A device for the loosening of forage, in particular silage from a silo. Thedevice is provided witha grabber provided with grabber shells of which the edges facing towards eachother areprovided with cutting elements. The grabber shells are movable between aclosed position andan opened position, wherein the cutting elements are positioned at an anglewith the vertical.This angle is in the range of -25 to 25 degrees, preferably -15 to 15 degreeswith the vertical.
