Excavator Implements & Attachments

Shop the most innovative excavator implements and attachments technology on the market today. 

Excavators are heavy construction machines that are widely used in land management, earthmoving, demolition, and construction projects.

Common excavator implements and attachments include mulchers, flail mowers, brush mowers, digging buckets of different sizes, hydraulic hammers for breaking up rock or concrete, shears for cutting steel or other materials, grapples for lifting and moving heavy materials, and thumbs for holding and manipulating objects. These attachments are typically designed to be easy to install and remove, allowing operators to quickly switch between tasks and maximize their efficiency.

Excavator implements and attachments come in a variety of sizes and configurations to fit different excavator models and job requirements. They are usually built to withstand heavy use and are made with durable materials and reinforced structures.

Using the right excavator implement or attachment for the job can save time and effort, increase safety, and improve the overall quality of the work. Excavator attachments are essential for many construction and earthmoving projects, and they can greatly enhance the capabilities of the machine. Some excavator attachments are also equipped with advanced features such as hydraulic controls, digital displays, and sensors, which can further enhance their performance and precision.


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Frequently Asked Questions

Landowners, contractors, and service operators running excavators on active job sites need attachments that hold up under sustained daily use across land clearing, earthmoving, and site preparation work. Our excavator implements and attachments catalog covers the full range of tasks an excavator gets asked to handle, from breaking up compacted ground to moving heavy material across a site. Every category in our catalog is stocked full of units from top brands that build for professional-grade demand across the broad machine weight spectrum, from compact mini-excavators under two tons all the way up to heavy-duty machines pushing 50 tons and beyond.

Rippers And Hydraulic Breakers For Hard Ground

The IS Attachments Excavator Ripper is built for machines from 2 to 40 tons and uses a single-point tooth profile that concentrates breakout force on frozen ground, shale, rock, and heavily compacted soil. Operators dealing with ground conditions that stop a standard bucket hard in its tracks use rippers to open the surface before digging, saving time and significantly reducing wear on the primary bucket across a full day of excavation work. The Destrux Hydraulic Breaker Hammer line covers oil flow ranges from 5 to 79 GPM across models DS-225 through DS-18000, compatible with both excavators and skid steers for operations running multiple machine types on the same site. The Mazio Hydraulic Breaker Hammer covers tool a wide range of diameters from 1.65 to 3.62 inches with machine size compatibility from 0.8 to 14 tons and hydraulic flow ranges of 7 to 26 GPM, suited to rock breaking, concrete demolition, and frost-line work across a wide range of excavator classes.

Digging Buckets And Specialty Excavation Tools

The IS Attachments Tooth Bucket covers widths from 10 to 36 inches for excavators in the 1,500 to 4,000-pound weight class, with reinforced teeth designed for reliable ground penetration across digging and trenching work in tight environments. The EI Attachments Cement Mixing Bucket transforms an excavator into an on-site concrete mixer through three steps: loading, mixing, and unloading, with capacity options from 0.32 to 1.44 cubic yards for machines in the 2 to 10-ton range. For large-scale deep excavation, the Bedrock Attachments Long Reach Arm and Boom reaches 66 feet on 45 to 50-ton machines, with a computerized stress-optimized structure, welding with robotic precision, and cold-rolled steel hydraulic piping built with the intent purpose of high-flow efficiency meant to excel in the extended-reach applications that face teams in the real world.

Grapples extend what an excavator can do well beyond what a bucket handles alone. Material that cannot be scooped, including logs, brush piles, demolition debris, and stone, requires a grapple to grab, position, and move efficiently without multiple repositioning passes that add time to every cycle. Our excavator equipment selection covers grapple configurations from compact units suited to mini machines all the way to heavy-duty models rated for large excavators running demanding forestry and demolition cycles where clamping force and material durability are non-negotiable.

Scorpion And Teran Grapple Models

The MDE Machinery Scorpion Excavator Grapple is constructed from 100% Swedish Hardox steel with opening widths from 26.4 to 75 inches, covering excavators from 1.5 to 85 tons across three models. The S1100 Scorpion suits general landscape maintenance, feeding mulchers, and loading trailers. The S1600 and S1900 step up in size and clamping force for heavy-duty material separation and bulk debris handling. Teeth thickness ranges from half an inch to two inches depending on model, and all three connect through the excavator's hammer lines without additional hose configurations. The Teran TDLG307 Hydraulic Rotary Log Grapple covers 5 to 10-ton machines with 360-degree continuous hydraulic rotation and HARDOX-reinforced jaws for precise log positioning in forestry, land clearing, and demolition work. The Teran TDWSG307 handles the same machine range with a wood and stone grapple configuration suited to sites where material type varies between passes.

Compact Grapples For Mini Excavator Operators

The Hammerhead GR-42 Bypass Grapple covers machines in the 1.5 to 3-ton range with a 42-inch opening width, a lift capacity of 2,650 pounds, and a closed width of just 3 inches for storage and maneuvering in confined spaces. Built from high-strength A50 and T1 steel and manufactured in the USA, it operates as a mechanical knockaround grapple or pairs with a 4-bolt flange hydraulic rotator for operators needing full rotational control on compact excavator equipment applications.

Trenching is one of the most consistent revenue-generating tasks for service operators running compact and mini excavators. Utility line installation, drainage work, and irrigation system installation all run on trenching productivity, and the attachment doing the work determines how many linear feet an operator can move per hour on a contract job. An attachment that cannot match ground conditions or machine hydraulics leaves money on the table every day it runs below its rated output. Our compact excavator attachments catalog includes trenching units matched to the hydraulic output and weight class of smaller machines so operators get full production from day one.

