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Message: <blockquote data-quote="500K_773" data-source="post: 167" data-attributes="member: 33">I clear land with my Bobcat and usually go in with the Brushcat and "mulch" the brush and small trees first.  Then I knock the larger trees over complete with the stump and most of the roots.  This leaves the area clear on the surface, but now I have the roots from the small trees and any from the big trees that break underground.  I have scraped the top of the area off in the past, but this usually removes a lot of good topsoil and creates a large rubble pile to dispose of.  I was thinking of using a root rake / grapple to separate the roots from the good topsoil and reduce the amount of material to get rid of.I have tried Bobcat's industrial grapple with tines (see picture in gallery under root rakes), but it had a tendancy to try dig down too deep and I was worrying about bending the tines (it was rented).  I have been looking a root grapple from Loflin Fabrication than looks more sturdy and has an upward cut to the teeth possibly to keep it from digging down too deep.  There is also a land clearing rake design that I found which can be used in either a forward or reverse direction (not as heavy duty as the root grapple though).  Pictures of both of these in the gallery also.Has anyone had any experience with either of these attachments or have a recommendation for another?</blockquote>