different kinda of grapple

[mroldstyle]

Heres a few pics of a log skidder type grapple I recently finished. I have some red pine plantations that need to be thinned this winter and hope to make good use of it. Fire away with questions or comments. I did a few preliminary pulls with it before painting, but dont have any good pics, Ill try to get some action pics if I think of it.

 

[tglass]

Heres a few pics of a log skidder type grapple I recently finished. I have some red pine plantations that need to be thinned this winter and hope to make good use of it. Fire away with questions or comments. I did a few preliminary pulls with it before painting, but dont have any good pics, Ill try to get some action pics if I think of it.

Pics?

 

[250quality]

Looks awsome!! I broke down and bought the wallenstein model and don't know how I ever lived without it. Great build and hope it serves you well.

 

[Bob77064]

That looks real good.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Looks really good :thumbsup:
Don't tease us, Give us some details :thumbsup:
I see you have a swing cylinder can you also rotate it ?
How much does it weigh and how big a log can you drop it down on ?
Are you running a fixed or hydraulic top link ? (From the picture it looks fixed maybe)
Get some action pictures

 

[wrflt]

Pics?

YOU MADE THIS???

 

[mroldstyle]

YOU MADE THIS???

yes, aint that what we do:licking::thumbsup:

 

[Rustyiron]

Did you build the grapple also? Real nice! All you need now is a winch tucked into it and you would have my dream setup. Tell us some details and get that camera back out!
Thanks for showing.

 

[mroldstyle]

Looks really good :thumbsup:
Don't tease us, Give us some details :thumbsup:
I see you have a swing cylinder can you also rotate it ?
How much does it weigh and how big a log can you drop it down on ?
Are you running a fixed or hydraulic top link ? (From the picture it looks fixed maybe)
Get some action pictures

Yes it swings from side to side hydraulicaly (sp?), it does rotate but only if you were pulling a log around corner, then returns to center, via spring. Spring is under the box up on top.
Havent calculated the weight yet, I dont have a scale but have a link to a weight calculator so I will try to get to that.
Point to point opening is 39", widest inside spread is 52".
I'm using an "adjustable" fixed top link. Not sure if there would be an advantage to a hydraulic for this or not. Other than a reason to buy one.

 

[mroldstyle]

Did you build the grapple also? Real nice! All you need now is a winch tucked into it and you would have my dream setup. Tell us some details and get that camera back out!
Thanks for showing.

yes that was last years project. Winch would be something to think about. Hmmm.