Premier Trencher Models For Mini Excavators

The Premier Trencher T100 and T125 run at 8 to 15 GPM with universal mount compatibility across mini excavators using dedicated couplers or pin grabbers. Digging depths cover 2, 3, and 4 feet with chain widths of 6, 8, 10, and 12 inches. Chain options address the full range of ground conditions operators encounter:

  • Standard Cup Tooth Chain: suited to dirt and clay soils on standard trenching jobs.
  • 50/50 Bullet Tooth Chain: suited to dirt and clay with small fracturable rock mixed in.
  • 50/50 Shark Tooth Chain: suited to frozen dirt and clay with some rock content.
  • 70/30 Scorpion Tooth Chain: suited to dry, highly compacted or frozen soils with a high percentage of rock.

Optional accessories include replacement chains, drive sprockets, and nose wheels. The planetary drive system delivers maximum torque without a chain reduction requirement, and no third drain line is needed for installation.

Excavator-mounted mulchers give land clearing operations a combination of reach and cutting power that ground-based equipment cannot replicate on steep terrain, dense brush, and standing timber. Our excavator mulchers collection covers models from multiple manufacturers across a wide range of machine weights and hydraulic flow requirements for operators running land clearing professionally.

Shearex Forestry Mulchers For Mid-Range Excavators

The Shearex VM-25SK Forestry Mulcher is built for excavators from 5 to 8 tons weighing 11,000 to 18,000 pounds, with a 27.5-inch cutting width optimized for material up to 4 inches in diameter. Nine rotor blades operate through a variable displacement axial piston motor at 13 gallons per minute and 6,000 PSI operating pressure. The CONVEX DX Protection System manages material flow as well as critical rotor protection during sustained and high-intensity cutting cycles. Operators have the optionality to specify carbide teeth or blades, depending on material type, and interchangeable tilt and grapple systems are available for work sites where extraction material handling between excavation passes grants increased productivity to the overall clearing operation. 

Matching Mulcher Output To Machine Class

Mulcher selection is primarily dictated by requirements in hydraulic flow and machine weight for a given project or work type more than any other variable. An undersized mulcher on a large machine wastes the available hydraulic output and limits production below what the excavator is capable of delivering. In contrast, an oversized mulcher on a compact excavator places excess strain upon the hydraulic system, and consequently produces inconsistent cutting results and shortens an attachment’s service life faster without providing a comparable return value statement. Our procurement team and Machine Matchmaker tool both help operators confirm the right mulcher specification before purchase, so the unit arriving on site is matched to the machine it is going on and the material type it will be cutting through from the first day of operation.

Some job sites require reach beyond what a standard excavator arm delivers, and some operations run tractors that benefit from excavator-style digging capability without a dedicated machine. Our excavator equipment implements lineup addresses both scenarios with backhoe attachments for tractors and long-reach configurations for full-size excavator operators working deep excavation or extended-reach material handling.

Titan 3-Point Backhoe For Tractor Operators

The Titan Attachments 3-Point Backhoe with Thumb mounts to Category 1 tractors with a 3-point hitch and runs on the tractor's hydraulic system or an external PTO pump. Built from grade-50 steel with hydraulic pressure support from 2,300 to 3,000 PSI, it covers digging depths of 6 and 7 feet with 160-degree bucket rotation and an integrated hydraulic thumb for handling irregularly shaped material. Horsepower requirements start at 30 HP, making it a practical addition for farm and property operators who need occasional excavation capability without running a dedicated machine for the task.

Bedrock Long-Reach Configurations For Heavy Excavation

The Bedrock Attachments Long Reach Arm and Boom delivers 66 feet of reach on 45 to 50-ton excavators with an 11-meter boom, 9-meter stick, and 1.2 cubic meter bucket. CB linkage uses 2 x 90mm pins for structural integrity under sustained load, and the advanced hydraulic system uses cold-rolled precision steel pipes to reduce contamination and maintain consistent flow efficiency across extended operating cycles. Non-destructive ultrasonic weld inspection is the part of the manufacturing process responsible for producing a CE-certified structure built for deep dredging, canal work, and large-scale earthmoving applications where a standard arm configuration cannot reach the necessary operation zone and where even the slightest structural failure under load is not an acceptable risk.

Getting the wrong excavator attachment, even by one machine weight class or one hydraulic flow range, costs time and money that operators running contract work cannot afford to lose. Our sourcing model is built around getting the right specification confirmed before an order ships, backed by direct manufacturer relationships and a procurement team with seven generations of equipment sourcing experience behind every recommendation.

Using The Machine Matchmaker And Direct Procurement

Our Machine Matchmaker tool lets operators enter their excavator make, model, and weight class to see confirmed-compatible attachments for excavator work from our current inventory. This removes the spec-checking back-and-forth before purchase and surfaces options across all brands we carry, not just one manufacturer's lineup. For operators needing a configuration, size, or brand not currently listed, our procurement team works directly with manufacturers to source it. Attachment specifications, mount types, hydraulic flow requirements, and machine weight compatibility are all details our team handles on the sourcing side so operators get a unit that works from the first job.

Multi-Brand Selection Across Attachment Categories

We carry excavator attachments across grapples, mulchers, breakers, buckets, rippers, trenchers, and long-reach configurations from IS Attachments, MDE Machinery, Teran, Shearex, Bedrock Attachments, Hammerhead, Premier, EI Attachments, and Titan, among others. For operators managing reforestation or proactive land establishment work alongside their excavation operations, our Planters collection carries options that integrate directly into the same land management workflow without requiring a separate sourcing process. Our nationwide service network supports the equipment after delivery, and our procurement team stays available for fitment questions, sourcing requests, and specification support across the full working life of every attachment we place.