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Source-checked, spec-led buying guides · Australia

Match the attachment to the machine—and the machine to the job.

Field-ready guidance for choosing forestry mulchers, tree shears, grapple saws, stump tools, grapples and pruning attachments for Australian hardwood and commercial clearing work.

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Field rule 01Tonne class starts the shortlist. Hydraulics, lift capacity and cooling finish it.Read the carrier-matching guide →

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Choose the attachment

Eight ways to change what one carrier can do

Start with the work method, then compare carrier range, hydraulic demand, tooling and realistic production—not the largest number in the brochure.

Trevi Benne

Tree shears

2.5–35 t carrier range · 4 model pages

Powerhand

Grapple saws

8–30 t carrier range · 4 model pages

Choose your starting point

Find the shortlist that matches the way you buy

Carrier on hand, contracted outcome or a head-to-head decision—each path reaches the same verified machine data.

01Start with my carrierAttachments by excavator size02Start with the contractEquipment by application03Settle the methodHead-to-head comparisons04Check the numbersCalculators and matcher
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Start from the job

Specify the whole clearing workflow

The attachment only earns when the next machine in the chain can keep up. Follow each job from standing vegetation to the finish written into the contract.

Road Corridor Clearing EquipmentRoad authorities · Civil contractorsRail Corridor Vegetation EquipmentRail operators · Rail maintenance contractorsPowerline and Transmission Easement EquipmentNetwork operators · Utility vegetation contractorsBushfire Fuel Reduction EquipmentLand managers · CouncilsSolar and Wind Farm Site Preparation EquipmentRenewable developers · EPC contractorsSubdivision and Civil Site Clearing EquipmentDevelopers · Civil contractors

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Start from your carrier

One excavator. A more useful fleet.

Choose the operating-weight band, then verify attachment mass, working-radius lift capacity and continuous auxiliary flow.

Open the attachment matcher
  1. 1.5 to 5 Tonne ExcavatorsUrban and precision vegetation work
  2. 5 to 10 Tonne ExcavatorsVersatile vegetation-management platform
  3. 10 to 16 Tonne ExcavatorsCommercial clearing crossover class
  4. 16 to 25 Tonne ExcavatorsHeavy clearing and infrastructure workhorse
  5. 25 to 40 Tonne ExcavatorsIndustrial clearing and biomass carrier
  6. Skid Steers and Compact Track LoadersFlat-ground mulching production carrier
Make the commercial decision

Evidence before enthusiasm

Use the comparison library to choose a method, then the buying guides to test the quotation.

Head to head

Compare work methods

01Tree Shear vs Grapple Saw→02Tree Shear vs Feller Buncher→03Stump Grinder vs Stump Cutter→04Dipperfox vs Conventional Stump Grinder→All comparisons
Knowledge base

Read the buying rules

01Hydraulic Matching for Forestry Attachments→02Lift Charts, Attachment Mass and the Suspended-Load Rule→03Maximum Diameter vs Production Diameter→04Australian Hardwood and Attachment Performance→All buying guides

Bring the carrier data. Leave with a defensible shortlist.

Start with operating weight, lift chart, auxiliary flow and pressure, then match those figures to the attachment and the work.

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Where to start

Glossary

Auxiliary flow, case drain, grapple area, optimal target diameter. The vocabulary of a quotation, defined in plain language, each entry linked to the guide where the term decides something.

Frequently asked questions

The questions that come up on every enquiry: whether a tonne class means compatibility, what hydraulic information a supplier needs from you, how to compare two quotations, and when to hire instead.

About this site

Who the guides are written for, where the specifications come from, how indicative figures are marked, and the limits of what any published number can tell you before a site assessment.