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   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #411  
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   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #412  
Those axles seem to be set very far back. (Maybe it just looks that way) What kind of tongue weight do you regularly see.
 
   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #413  
That is a nice trailer! :thumbsup:

I feel that 'envy' thing coming on again... :silly:
 
   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #414  
The rest of the hovering trailer...

Not to hijack the thread, but I want to know more about this trailer. Info please, or it's own thread would be OK too.:thumbsup:
 
   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #415  
Not to hijack the thread, but I want to know more about this trailer. Info please, or it's own thread would be OK too.:thumbsup:

I don't want to hijack this thread, either. I will start another thread about it in the Trailers section. It may take a day or two to get around to it. I will post a few pics, also.

Furu...Yes, it does have a heavy tongue weight. The only thing I don't like about it, but I guess you learn to deal with it. The axles need to be further back because of the weight shift when dumping. It's 20' long. For normal loads, (like a load of firewood or debris), I don't need a weight control hitch. For dirt or gravel, I keep the load in the back two thirds, and use my weight control hitch. And use common sense. When I have the tractor loaded with attachments on, etc. , I do use a weight control hitch. I have a hitch on my box blade as well as a small 3 point hitch attachment that has ball mounts for hooking it up to the tractor. Very maneuverable that way. Then I can load and move the trailer with the tractor only and not have to use the truck and worry about getting it stuck out in the woods.
 

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Furu...Yes, it does have a heavy tongue weight. The only thing I don't like about it, but I guess you learn to deal with it. The axles need to be further back because of the weight shift when dumping. It's 20' long.

That makes sense now. Thanks for the clarification.
 
   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #417  
I was going to get a 4in1 bucket once but never did. Do you find it useful? I don't move much dirt and was going to use it grab things but then grapples came more available/known.
 
   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #418  
I was going to get a 4in1 bucket once but never did. Do you find it useful? I don't move much dirt and was going to use it grab things but then grapples came more available/known.

I have both grapple and 4n1. The grapple is far more useful and gets used more often. The 4n1 is a great tool for a contractor who has multiple jobs away from a home base to store other implements but it is literally a Swiss Army knife...capable of many jobs but great at none of them. Picking up brush is frustrating as the scissor clamping means that you cannot get much long brush or tree limb material into the open bucket and then clamp. Whatever is smaller than the first object to contact both clamping surfaces will fall out. On the other hand, I do mount it when I am using the backhoe to dig as it is very convenient to be able to grasp one stump at a time and also push dirt back into the hole.
 
   / Which type of grapple is best suited for... #419  
... all around grapple work?

I'm in the "serious" stage of grapple shopping now, moving past the "oooh that's cool" and "I should get one someday" to "about ready to pull the trigger. :thumbsup:

There seem to be several different main designs. There is the "Rock Grapple," the "Root Grapple," the "Bucket Grapple", etc etc etc. Some have longer/skinnier bottom tines, some have shorter/stouter (and more) bottom tines, some have a solid bottom bucket, and then there is the dual vs single upper arm. I can understand the theory and philosophy between the different designs, especially having dual upper arms for uneven loads. However, in real-life application, are they really a big advantage?

I'm sure each design has it's special niche, but if I'm looking for the "jack of all trades" grapple bucket, which design will best fit "all around" use, including roots, brush piles, logging, boulders, etc?

Also, for size, I'm considering going no bigger than 60", since it's less weight, and smaller (so it fits better into places). Is there anything else I should consider in regards to width, as it relates to the different grapple designs?

Thanks in advance.

TSO, Saw his company on eBay today, don't recall any posts about them on TBN.

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