So just which grapple did you get? Thanks!
http://www.wildkatattachments.com/grapple.html
http://www.wildkatattachments.com/grapple.html
Grapple 48" WildKat grapple on order
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dustinfox
Gold Member
Do you mind me asking what you paid for that grapple? Looks like it is listed as $900 on their web site.
i paid $650. if you add it to your "cart" it shows up as $700. when i called and told them they said "we can sell it to you for that price", then i had them remove the flat face SS connectors for another $50 off. don't ask me how much it cost to ship.
too bad there aren't any shops on the west coast that sell them this cheap, i would have gone that route. ANBO is local (relatively) but even for their light duty i was still looking at almost 2x what i paid for this with shipping. i think they are still over 500lbs.
dustinfox
Gold Member
i paid $650. if you add it to your "cart" it shows up as $700. when i called and told them they said "we can sell it to you for that price", then i had them remove the flat face SS connectors for another $50 off. don't ask me how much it cost to ship.
I was just curious to see if the price had gone up. I think I paid $550 for mine last October. I like the square cross supports on yours though, they look sturdier than my round ones.
buck12
Veteran Member
I paid $500 in January. That included $50 off for the SS connectors and $50 off for the SS mounting plate. I have a pin on bucket so I had to fabricate my own pin on mounting plates. Like others have said I had to call to get the price. Shipping was $126 to a freight terminal in Memphis.
i am still waiting on the shims from wildkat they should be here tomorrow/thursday, my diverter valve arrived yesterday and today i stopped by the local tractor shop to get some port/JIC connections. i'm all set up from the valve, now need to measure for hoses and have them built i have decided to mount the valve on the loader arm rather than down below by my right foot, it seems this is a better place and more protected as it will sit between the loader valve block and the hardlines of the bucket/curl cylinders. i have priced quick connects locally but man at $23 a set seems kinda pricey. i'm going to check around and see if i can find them cheaper. it seems i have a lot of parts hanging around right now and hopefully this weekend it can all come together for some grapple action.
pane056
Silver Member
Hello Mr. Bigballer:
Shims for what???? I ordered a 48" model from Wildkat today. I did not know a few bucks could be saved by deleting ther Flat Face Couplers and the SS attachment.
Thanks. nicholas
Shims for what???? I ordered a 48" model from Wildkat today. I did not know a few bucks could be saved by deleting ther Flat Face Couplers and the SS attachment.
Thanks. nicholas
you might be able to change your order if they have not shipped it out yet, that is if you didn't delete the couplers. mine was ordered with the SS plate but when i put it on my SSQA (kubota) the vertical pins did not fit tight againt the bottom (you will see others on TBN with same issue). there was a 3/8 to 1/4" gap so to fill this, the company sent me some shims which were the same thickness as the originals (3/8). i welded them on directly on top of the bottom plate slightly forward and now the pins from the QA are super tight and the slop is gone.
