

Among various attachments of excavators, the excavator thumb grab, with its unique design and functions, becomes a core equipment for improving material grabbing efficiency. Through flexible opening – closing angles and strong gripping force, it enables excavators to handle irregular materials such as stones, wood, and waste more easily, greatly reducing the need for manual assistance. If you want to know the detailed information about this equipment, please feel free to contact us for an exclusive quotation. We are online 24 hours a day.【WhatsApp/WeChat/Phone】+86 13837122632
Core Parameters of the Excavator Thumb Grab
Different models of the equipment have a wide range of parameters and can meet various operation requirements. The following is a detailed parameter table:
MODEL | YG03 | YG04 | YG06 | YG08 | YG10 |
Weight(kg) | 100 | 110 | 200 | 350 | 550 |
Oil pressure(kg/cm2) | 110 – 140 | 120 – 160 | 150 – 170 | 160 – 180 | 160 – 180 |
Set up pressure(kg/cm2) | 170 | 180 | 190 | 200 | 210 |
Operating flux(l/min) | 30 – 55 | 50 – 100 | 90 – 110 | 100 – 140 | 130 – 170 |
Cylinder Volume(ton) | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 9.7 |
Suitable excavator(ton) | 4 – 6 | 7 – 11 | 12 – 16 | 17 – 22 | 23 – 30 |
Prominent Advantages of the Digger Thumb Grab
It has many practical advantages to facilitate efficient operations:
- Multi-functional Adaptation: When used with an excavator, it breaks through the limitation of a single excavation function. It can not only complete regular earth-rock excavation but also accurately grab scattered materials, achieving “one machine for multiple uses”. This effectively saves the cost of additional equipment investment and allows the equipment to flexibly switch roles in different operation links.
- Flexible Driving and Stable Gripping: The thumb grab for excavator mostly adopts hydraulic drive (some are mechanical transmission). The hydraulic-driven type has a rapid operation response and can quickly complete the opening-closing action after receiving instructions. Moreover, the gripping force can be adjusted as needed and can be adjusted according to the weight and shape of the materials to avoid the materials from slipping during grabbing, ensuring operation safety and efficiency. The mechanical thumb for excavator is characterized by a simple structure and convenient maintenance, which is suitable for scenarios where cost control is pursued and the operation complexity requirement is not high.
- Significant Cost Reduction and Efficiency Increase: Whether it is the hydraulic or mechanical transmission type, the excavator thumb grab can significantly improve the overall construction efficiency and reduce labor cost expenditure by reducing manual auxiliary operations and accelerating the material handling and circulation speed. Considerable benefits can be accumulated after long-term use.



Wide Applications of the Excavator Thumb Grab
With its performance characteristics, it plays a role in multiple industry scenarios:
- Construction Field: In construction, when dealing with tasks such as construction waste removal and stone loading and unloading, it can efficiently grab and transport irregular materials, assisting in site cleaning, material transfer, and other links, and enabling messy materials to be neatly placed and transported.
- Garden Engineering Scenario: In garden operations, when handling the transplantation of tree trunks and roots, it can accurately grip and avoid excessive damage to plants. Whether it is the transplantation of small seedlings or the cleaning of roots of large trees, it can operate stably and cooperate to complete projects such as garden landscape creation and greening transformation.
- Mine Operation Link: After mine exploitation, it assists in transporting ore fragments. In the preliminary sorting and short – distance transportation of ores, it improves the ore processing efficiency and reduces the labor consumption of manual sorting and transportation by virtue of its gripping force and grabbing flexibility.
- Agricultural and Municipal Scenarios: In the agricultural field, the thumb grab for excavator can be used for straw collection, feed bag transportation, etc., making the material transfer in agricultural production more convenient. During municipal maintenance and site cleaning, the mechanical thumb excavator becomes a powerful tool in tasks such as road debris cleaning and waste transportation after the demolition of small facilities by virtue of its stable performance, covering practical scenarios in multiple industries.
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