I have a root grapple and like it for big piles and rocks. What I use most of the time is a Ryan's rotating log grapple. With these you can approach the log/brush pile/ rock/etc at any angle and rotate the grapple instead of the tractor to get the best fit. You can also pick and carry logs/brush through narrow passages because you don't need to carry at a right angle to the tractor and it lets you extend it straight out front and even rotate to start the object through a narrow turn before the tractor gets there. It opens almost flat to compress brush and grab a large amount. The only negative is running an electric circuit to switch from open/close to rotation. Once you do that then it comes in handy for other attachments that need electrics like stump cutters, boom mowers, excavator thumb etc.