Stump grubbing claw
it comes out whole, with its roots.
Synthetic image.
Long tines, passed under the stump, and the whole force of the arm behind them.
It wears nothing away:
it pulls out, and it brings the whole stump up.
Other names for this tool: stump claw, stump-pulling tooth, stump hook, stump extractor.
- Family
- Maintaining green spaces
- Classes (t)
- All
- Coupler
- All, by plate
- Power source
- None — passive tool
What it is for
Right: the stump grinder chews the stump up where it stands, without opening the ground, it is the other tool.
Computer-generated image.
the stump comes out whole, with what was holding it.
Synthetic image.
The tines are passed under the stump and the arm acts as a lever:
the stump comes loose with its roots.
It is work by force, not by rotation — hence a simple tool, with no hydraulics, whose whole performance comes from the machine.
It is used when the ground has to be opened anyway:
the complete reworking of a plot, the preparation of a platform, earthworks to follow, replanting with a pit.
What comes out is bulky and mixed with soil, and that is planned for before starting.
What the claw leaves behind is a job in itself: a hole to be closed, and a stump laden with soil that does not easily fit in a skip.
If your need is simply to make a stump disappear without opening the ground, it is the other tool you want. See the stump grinder.
On which machine?
A stump grubbing claw fits excavators from 1 to 40 t.
On an excavator from 14 to 16 t: a claw of 105 kg, to be checked with you.
On an excavator from 30 to 40 t: 490 kg, to be checked with you.
It is mounted with lugs and pins, or on all quick couplers via a mounting plate.
Backhoe or face-shovel: both mountings are possible.
What the tool does
This tool is used for stump removal, to maintain green spaces.
Its width ranges from 320 to 600 mm, and its height from 712 to 1 140 mm.
Some models are made of E36 steel.
What is needed on the hydraulic side
It is a passive tool: no hydraulic connection is needed.
Figures taken from our models on the market.
Your study sets the exact value for your machine.
Have your machine checked.
Tell us the number of stumps, their species, their size, and what becomes of the ground afterwards.
If the ground must not be opened, say so:
we will point you towards the grinder.
- Your machine Its make and its tonnage.
- The auxiliary circuit Its flow in l/min, its pressure in bar, single- or double-acting.
- The coupler in place Its system and its class.
- The work The use, and the material.
Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.
Or call 01 84 16 55 49 · our lines are open 7 days a week, from 7h to 22h.
Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.
What determines the choice
- 01 — The size and species of the stumps A shallow-rooted conifer and a tap-rooted broadleaf do not come loose with the same force.
-
02 — The length of the tines
Too short, they slip under the stump without taking it;
too long, they tire the tool at the first hard point. -
03 — Taking the lever forces
This tool loads the dipper arm differently from a bucket.
It is there that the quality of the construction shows. -
04 — What becomes of the stumps pulled out
Carting away, mulching, stockpiling:
the volume brought out is always a surprise.
What is checked before ordering
- The machine's load chart in breakout force The stump resists longer than you think, and it is the machine that gives way first.
-
The buried services
A root sometimes follows a trench.
The declaration is made before digging, without exception. -
Reinstating the ground
The hole and the disturbed soil have to be dealt with:
it is part of the job, not of what comes afterwards. -
The disposal channel
A stump mixed with soil is not ordinary green waste:
that point is settled with the client.
- Family
- Maintaining green spaces
- Compatibility
- The seven criteria in detail →