Selecting A Grapple

[KennedyDiesel]

Check out Virnig as well I went with their 66" skeleton rock bucket with removeable side plates plus I added their bolt on grapple so I can have my cake and eat it too. The skeleton bucket works well for manure/hay etc also. I can pick up relatively heavy wet birch and maple logs at 10-15' long just need to play it safe for the tipping factor.

Virnig Manufacturing, Inc. - Skeleton Rock Grapple




I should add that the points are excellent for seeding grass. After preparing with my Harley rake I just back drag with the points to create my mini soil furrows and seed away.

 

[pane056]

Hello;

Thanks to all of you for the support.

Mr. Red Horse. Nice job. I would and could do the same thing except for suffering a stroke last year. Recovery has been very, very good. Also I just had total knee replacement and am recovering.

I am counting on a total recovery so why not buy tractor stuff?

Thanks, nicholas

 

[hizoot]

Kinda wondered when that product would hit the streets. I am confident they would make a very good product and do things correctly. If I were in the market......I would look or ask here! (at artillian) :thumbsup:

Good to hear from you Kenny....long time....

foggy

just a heads up,that you'll find kenny and some really great guys over at http://tinyurl.com/cxlz6un
talking about our deeres.

 

[foggy1111]

foggy

just a heads up,that you'll find kenny and some really great guys over at http://tinyurl.com/cxlz6un
talking about our deeres.

Yep....and I weight in over at that site every now and again. Good folks at that site too. Still...I seem to check in over here more.

 

[foggy1111]

My two cents- I'm a Wildkat fan. the 48" Economy is a heck of a value-and just right for a 3320. If you are buying this to move brush, buck logs etc its perfect. remember-every pound of steel in the grapple is one less pound of payload. granted there is a trade off on durabiity but if you damage this thing with a 3320 you are truly a "cowboy"! IMO perfect match for a 3320. there are a ton of posts on this subject and a ton of Wildkat 48 "fans". check it out.

couple of pix of mine- I ordered without the JD hook up and installed my own

Unless you add the re-enforcement to the top of those JD hooks.....you are asking for trouble. This is what I wrote about above. With a heavy load you are liable to open those hooks which could result in expensive repairs to your loader and your grapple. It happened to me with a Gator product....which is made similar to that shown in your pics. LOOK at the JD hooks.....they have a gusset plate on top of that hook to add strength.

You have allot of leverage on those hooks with those long grapple teeth and a heavy load that may be waaay out to the side. Easy to bend those hooks if you don't have proper support!

I built a snow blade for my loader last year and IIRC the gusset plates were about $6 each. You also could make your own.....just look at any JD bucket to see how to properly do this.....or look closely at the pic below.

OK....stepping down from my soapbox....again.

 

[Red Horse]

Unless you add the re-enforcement to the top of those JD hooks.....you are asking for trouble. This is what I wrote about above. With a heavy load you are liable to open those hooks which could result in expensive repairs to your loader and your grapple. It happened to me with a Gator product....which is made similar to that shown in your pics. LOOK at the JD hooks.....they have a gusset plate on top of that hook to add strength.

You have allot of leverage on those hooks with those long grapple teeth and a heavy load that may be waaay out to the side. Easy to bend those hooks if you don't have proper support!

I built a snow blade for my loader last year and IIRC the gusset plates were about $6 each. You also could make your own.....just look at any JD bucket to see how to properly do this.....or look closely at the pic below.

OK....stepping down from my soapbox....again.

Agree- those pix were "in progress" . see attached-Probably could have made them bigger/wrap around but I think they do-that plus "Operator common sense"

 

[OrangeJbird]

I built a snow blade for my loader last year and IIRC the gusset plates were about $6 each.
Could I see more pics of your snowplow? You probably posted them somewhere on here

 

[foggy1111]

I built a snow blade for my loader last year and IIRC the gusset plates were about $6 each.
Could I see more pics of your snowplow? You probably posted them somewhere on here

OK....at the risk of trashing this thread....here are some pics of my snow plow build. The novel thing about this plow is how I kept it from getting too far forward of the QD mounts....but kept it as a floating plow - which is good for rough surfaces IMO.

 

[Red Horse]

OK....at the risk of trashing this thread....here are some pics of my snow plow build. The novel thing about this plow is how I kept it from getting too far forward of the QD mounts....but kept it as a floating plow - which is good for rough surfaces IMO.

Very nice- nice welds-Also that is a nice "rot free" Meyers. First one I built I had the arms on the front of the plate- thing had one heck of a turning arc- I've since shortened but the attachment point is now directly UNDER the plate-not to the rear like yours. again, nice job.

 

[OrangeJbird]

The novel thing about this plow is how I kept it from getting too far forward of the QD mounts....but kept it as a floating plow - which is good for rough surfaces IMO.

That's what immediately struck my eyes. Very nice! thanks for sharing. You pulled that out just now and took pics to tease us . . didn't you!:licking: