Grapple Help me choose a grapple

[MOTractor]

Well I did it. Yesterday afternoon I talked to Rick at EA and ordered the Wicked Root Grapple for Compact Tractors - double lid, 60" (ETA-WRG-CMP60). With any luck I will have it in a couple weeks and the fun will begin. Actually the fun will begin earlier as I know nothing about hydraulic hoses - expect a "Help me with grapple hydraulic hoses" thread!

Thank you for your replies and advice!

 

[lostcreekranch]

https://youtu.be/9rQS6wh7ZW8

If your gonna pull out trees....

What brand is your tree puller?

 

[lostcreekranch]

https://youtu.be/9rQS6wh7ZW8

If your gonna pull out trees....

What brand is your tree puller?

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

We bought a Titan puller a few months ago and really like it to go along with our grapple. This fall we will have it on our M8540 and a grapple on our L5740 to carry them to a burn pile.

Sounds like a productive setup!
I cut off the root ball because they take too long to burn.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

What brand is your tree puller?

The large Bradco "Jawz." EA sells them be I got it considerably cheaper from my local dealer. Still not inexpensive though. Works great to place large rocks too.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Well I did it. Yesterday afternoon I talked to Rick at EA and ordered the Wicked Root Grapple for Compact Tractors - double lid, 60" (ETA-WRG-CMP60). With any luck I will have it in a couple weeks and the fun will begin. Actually the fun will begin earlier as I know nothing about hydraulic hoses - expect a "Help me with grapple hydraulic hoses" thread!

Thank you for your replies and advice!

Nice! You will love it. Tractor hydraulics is not rocket science.

 

[lostcreekranch]

The large Bradco "Jawz." EA sells them be I got it considerably cheaper from my local dealer. Still not inexpensive though. Works great to place large rocks too.

Thanks Luke. Do both jaws move?

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[Luke'sScreenName]

Yes they do. A feature I find very beneficial. Also big greasable pivot pins. Paladin Manufacturing owns Bradco.
I have a thread I think called "bradco jawz" on TBN you can search for with pictures.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Yes they do. A feature I find very beneficial. Also big greasable pivot pins. Paladin Manufacturing owns Bradco.

We have a lot of yaupon around base of oak trees. Do you think the Bradco can hold onto about 1" trunks or smaller?

Thanks

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[Luke'sScreenName]

Yes I do. I use it to pull blackberry and bitterroot vines all the time. The jaw undulations meet perfectly and are maybe 1.5" thick so it tends compress small stuff instead of shearing or pinching it in half.