Rockgod said:
66", you have plenty of hp to do whatever you want with it. The 2 cylinder is a nice option.
I don't buy into "48" for each and every tractor", smaller is not better IMO, if that was the case why not a 40",36"? It really does depend on what you'll be using it for. From my experience I just know that a 48" grapple would just get turned into dust. What about a 60"? kind of a happy medium...
Rockgod,
You were going good until that last sentence! I agree with what your saying about the bigger grapple and I truly believe ive been more productive, and quicker with my 64", but a 64" is not going to be any stronger than a 48", it can just carry more.
I'm starting to give up though with the argument of a bigger grapple, not because I don't believe in some cases that it's better, but because god for bid someone recommends anything but a 48".
Your right about the 36" grapple, they are making them now so I wonder if everyone who truly believes smaller is better, is going to go trade their 48" in on a 36"
I have yet to see someone actually post on here that has a 48" AND a larger one.I admit, I do not have any experience with a 48" grapple, however, i have not once found that my 64" grapple cant do everything that people list as an "advantage" of the 64". People talk about digging, torquing the frame, heavier etc and I've never had any issues with any of those.
I think if cost is the main concern, then get a 48". If brush is the only thing you'll be grabbing, then get a 48". However, if you want a more versatile size, get a 64". I find it comical that people with 30 thousand dollars + tractor talk about saving 5 or 6 hundred dollars on the grapple as the big decision maker.
When it comes down to it, a 64" can do everything a 48" can, and a 48" can do everything a 64" can. The only difference is which will do what faster. They both have they're strong points. A narrower one is truly better at some things, and a wider one is truly better at some thing's.
There is no perfect do it all attachment for ANYTHING and grapples are no different. People need to list the uses they have for the grapple in order of priority, and then we can give educated replies. However, it seems like the 48" guys always stick with the 48" grapple, and the 64" stick with the 64". I have told many people that for their uses, a 48" will do everything they need, not just recommended what I have.
With respect to Island tractor, I have also seen him admit (you don't have to admit this IT
) that in some cases a wider one is better.
End of rant.