Patent ID: 7526885

Claim:
A debris splitting grappler adapted to be controllably attached to an excavator stick of the type having a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder comprising: a first grappled portion adapted to be pivotally coupled with the stick and adapted to be pivoted by the first hydraulic cylinder; a second grapple portion adapted to be coupled with the stick, the first grapple portion and the second grapple portion adapted to cooperate in order to grab an object of debris; a knife adapted to be coupled with the stick and adapted to pivot with respect to or in conjunction with the second grapple portion to split and/or cut the object, at least one of the second grapple portion and/or the knife operatively coupled to a second cylinder to effect the pivoting of one or both of the second grapple portion and the knife; wherein the second grapple portion is movably fixed relative to the stick; and wherein the second grapple portion includes a fixing member that allows the second grapple portion to be fixed relative to the stick at a number of predetermined positions.