Patent ID: 8348319

Claim:
A grapple attachment, comprising: an attachment bracket; a swivel assembly rotatably connected to the attachment bracket to permit rotation of the swivel assembly relative to the attachment bracket about a swivel axis; a motor connected to the swivel assembly to rotate the swivel assembly about the swivel axis; an elongated main beam pivotally connected to the swivel assembly so that the elongated main beam can pivot relative to the swivel housing about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the swivel axis, the elongated main beam has an axis that is perpendicular to the pivot axis and to the swivel axis, and the elongated main beam is rotatable with the swivel housing about the swivel axis; the swivel assembly is positioned between the attachment bracket and the elongated main beam; a first actuator connected to the main beam to tilt the main beam about the pivot axis, the first actuator having a first end attached to the swivel assembly and a second end attached to the main beam; a second actuator connected to the main beam to tilt the main beam about the pivot axis, the second actuator having a first end attached to the swivel assembly and a second end attached to the main beam for tilting the main beam about the pivot axis; and the second end of the first actuator and the second end of the second actuator are positioned on opposite sides of the pivot axis.