Adding some more bite to my grapple

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MaineTom

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I have a Land Pride SGC0548 grapple on my BX25D. It works great for picking things up that are perpendicular to the grapple, but if you need to pick something up, like a smaller log, and want to pick up the end, you need something like this. I have a pine grove that has a lot of dead falls. The live trees are far enough apart that I can drive the BX25 between them, but I need to pick the dead falls up by the end so I can then "skid" them out backwards. :thumbsup:

So I added a couple of pieces of 1" angle iron to the grapple teeth. I ground notches in the teeth where the "j-Bolts" go so they would not slip out. I used 5/16" J-bolts and cut them to length after I put a lock nut in place. I think I can use this same technique to make some bolt on forks for the grapple. :D

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   / Adding some more bite to my grapple #2  
Looks functional.
Here's the mouth of a Wicked Grapple, which is very effective for what you're describing!
Travis

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   / Adding some more bite to my grapple
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#3  
Yes that looks like it would work quite well. I've been using mine to clear the edge of a field, and there are some roots left over that I should be able to grab with my modification.0811151132.jpg
 
   / Adding some more bite to my grapple #4  
Seems like the thing to have on occassion. I just wonder if there is a down side. Law of unintended consequences, that sort of thing. I'm thinking just one jaw in the middle is usually all I would need
 
   / Adding some more bite to my grapple
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#5  
That's basically what I did. I could have gone all the way across the grapple but chose to just do the minimum needed.
 

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