Grapple Tong VHZ-2300

The powerful double-acting cylinder ensures that the logs are held firmly.

The specially designed tongs close past each other, providing a very stable tool

The swing cylinder can rotate up to 43 degrees to either side and is a great help when loading the logs. When extracting long logs, it is IMPORTANT that this cylinder is set in the floating position.

The solid parallel bar is safely positioned behind the large closing cylinder and is thus highly protected against external shocks and impacts. It ensures that the tongs close at the same time.

Fittings with sawteeth under the cross boom, ensure that the logs are held in the tongs during extension. 

The 2 support legs are easily placed in the bracket and are always at hand when parking the tool. When using the winch, the support legs are lowered and used to counteract and stabilise the tool.

The top bar attachment has both a fixed hole and elongated slot. The fixed hole is used for short logs, while the elongated slot can be used for long logs.

The 2 fixed guide rods in the middle of the arm ensure that short logs are kept in place during transport. If you are working with long logs, the ends of the logs must end before you get to the guide rods.

The strong cylinder attachment with lubricating nipple ensures long life and a stable tong.

The grapple tongs have a safety guard as standard to protect the tractor while working with the built-in winch.

All assembly bolts are greasable and galvanised.

The VHZ-2300 can open up to 2,300 mm. 

The VHZ-2300 can close its tongs so tightly that it can hold on to a log as small as 17 cm in diameter.

All rotating points of the HZ-2300 are fitted with lubricatable bronze bushes, which give the tongs a very long service life on these points.

The winch in the tongs is fitted with a brake belt, which ensures that the winch is always braked when the wire retraction is completed.

The winch has clear yellow labels with information about the operation and lubrication points, which provides a great deal of security for the user.

The clutch is activated by pulling the green cord, which also automatically activates the brake.

The wire drum is fitted with a spring-loaded freewheel brake, which ensures that the wire drum stops rotating as soon as the extraction of the wire is stopped. This prevents loose wire parts from entering the wire drum.

The clutch in the winch is adjusted and sealed from the factory. The backplate is bolted on and can be easily removed for servicing.

The clutch arm is always pulled up to the welded stop, which makes it easy for the user to know when the winch is fully activated and the 3 pins in the clutch housing are positioned correctly and the winch is pulling optimally.

The three rollers at the top of the winch ensure that the wire is guided onto the drum during retraction. 

When the wire needs to be pulled out into the forest, the wire is easily released via the red cord.