Excavator Root Rake Attachments

An excavator root rake separates what you want to remove from the soil you want to keep. Heavy tines comb through the ground and lift roots, rock, brush, and trash while loose soil falls back through, so you are not hauling topsoil to the burn pile or paying to truck it away. The rake here uses thick tines with gusseted tips and comes in widths matched to machine weight, covering excavators from roughly 6,000 to 15,000 pounds. Choose the width rated for your carrier rather than the widest available, since an oversized rake strains a smaller machine at reach. For material you need to grip and carry, a grapple holds the load.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a root rake and a root grapple?

A rake is a passive tool: the tines comb through soil and you carry material on them, which works well for windrowing debris and shaking soil free. A grapple adds a hydraulic clamp, so it grips a load securely enough to lift, stack, and load into a truck. Rakes clear ground efficiently; grapples handle what you have cleared.

What size excavator does this rake fit?

Widths are matched to machine weight. Narrower sizes suit excavators from roughly 6,000 to 10,000 pounds, and the widest suits machines from about 10,000 to
15,000 pounds. That covers larger mini excavators and midsize machines, but not the smallest compact units. Send us your make and model and we will confirm the right width.

Will a root rake fit my excavator?

The rake uses an interchangeable mounting system, so the bracket is matched to your machine rather than being fixed to one carrier. Pin diameter and spacing vary by weight class and manufacturer, which makes the mount the detail worth confirming before you order. Send us your make, model, and coupler type and we will verify it.

Can a root rake be used for grading?

Only in a rough sense. A rake can level and spread loose material and break up a crusted surface, but the tines cannot hold a consistent grade the way a blade or
grading beam does. Use it to clear and rough out, then switch to a grading attachment for the finished surface. Trying to grade with a rake leaves a rippled result.

Does a root rake need hydraulics?

No. A standard root rake is a passive attachment with no moving parts, so it needs no auxiliary hydraulics at all and will run on any machine with the correct mount.
That makes it one of the simpler excavator attachments to own and maintain, with the tines and tips being the main wear points to inspect over time.