AKfish
Super Member
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2004
- Messages
- 5,419
- Location
- Alaska
- Tractor
- JD 5115M; JD 110 TLB; JD 4720; Ford 9N; JD X300R
They are estimating Friday, so I'll stop by the dealer and get some pictures, and try to hurry them along to get it to my house:laughing:
I do think a 4 in 1 would be very nice, especially with the grapple as well. Be able to grab dirt and gravel that the grapple can't would be nice. If I didn't get the grapple with it, I'd probably be looking for a 4 in 1. Having both, though, is what we call the 'cats meow' around here:thumbsup:
Good news, Martian. Gettin' close.. I seriously considered the 4n1. But, it was (is) heavy and expensive! And of course it's a "compromise". Not as much capacity as a standard bucket and it's not as capable as a real grapple, either.
It is really nice to have the flexibility to tackle those "little jobs" that don't really require a grapple (a couple of trees, etc.) or moving a few yards of material (not 100-200 yards). So, you wouldn't want to go through the trouble of switching out the attachment - all ya gotta do is flip the toggle switch!
For my purposes, when I need a grapple it makes more sense to switch the bucket out. And when I'm moving dirt or gravel - more often than not - it's several dump truck loads at a time.
So, in the final decision - I don't really see that having a 4n1 is an attachment that I just can't "live" without..
AKfish