New grapple day, 55in Wicked grapple

[dstriplett]

Couldn't be more happy with our 60" model. EA has always been great to deal with in our experience. I'm glad to see their lead times have been significantly reduced! Be careful. You'll bend your tractor before you bend the grapple!

 

[wootallini]

I'm in the market for a grapple. Is EA under new management? I've read enough about their past business practices to be wary. I'm leaning towards Catawba.

You do what you feel you need to, but I have to give a shout out to EA. Bought one of their grapples (best implement ever in my opinion) and was able to successfully bend one of the cylinder shafts. Called them up to order another cylinder and had one delivered within days - for free. Would not charge me for it - that's how much they believe and stand behind their products. Just had to put that out there to share my experience...

 

[Doug Vee]

Couldn't be more happy with our 60" model. EA has always been great to deal with in our experience. I'm glad to see their lead times have been significantly reduced! Be careful. You'll bend your tractor before you bend the grapple!

Though I gripe a little about the lubrication design for the top cylinder pivots, I have been very happy with the implement otherwise. It is a stout grapple.

Doug

 

[ruffdog]

I'm in the market for a grapple. Is EA under new management? I've read enough about their past business practices to be wary. I'm leaning towards Catawba.

Hi. Where are these available? I didnt know they were still made.
Thanks!

EA is back in business.

Conover equipment maker back to filling orders; $670K in judgments issued against company

 

[Hodado]

I have been looking at them for years, had planned on building one, but unfortunately, I needed one pretty quick and didn't have the time to design/r&d and build it.

Decided to bite the bullet and buy one, I decided on the 55in wicked from everything attachments as it had the best strength to weight ratio of any I looked at.

I plan on using it with both my BX2680 and L3240, at only 240lbs it is not too heavy for the BX, but since it seemed to hold up well to the testing on a L6060 I figured it would hold up to my L3240.

Ordered Friday evening, picked it up Wednesday, (would have been Tuesday but I didn't get back l to them early enough Monday).View attachment 4002092
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I was able to get it mounted in the BX today, only had a few minutes to play with it, but so far very happy with it.View attachment 4002093View attachment 4002094


Very happy with the design and overall build quality. I know there were some problems in the past, but I had a very pleasant experience.

250# sounds light for a 55” I will have to check that one out

 

[TMGT]

250# sounds light for a 55” I will have to check that one out

Actually listed as 239lbs, I didn't get a chance to weigh it myself, though.

 

[bigbwana]

Another positive comment on EA grapples. Bought mine, a 66" version, in 2017, and it has been trouble-free, used heavily moving logs, brush and rocks on my 600+ acres of forest land. I use it on a NH TC45D, and it is far-and-away the best implement I have. Spent 4 hours last week digging rocks out of a new food plot that I cleared, some quite large. If I'm patient and willing to work from all angles it will dig out anything the tractor can handle.

 

[JeepHead]

I have no doubt that EA makes fine grapples and other equipment as there are a ton of people who like their stuff. What they did to their customers leaves a terrible taste in my mouth. For that reason, I will never support their business. I won't judge anyone else who does as we all make our own decisions. I have a Homestead Implements Pinnacle series grapple and it's extremely well made. I had an minor issue with it when I first purchased it and they immediately resolved the issue and went above and beyond. Catawba attachments is another company who makes a very nice grapple which looks to be almost identical to the EA grapple.

 

[Torvy]

CID makes great grapple that are light and strong. They mainly focus on ones for construction use. Mine has been a beast.

Iirc, homestead only had one style...I may be confusing them with another brand, though.

 

[EscapedSuburbia]

Iirc, homestead only had one style...I may be confusing them with another brand, though.

Homestead makes multiple styles but I gave up on them because I can't get their website to work. I've tried two different browsers, both with popup blockers, and they go nuts on HI's site and I can't actually see or order anything.