60" or 72" Grapple bucket Is the question

[PapaPerk]

Becareful about getting a grapple that's too heavy. Many are built for skid steer duty and are too heavy for small tractors.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

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I smile every day almost at the wisdom that says any grapple is a good grapple. Don't go too nuts over which one. But I wanted to add my bit that wider and double lid being a big deal is in many cases more fantasy than reality. I am sure I would be very happy with a 60" double lid but at the same time I realize I have poked my 48" into places and come out with gobs that the 60 would have been a problem.

Good luck on your decision. One of the few where you can't go very wrong.

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That's very sound advice. Even my stump grapple, which is narrower than a 48" grapple, is very useful for moving brush.

I've seen one of those NAI 48" grapples like yours in the flesh, and it's a well built grapple that I'd love to have. When I'm ready to sell the stump grapple and get a regular one, the NAI 48" one will be high on my list.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

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Everything Attachments 72 inch wicked root grapple. I like the extra width to cover the tires and dual clams...

 

[jcummins]

Your wider grapples will ha e trouble grubing things like Russian Olive out of the group.my NAI 48" works good for that.

 

[Xfaxman]

Hi, I have a 46hp LS XR4046 on the way. Do I go with a 60" or 72" Grapple Bucket? Main use will be removing logs from woodlots & General clean up.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Do you want a Grapple Bucket or a Grapple?

This is a Grapple Bucket.


I think everyone has replied talking about Grapples.

 

[94BULLITT]

I like a wide grapple that will clear your tire tracks that way you don't have to worry about running over junk. If you are going to be pushing big pile of brush you will want a wide grapple or stuff will be flinging back into your tractor. If you are going to be handling logs a wide grapple with two lids will do a good job because it will clamp uneven shaped logs tightly. I have a 72'' grapple and I have not wanted anything smaller. I would not be as happy with a smaller grapple.

 

[sdef]

I usually only purchase heavy duty equipment that will last a lifetime of hard usage and this means the equipment's weight is heavy. I saw no reason to purchase a grapple bucket greater than 48" due to maneuverability and weight considerations. My WildKat 48" grapple weighs 525 pounds empty. A wider (heavier) grapple would just reduce my carrying capacity, which I have maxed out a few times as it is, carrying large stumps and rocks.

I am very pleased with my WildKat 48" grapple. It has been used very heavily for things it was not designed for- such as digging up lots of large, granite rocks and so far only has some scratched paint to show for its hard usage. I am extremely pleased with this bucket and it is probably the best and most used implement I have purchased.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

To the OP: You can see that there is, and never will be, a consensus on grapple size, number of lids, etc.

The good news is that the vast majority of grapple owners are happy with their grapple. Now, you could speculate that grapple owners are just easy to please. But I think the real answer is that ANY grapple is such an incredibly useful tool that most of us can't figure out how we would get along without them.

In my opinion, the only real mistake you can make in choosing one is buying one that is too flimsy for your tractor or one that is so heavy (relative to your tractor's lift capacity) that it limits what you can accomplish with it.

 

[k0ua]

To the OP: You can see that there is, and never will be, a consensus on grapple size, number of lids, etc.

The good news is that the vast majority of grapple owners are happy with their grapple. Now, you could speculate that grapple owners are just easy to please. But I think the real answer is that ANY grapple is such an incredibly useful tool that most of us can't figure out how we would get along without them.

In my opinion, the only real mistake you can make in choosing one is buying one that is too flimsy for your tractor or one that is so heavy (relative to your tractor's lift capacity) that it limits what you can accomplish with it.

+1 on this ^

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

To the OP: You can see that there is, and never will be, a consensus on grapple size, number of lids, etc.

The good news is that the vast majority of grapple owners are happy with their grapple. Now, you could speculate that grapple owners are just easy to please. But I think the real answer is that ANY grapple is such an incredibly useful tool that most of us can't figure out how we would get along without them.

In my opinion, the only real mistake you can make in choosing one is buying one that is too flimsy for your tractor or one that is so heavy (relative to your tractor's lift capacity) that it limits what you can accomplish with it.

what he said

 

[Oliver1655]

My grapple is a single cylinder which I can use over my 60" bucket or over my pallet forks. 95% of the time it is use with the pallet forks. Works well for picking up brush as well as logs, large rocks, stumps, ...

 

[Northcountryboy]

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/391095-60-72-grapple-bucket-question-unnamed-jpg"/> Everything Attachments 72 inch wicked root grapple. I like the extra width to cover the tires and dual clams...

I'm considering this grapple as well. I would use it for multiple things around my place such as grubbing roots, moving brush, trees and some rocks. My question to you is honestly how well does it work on removing roots? The dealer who sold me my tractor said the tines should be angled down more to work better. He is concerned I would have to curl the bucket down and the cylinders are not designed for that.

 

[94BULLITT]

I'm considering this grapple as well. I would use it for multiple things around my place such as grubbing roots, moving brush, trees and some rocks. My question to you is honestly how well does it work on removing roots? The dealer who sold me my tractor said the tines should be angled down more to work better. He is concerned I would have to curl the bucket down and the cylinders are not designed for that.

I have the same grapple as Steppenwolfe. The grapple really does not limit you on digging roots, the size of your tractor does. I'm not concerned about the "operating angle" of the grapple. If you had your bucket on your on your tractor and wanted to dig down 3'' you would put your bucket on an angle. So I think the loader is designed to be used at some of an angle. You don't have to roll the loader to a steep angle either to use the grapple.

 

[sdef]

You could also consider a rock grapple, which is designed differently:

 

[Northcountryboy]

I have the same grapple as Steppenwolfe. The grapple really does not limit you on digging roots, the size of your tractor does. I'm not concerned about the "operating angle" of the grapple. If you had your bucket on your on your tractor and wanted to dig down 3'' you would put your bucket on an angle. So I think the loader is designed to be used at some of an angle. You don't have to roll the loader to a steep angle either to use the grapple. http://s278.photobucket.com/user/NHRAx1320/media/Wicked Grapple/IMG_0604_zps1039184c.jpg.html

Thanks! Just was looking for some reassurance. Before I buy. Awesome looking tractor by the way.

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks! Just was looking for some reassurance. Before I buy. Awesome looking tractor by the way.

Your welcome. Thanks about the tractor. I have some videos on my youtube channel of the grapple. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfZecx081YCkV19RSWCLlWw

 

[puckgrinder85]

Went to buy a 60 from EA and they didn't happen to have one made, they had a 54" though so I went with that, a few tines isn't going to make a huge difference one way or another was my thought process. Brush doesn't seem to care, if its pinched by the grapple its moving.

 

[EddieWalker]

Do you want a Grapple Bucket or a Grapple?

This is a Grapple Bucket.
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I think everyone has replied talking about Grapples.

If I was shopping for a grapple, I would be looking for one of these grapple buckets with two grapples on it. I find that with mine, I sometimes want to move a little dirt to fill in a hole after removing a tree. I can't count the number of times I've used my grapple for this with poor results. Dirt just doesn't stay on it very well. Removing the grapple and putting on the bucket for just a couple of holes would take longer then using the grapple to move the dirt, but if there are a lot of holes, then I'll take the time to do that, or come back later.

Eddie

 

[JRP]

I have the Bobcat grapple bucket. It has two arms. It woks so well it is the usual attachment for the Bobcat. Moves dirt or logs. BTW the bobcat attachments are top quality.

 

[joeu235]

The width of the root grapple is important whey you are using the tines as a rake to push through ground and collect things partially buried. If the machine can handle it, a wider grapple will make raking faster, a too small machine will make it very aggravating.