an improved tool adapted for attachment to a double pin mounting structure of the type that is commonly employed on excavator or backhoe type machines or vehicles . the improved tool is a bucket assembly with a grapple - like tine assembly mounted thereto and controlled by hydraulic actuators . the bucket assembly is mounted to a boom of a backhoe , for example , utilizing a single assembly composed of a hydraulic actuator and coupling members to attach to the double pin mounting structure on the tool . the bucket assembly is mounted on the boom to provide extended movement relative to the boom , and the grapple - like tine assembly is mounted to the bucket assembly for full closure and to enable near full opening relative to the bucket assembly . the tine assembly may be actuated by a pair of hydraulic actuators mounted adjacent one or both sides of the bucket assembly via a free floating bell crank for each pair of hydraulic actuators .