Getting Attached

Recyclers have no shortage of options when it comes to attachments to assist in material handling tasks on the job. From orange-peel grapples to lifting magnets to buckets, whether mounted to scrap handlers, wheel loaders or skid steers, attachments provide recyclers with the versatility they need to move and load material with relative ease.

The following attachments are just a few of the products that are designed to tackle various material handling tasks that suppliers have promoted within the last year.
 

1. CEAttachments Edge High-Dump Buckets
CEAttachments Inc., a West Bend, Wis.-based supplier of attachments for compact equipment, has introduced three new Edge High-Dump Buckets to its lineup of specialty bucket attachments designed for loading trucks and railcars. Features include:
•    Buckets pivot 86 degrees for dumping, increasing vertical lift by approximately 44 inches and horizontal reach by approximately 13 inches
•    Transparent spill guard allows for greater visibility
•    Complete with hoses and flat-face couplers
•    Available in 72-, 84- and 96-inch models with a capacity of up to 43.9 cubic feet
•    Optional bolt-on cutting edge
•    Suitable for loaders with operating capacities of more than 1,800 pounds

Visit www.ceattachments.com for more information.
 

2. Genesis Orange-Peel-Type Grapples
Superior, Wis.-based Genesis Attachments, a supplier of mobile shears to the scrap industry, has expanded its product line with the introduction of a full line of orange-peel-type scrap grapples. The Genesis Scrap Grapple (GSG) line includes four models, ranging in capacity from 0.75 cubic yards to 1.5 cubic yards.
Features include:
•    Heavy-duty 4-inch bore hydraulic cylinders with 2.5-inch rods designed to provide powerful closing and fast opening
•    360-degree continuous rotation
•    High-strength, abrasion-resistant steel construction for long life and durability
•    Replaceable, weld-on, abrasion-resistant AR-40 steel tine tips
•    Large-diameter, induction-hardened chrome pins and bushings
•    Heavy-duty cylinder guards designed to reduce the risk of cylinder damage and contamination from debris

Visit www.genesisattachments.com for more information.
 

3. Northshore Manufacturing Heavy-Duty Butt-Tine Grapple
Northshore Manufacturing, Two Harbors, Minn., has added the Heavy-Duty, Butt-Tine Utility Grapple to its line of attachments. Northshore says the grapple is ideal for handling a wide variety of materials, including Jersey barriers, pipe, wood matting, railroad ties and rails, logs, scrapped automobiles and rock. It is suitable for use with truck-mounted material handlers and with excavators.
Features include:
•    360-degree continuous rotation on a heavy-duty bearing with an advanced, high-torque motor and a high-pressure hydraulic swivel
•    High-tensile steel construction
•    Arm tips made from hardened, abrasion-resistant material
•    Oversized, hardened cylinder, arm pivot pins with replaceable bushings
•    High pressure cylinders with holding valves
•    Easily accessible, yet well-protected, grease zerks
•    Available with an optional sand bucket attachment for handling small, loose material
•    Made in the United States

Visit www.builtritehandlers.com for more information.

 

4. Ohio Magnetics 72 SLS Super Loadstar
Ohio Magnetics, Maple Heights, Ohio, has introduced the 72 SLS Super Loadstar electro-lifting magnet, which the company says offers a deep-field design and rugged cast case construction.
Features include:
•    Greater lifting capacity
•    A cooler operating temperature for an extended service life
•    Ideal for hydraulic machines
•    Built for scrap handling applications
•    Optional extra heavy-duty LS-X bottom plate available

Visit www.ohiomagnetics.com for additional information.

5. Rotobec Orange-Peel Grapples
Rotobec, headquartered in Sainte-Justine, Quebec, has released its newest product line, the Rotobec OP series orange-peel grapples, available in four- and five-tine configurations. The company says two jaw-close kits are offered for the four-tine model range.
Features include:
•    Standard magnet shackles
•    An integrated cylinder guard and stop design
•    An available range of Maggrab OP series grapples

Visit www.rotobec.com for more information.
 

6.SENNEBOGEN GREEN LINE GRAPPLES
Sennebogen LLC, Stanley, N.C., has announced that its Green Line scrap handlers are now being offered with its own Green Line orange-peel grapples for use in recycling yards and steel mills.
Features include:
•    Available in four-tine and five-tine models and in sizes from 0.5 to 5 cubic yards
•    Designed for extreme duty cycles in difficult applications
•    Cylinders are provided with heavy-duty protection, while hoses are fitted with optimized routings and steel guards

Visit www.sennebogen-na.com for more information.

7. Walker Magnetics R-Series Radiation Detection Magnets
Walker Magnetics, Worcester, Mass., had introduced its R-Series radiation detection magnets, available with the Cricket radiation detection system from RadComm Systems Corp., Oakville, Ontario.
Features include:
•    Available on 12 different models ranging from 40 inches in diameter to 92 inches in diameter and weighing 1,800 pounds to 15,400 pounds with a range of lifting capacities
•    The ability to identify sources other systems may miss, according to the company
•    Can get close to the source and scan the material for a longer time
•    Offers internal self-test compatibility
•    A Cricket detector can be added to existing magnets

Visit www.walkermagnet.com for more information.

8. Winkle Lightweight Scrap Magnets
Winkle Industries, Alliance, Ohio, has introduced a line of lightweight scrap magnets that offer a weight savings of from 4 to 14 percent compared with other magnets, according to the company. Winkle’s OptiMag “L-Series” lifting magnets for scrap recyclers now include two model ranges: the LDSA magnets, updated from the previous LSA standard, and a new ELDSA line, created specifically for smaller hydraulic scrap handling machines.
Features include:
•    L-Series models offer increased lifting capacity when used to handle lighter weight magnets
•    Recommended for fixed and mixed loads in general duty scrap handling applications
•    Provide a large lifting surface and reduced total weight designed to best use the crane’s load-lifting capacity
•    Heavy-duty mechanical features and deep-field coils
•    Standard models range from 30 inches to 72 inches in diameter
•    Designed to achieve at least 75 percent duty cycles in continuous operation, according to Winkle

Visit www.winkleindustries.com for more information.