JD grapple/bucket prices?!

[JDTank]

Holy cow!! :shocked:

I heard back from my dealer this morning on some prices for some JD attachments and implements and I almost fell over! Do they charge a premium for green paint on attachments too??

Pallet forks (floating) $1,099
Debris grapple bucket $2,952
Manure fork and grapple $2,679
Root grapple $2,100
MX5 rotary cutter $2,993
Rear blade $799

Is there any other companies that make good grapples for the 3x20/4x20 series JD tractors, for cheaper?

 

[foggy1111]

....This grapple with optional bottom tines and JD bucket connections, and delivery to MN was $1160. Do a search under Markham / Gator. Best bang for the buck....IMO.

 

[gatorgirl]

JD!!!! Call us for your attachment needs I am sure we can save you some money!!!!! Ask for Stell or Nina in sales. You can preview our stuff at our web site. We do a good job just ask around here!
Thanks

Julie-Gator Girl
Gator Attachments

 

[gatorgirl]

....This grapple with optional bottom tines and JD bucket connections, and delivery to MN was $1160. Do a search under Markham / Gator. Best bang for the buck....IMO.

Hey we are now Gator Attachments....no longer Markham but we have the same great product! Thanks for the shout out!
Julie-gator girl

 

[JDTank]

foggy1111 - Do you find that grapple to heavy for the little 3000 series unit?

I still have not bought my tractor yet, still in the deciding phase, but I am concerned the weight of some of these attachments is going to seriously limit how much I can use them on a 3000 series machine.

If one puts on a 600 lb grapple bucket, you can only lift 1,000 pounds after that, and then you are maxed out at what the tractor/loader can handle.

 

[foggy1111]

foggy1111 - Do you find that grapple to heavy for the little 3000 series unit?

I still have not bought my tractor yet, still in the deciding phase, but I am concerned the weight of some of these attachments is going to seriously limit how much I can use them on a 3000 series machine.

If one puts on a 600 lb grapple bucket, you can only lift 1,000 pounds after that, and then you are maxed out at what the tractor/loader can handle.

The pics make the grapple look a lot bigger than it is. (Maybe my camera settings or the angle taken....so don't let the pics fool you.) I don't have loads of experience with the grapple yet....but we did have a mega wind-storm and I had about 25 trees to remove from my trails this fall before deer hunting. It made short work out of the ordeal.....and in an hour or so I had things back to normal.

Most were 10 to 15" pines....and I had no problems with picking these trees up and moving em around at will. I broke a few in two by snapping em between a few other trees and generally could do as I wanted with the downed trees. The grapple seems perfect sized to me....granted I dont have heavy oak...but still....good capacity IMO. :thumbsup:

OH....and I dont remember the exact weight....but its more like 300 lbs...not 600 as said.

 

[kennyd]

Hey we are now Gator Attachments....no longer Markham but we have the same great product! Thanks for the shout out!
Julie-gator girl

We still reference Markham so users can search all the older threads...if they only search Gator they would find VERY little info on your products-you don't want that do you?

 

[kennyd]

foggy1111 - Do you find that grapple to heavy for the little 3000 series unit?

I still have not bought my tractor yet, still in the deciding phase, but I am concerned the weight of some of these attachments is going to seriously limit how much I can use them on a 3000 series machine.

If one puts on a 600 lb grapple bucket, you can only lift 1,000 pounds after that, and then you are maxed out at what the tractor/loader can handle.

I have the same grapple your my SMALLER machine, it is rated for about 900lbs lift. I have done some serious lifting with mine. It is well suited for the 300 series loaders as well. The LD-48 only weighs in at just over 300lbs.

There are also other sources for forks, like Everything Attachments, and Chris Perry's,

 

[JDTank]

Hmm, very interesting!

Thanks for all the info everyone! These things seem very very useful. The stuff I have to move isn't as heavy as what you guys have done so I should have absolutely no problem at all!

I am pretty much sold on these things! There usefulness never runs out. Now, just to find a good price on a tractor to put it on!

 

[mjncad]

I'll bet you could save some bucks by not getting the floating tine pallet forks. I've heard most people don't like them anyway.

So why the name change from Markham to Gator?