Grapple Which one would work better?

[First one]

Thought I had my mind made up on this model Work Saver grapple FLGR-4062S Compact Tractor Grapple .Not knowing to much about them I thought I'd research a little more before buying it this Sat. I wrote to this place and was told for the money I wanted to spend that I should check this model out 60 ROOT GRAPPLE-BUCKET STYLE root rock brush grapple
( ROOT2RG-B60 ) This model has two claws on top. the Work Saver has one .
I really could use some advice on what you think might be the better one.

First ,I should say what I'm going to plan on doing with it. Would like to be able to: rake and pick up brush,limbs ,rocks,logs for fire wood.
The work saver is lighter than the other other which would mean I could lift more. Lower tines are short and only open 27" This is used, but only once you wouldn't know it was off the show room floor it looks that new.
But the ROOT2RG-B60 has the two claws which might hold on to a load better ,but has longer tines, and heavier then the work Saver. This is new and has a 1 year warranty.
Help!!! would anyone take a look at these and let me know what you think before I end up buying the wrong one.
Does the one claw work just as good as the two claw grapple?
Thanks for any advice!!

 

[teg]

So are these the correct links?
Worksaver Compact Tractor Grapple Front Loader

Skid Steer Attachments Pallet Forks Hay Spears Bobcat Cat John Deere Mount Plate

Have you looked at W.R. Long?
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Take your time and know what you need before you buy.

 

[First one]

So are these the correct links?
Worksaver Compact Tractor Grapple Front Loader

Skid Steer Attachments Pallet Forks Hay Spears Bobcat Cat John Deere Mount Plate

Have you looked at W.R. Long?
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica]Open Bottom Grapple - [/FONT]OBG1

Take your time and know what you need before you buy.

Teg
Yes, these are the links.
I'm only able to spend around $1300.00 so I really don't have very many choices to pick from. I see you have a grapple and would like to know what your thoughts were on the one claw and the two claw grapples? thanks 1

 

[teg]

Depends on what you are picking up... branches stick together so one claw works better, with two the branches might hang up on the other claw. If you are picking mid-size rocks or little twigs, two would be the choice since it covers more area.

One thing for sure, ANY grapple is worth it. You might want to check out Wildkat (?sp?) people have threads about how reasonably priced they are. Even with the price increase, I think they are below $1k

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-wildkat-grapple-comin-way-4.html#post2641199

 

[Ken45101]

The two claws are much better for holding uneven loads. If you have a single claw and pick up say a sapling with a stump on it, the grapple will only close to the root ball and won't hold the rest of the tree. With two claws, you have the chance to hold it on both ends.

The pictures I'm seeing have the fronts of the bottom tines upturned. That will make it harder to pick up stuff on the ground. If you look at the skid steer express page (referenced above), you can see how the ends of the tines are upturned whereas the drawing at the bottom has the tines flat against the ground. In my limited experience, I would think the flat on the ground points would be much more useful for picking up stuff on the ground. I have the WR Long grapple and it's not very easy to pick up stuff, I have to tilt it downward at a 45 degree angle which tends to push stuff away.

I notice now that WR Long has an optional tooth:

IMO, the optional tooth would be much more useful for me than the standard tooth. However, the claws would need to come down far enough ahead to push logs, etc. back into the grapple. If they just closed right at the ends, it might push logs, etc. away.

See here from the Skid Steer express page:

According to the drawing, the claw comes down behind the tips. Although I like the design shown in the drawing for the tips of the tines (which is not what they show in the photos on the same page), you have to have a log already up on the tines before the claws can hold onto it. If the lower tines were shorter, then the claws would push it back into the grasp of the grapple.

As I said in your other thread, there are many subtle variations on grapples. If I were doing it again, I would definitely get something without the curved tines.

I hope this makes some sense.

Ken

 

[First one]

Well, after looking around and comparing with a couple other grapples that were in the same price range :confused2:, unless I hear any bad reviews from anyone I'm going to buy a
TITAN 60 ROOT GRAPPLE-RAKE STYLE root rock brush grapple ( ROOT4RG-R60 ) from Skid steer Express, seems like it's pretty rugged and I like the fact that it opens to 48" The price of $1375.00 delivered with free shipping is hard to beat. I'm glad I did a little more research before I jumped on the Work Saver one . The buying on line thing is hard to do when you can't see it up close and put your hands on it . I wonder were it's 600lbs whether or not that's a little much for my L3240 ?

 

[JoeBuyer]

First One,

Did you buy the Titan grapple? That is the exact model I am looking at. Very curious how you like if you bought it.

 

[First one]

First One,

Did you buy the Titan grapple? That is the exact model I am looking at. Very curious how you like if you bought it.

I did buy it, just got it today . It's still in the shipping crate . I got the 5' and it looks to be really rugged. It only took 4 days to get to ME. from TN.
I'll be taking it out tomorrow to get a better look . I'm planning to use my rear remotes , so I still have to get my hoses to hook it up and will be trying to find out how long they need to be . I'll try getting some pic's on tomorrow.
I'm not going to sleep all night been wanting one of these forever.

 

[Ken45101]

I'm planning to use my rear remotes , so I still have to get my hoses to hook it up and will be trying to find out how long they need to be .

I have seen it suggested to use some garden hose to simulate the routing and measure that.

Enjoy!

Ken

 

[nickel plate]

If you happen to have an air hose, use that for measuring your runs as it is just about the same diameter size as 3/8" hydraulic hose which routs easier, has a tighter radius than 1/2" and still delivers a fast enough open/close cycle.