So I put an hour or 2 on the tractor tonight using the grapple. The more I use it, the more disappointed I am with it. It seems 9 times out of 10 when I pick up a pile of stuff with it, almost all of it falls out. 2 different things are causing it, 1 is the lid design, and the other is the tine spacing.
With the lid design, it never actually can pinch anything between the tines. Also, having only 2 upper tines, there is little chance of actually pinching anything.
Even 'scooping' stuff up doesnt seem to go well for me. I seem to dig more dirt than anything with it!
I can see it working just fine with pile of brush, but I am dealing more with deadfall and firewood type chunks.
I also discovered today why it 'clatters' so much when adjusting the roll of the bucket, or up/down (anything really that jerks it in general). The quick attach openings are too large, and I have almost a 1/4" gap between the pin and the 'locking' side of the opening.
I know some of my issues are possibly still adjusting to using it, but I can see some things are not going to resolve with experience.
I wonder if I am asking too much. All I want to do is clean up the area in the pics...
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