Grapple A grappling decision

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teampryor

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Location
South of Mason Dixon
Tractor
Massey Ferguson 2615L
After weighing all the options, designs, sizes, companies near and far. I decided the best grapple for me would be a local company s product called the rake master. its 72 inches wide which covers the front wheels.
I visited the small company shop where a robot was busy welding, a automated plasma cutter was going through sheets of ar 400 steel. this is a 4 man operation and they have building rakes and grapples down.
Rake Master: The Most Versatile Clean-Up Rake Ever Made.
heres my tractor with new rake.
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What do you have mounted on your grill guard?
Can I get a better picture of the grill guard?
I'm been thinking about modifying mine.

thanks,
 
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here you go. I just added to the factory guard where i thought it was lacking. the perforated 11 gauge stainless does keep the grille clean.
 

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before stainless and paint
Also added a mounting bolt to both sides just had to drill the 11/16 holes
 

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Looks good!
 
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That grapple rake looks awesome. How much?

ac
 
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Thats a nice grapple. :thumbsup:
Makes me dream of a bigger tractor with a grapple like that.
 
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Nice job on the grill guard,should have done mine before I busted my lower grill and battery.
 
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Yes, I'll need to do the same thing. Punched a small hole in the black plastic vent in the front of mine. No significant damage, but it will probably happen again unless I do something to prevent it.
Your attachment has more of a "rake" utility instead of a root grapple. I went with a grapple because of the wedge type welded pieces on the end of each tine.

HP
 
 
 
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