You know that feeling. You’re trying to load shredded scrap into a truck. Your excavator bucket or grapple stabs at the pile. Steel falls off. You chase it. The truck waits.
There’s a faster way: a hydraulic excavator magnet. No pinching, no dropping, no fuss. Just a big, powerful magnet that picks up what you aim at – and lets go when you want.
What Can You Do With A Hydraulic Excavator Magnet That You Can’t Do With A Grapple?
Let me tell you about a scrap yard in Texas.
They used to load a truck with a grapple. Two guys – one operating the excavator, one on the ground pushing loose steel with a loader. Every truck took 15 minutes.
Then they bolted on an excavator machine magnet.
Same operator. No ground guy. The magnet sweeps over the pile, grabs three times as much steel per bite, and drops it cleanly into the truck.
Loading time dropped to 4 minutes per truck.
The yard owner said, “I should have bought this magnet years ago. My grapple is now sitting in the corner rusting.”
That’s the difference. A grapple stabs and squeezes. A magnet lifts without touching – no bending, no shaking, no spilt steel.
Meet The Excavator Magnet Attachment For Sale – How It Works
This hydraulic excavator magnet is a hydraulic electromagnet.
You mount it on your excavator arm just like a bucket. Two hoses connect to your excavator’s auxiliary circuit.
When you send hydraulic flow to the magnet, it creates a strong magnetic field. Steel sticks to the bottom.
When you want to drop the load, you reverse the flow (or turn off the flow, depending on the valve) – the magnet releases instantly.
No buttons. No separate generator. No extra battery. Your excavator’s own hydraulics do all the work.
Think of it as a big, flat, round magnet that you can turn on and off from your cab.
You can pick up:
- Shredded scrap (cars, white goods, light iron)
- Heavy demolition rebar and beams
- Steel plate and pipe
- Cast iron scrap
- Even boulders that contain magnetite (but that’s rare)
One operator in Australia told me, “I used to spend half my day picking up dropped steel with a loader. Now the magnet picks it all up in one sweep. My loader driver is now running a second excavator instead.”
What The Excavator Machine Magnet Numbers Mean For You？
Here is the spec table. But instead of reading numbers, let me translate each row into what you will feel on the job.
| Model | Suitable Excavator (ton) | Weight (kg) | Power (kW) | Outer Diameter (mm) | What This Means for You |
| YGML02 | 4–6 | 1400 | 5 | 700 | Smallest model. Fits mini excavators. Picks up light scrap – car bodies, tin cans. Good for small yards or recycling bins. |
| YGML04 | 7–11 | 1500 | 8 | 800 | Popular size for 8–9 ton machines. Lifts about 300–400 kg per grab. Great for mixed scrap. |
| YGML06 | 12–16 | 1890 | 8 | 900 | Step up. You can clear a truckload of light scrap in 5–6 grabs. |
| YGML08 | 17–23 | 2000 | 10 | 1100 | Wide magnet. Sweeps a bigger area. Lifts heavier bundles – engine blocks, thick rebar. |
| YGML10 | 24–30 | 2200 | 10 | 1200 | Most popular for 25-ton excavators. Balances weight and lifting power perfectly. |
| YGML14 | 31–40 | 2500 | 15 | 1300 | Heavy duty. For port and demolition yards with thick steel plates and beams. |
| YGML20 | 41–50 | 2800 | 15 | 1400 | The big boss. Fits 45-ton excavators. Lifts 1.5–2 tons per grab. Moves mountains of scrap. |
Outer diameter matters because a wider magnet covers more area. But too wide and you can’t see around it. The sizes above are balanced for good visibility and high pick-up.
Where Does A Hydraulic Excavator Magnet Actually Save You Money?
I’ll give you three real examples.
1. Loading trucks
Without a magnet, grapple loads 10 tons in 15 minutes.
With magnet: same 10 tons in 4 minutes.
If your truck rate is 100perhour, you save $18 per truck (11 minutes saved). Do 20 trucks a day – that’s $360 saved every day just in truck waiting time.
2. Cleaning the yard
After a grapple loads a truck, small pieces fall onto the ground. You need a loader or a broom.
With a magnet, you sweep the pile clean. No dropped steel. No extra machine. No extra labour.
3. Sorting different metals
A magnet only picks up ferrous steel (iron-based). Non-ferrous metals like aluminium, copper, and stainless steel stay on the ground.
So you can use the magnet to quickly separate steel from mixed scrap. Then sell the non-ferrous metals separately for a higher price. One yard in Germany increased its aluminium recovery by 30% just by using a magnet first.
What Real Operators Say About The Excavator Magnet Attachment For Sale？
- “My grapple used to drop rebar all the time. The magnet holds it like glue.” – Scrap yard foreman, Florida
- “I was worried about overheating the magnet. We ran it for 8 hours straight – barely warm.” – Demolition contractor, UK
- “The kids love watching it. My son calls it the ‘metal vacuum cleaner’.” – Small yard owner, Poland
- “We bought a used magnet from another brand – it broke in two months. This one has lasted two years.” – Port operator, Netherlands
I’m not making these up. They are from actual emails and calls.
Try A Hydraulic Excavator Magnet On Your Own Scrap
You might be thinking: “What if the magnet is not strong enough for my steel?”
We hear that a lot. So here is our offer.
- Order the model we recommend.
- Mount it on your excavator (we send a hose kit and manual).
- Use it for 30 days on your own material.
- If you are not completely satisfied – if it drops steel, overheats, is too slow, or you don’t like the colour – return it for a full refund.
That’s not a marketing trick. That’s confidence.
And if you mention “magnet trial” when you order, we will include a set of spare wear plates. You keep the wear plates even if you return the magnet.
This offer is valid for the next 10 units only.
Contact us
👉 Send us an email right now: admin@chinayugongmachinery.com
- Your excavator brand and model
- What type of scrap do you handle
- Your phone number (WhatsApp or direct)
We will reply within 24 hours with:
- A recommended model number
- A short video of that exact model picking up steel like yours
- A price that will make you ask, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?”
Stop stabbing. Start lifting.