6500 - Need grapple w/QA

MtnViewRanch · Dec 18, 2005

Swiftboot, just curious, when you run your loaner grapple through the dirt, how deep are the tines into the ground while you run along? When I am clearing smaller bushes with mine, I have the bottom tines at about 10-15 degrees down towards the ground about 6-8 inches under the surface. This allows me to cut off the roots under the ground and with 3' of tine I can do this many times before I need to dump the load. I understand that you may not need to do this at your place, just letting you know one of the ways that I use mine. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Brian

swiftboot · Dec 19, 2005

The depth kinda depends on the ground level when i am attempting to cut the roots under ground. ie one side may be deeper than the other, but the length of the tines (without the flukes) is about 14 - 15 inches before the first crossbrace on the lower rake stop any further penetration. Of course i dont run it that deep, but try to get it down at varying angles as deep as possible depending on the task. It works great for getting under a root system of small trees and then lift. Also use it to loosen up packed soil around bull holes and then flatten the rake and use the first crossover/brace to help push the loosened soil dirt into hole. Actually the bucket will be better to fill and level the hole once the dirt has been loosened and boogered up into the hole. As i earlier mentioned the loaner (worksaver) has a one piece top grapple which according to the website as been discontinued. This one seems that it will fit my needs better than the fluked raked as it appears that the flukes would limit my depth without using an extraordinary amount of power. After moving many limbs and tree trunks, i know the two piece top will be far superior. The worksaver has a "shoe" for the first few inches that is about one and half inches wide, and then narrows to about one inche before finally attaching to the approximately one half inch windth part of the tine. I have found one online for 2850, but add to that shipping, so have no idea of total cost. Thanks, chuck