doing regular property cleanup: The 55″ Rake Grapple offers a practical middle size for brush, logs, roots, rocks, and storm debris.
- Larger tractors and wider clearing jobs: The 66″ Rake Grapple gives you more coverage per pass.
- Root-heavy or rocky clearing work: The 60″ Root Grapple Rake is built for the tougher material that comes with land clearing.
The goal is not to buy the biggest grapple your tractor can lift. It is to choose one that leaves enough loader capacity to actually carry the material you put in it.
If you need a compact-friendly grapple for brush, roots, logs, rocks, and storm cleanup, view the Catawba 55 Rake Grapple.
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