WHICH ROOT RAKE/GRAPPLE ?

[fried1765]

rocks ? No problem for the wicked to dig up

Wicked !! There's No substitute for quality ! Guaranteed..... And, made right here in the USA !

Please read my entire post #1: "I have absolutely zero rocks in my area".

Why would I need a "wicked grapple"?
To dig up rocks that do not exist,.... at any depth?

I cannot imagine digging rocks with a grapple.
I use my Kubota 11' reach backhoe with hydraulic thumb, for my digging.

I like EA stuff!
A 66" EA root grapple is $3400, and is not built with a tine design that would fit my very specific use.
So.....I should buy that one anyway,..... just because it is made in the USA?

There are a number of grapple builders in the USA.

Have you bought any electronics, appliances, cars, car parts, tires, etc., made by a foreign manufacturer?
It would seem that you should never be buying such things.

 

[kenmac]

Please read my entire post #1: "I have absolutely zero rocks in my area".

Why would I need a "wicked grapple"?
To dig up rocks that do not exist,.... at any depth?

I cannot imagine digging rocks with a grapple.
I use my Kubota 11' reach backhoe with hydraulic thumb, for my digging.

I like EA stuff!
A 66" EA root grapple is $3400, and is not built with a tine design that would fit my very specific use.
So.....I should buy that one anyway,..... just because it is made in the USA?

There are a number of grapple builders in the USA.

Have you bought any electronics, appliances, cars, car parts, tires, etc., made by a foreign manufacturer?
It would seem that you should never be buying such things.

Never said you had rocks...I was just showing how tough it is by showing the rocks.

Never said I didn't buy other things made in other countries. In a lot of cases, there is no way around that. I will buy made in the USA when I have a choice.

Sorry you can't understand my post.

I really don't care what you buy. You are the one that asked which grapple to buy

 

[Notforhire]

To the OP. Do you think something like this would work? 6" Grapple Bucket Skid Steer Loader

 

[fried1765]

To the OP. Do you think something like this would work? 6�" Grapple Bucket Skid Steer Loader

Thanks for the suggestion.
I do think that would work best for not damaging the holly and beach plum branches.
I do not think it would work well for snagging and holding the vines though.
I think the vines would be somewhat likely to slip off the round tines.

So far,..... the MS/SD type with 11" spacing, seems as though it would be best for my specific task.
RIP OUT bittersweet !!!
EVERYWHERE possible !!!

 

[MechanicalGuy]

I bought the land pride sgc 1072 it's 450lbs and I love it on my mx5200. I use it for pulling up privet and raking up sticks and piles of cut trees.

 

[Notforhire]

Cost?

I bought the land pride sgc 1072 it's 450lbs and I love it on my mx5200. I use it for pulling up privet and raking up sticks and piles of cut trees.

 

[MechanicalGuy]

Cost?

$2400

 

[MechanicalGuy]

Ar400 steel also

 

[MechanicalGuy]

 

[fried1765]

I bought the land pride sgc 1072 it's 450lbs and I love it on my mx5200. I use it for pulling up privet and raking up sticks and piles of cut trees.

Your Land Pride certainly does look like a very nice grapple.

The problem for me though would be the tooth design.
I need the longest teeth possible, and spaced much wider than those appear to be.

I need to reach into trees/bushes to hook/snag the bittersweet vines, yet keep the actual damage to the trees/bushes to a minimum.
I am thinking longest possible teeth, with tooth spacing at 11" or slightly more.
Any more closely spaced teeth will likely pull/break off branches of the trees/bushes themselves.
It would be nearly impossible for me to grab the bittersweet at ground level, but I can grab it much higher on the tree/bush, where it is actually weaving it's choking vines up through the tree/bush.

If I can snag the vines, curl up or down, and pull up, some will break off, but when the ground is moist, most vines will cleanly rip out.
Getting rid of bittersweet (like kudzu) is a reoccurring problem.
It will eventually grow back, and need to be ripped out again.