Grapple and install price check

[Turbys_1700]

Excellent. That helps.

Do you recognize his supplier? Look like yours?

Yes...
Exact same unit...
I think the whole goods charge for that unit from Long is around $750 or so...
They charge around $350 for the install...

 

[EverythingAttachments]

This video by one of our customers should calm your nerves concerning the custom 3rd function valve installation. He has a Kubota, but the concept is similar no matter the tractor flavor!
You even get a peek at his Wicked Grapple towards the end.
Travis

 

[cphilip]

Nice but lacking in detail on exactly how the hoses tie into the existing system. Thats I imagine about the only critical step.

How well are the instructions written and are they available online for preview before purchase?

Im tempted to go this route. Would allow me to do this in stages. Does not look at all like $300 in shop time to me. Looks more like a 2 hour job. Don't think most shops get over $150 an hour?

 

[LD1]

A 3rd function install is easy.

The hardest part is simply knowing where/what lines to tap into to hook it up.

Why let the dealer make $300-$400 on installing something that is pretty easy to do.

And I agree, I dont like the placement of that cylinder one bit.

 

[cphilip]

The hardest part is simply knowing where/what lines to tap into to hook it up.

Exactly.

Im not sold on that Grapple myself. Its the one he happens to carry. He claims to have a lot of happy owners out there and uses one himself.

 

[rd_macgregor]

Ted mentioned the clamp cylinder placement in the context of leverage/clamping force. He was remiss in failing to point out how much better-protected against damage the cylinders on the EA wicked grapple are (no, I don't have one, but I can see the advantages of their placement on the EA grapple).

 

[tractorshopper]

I don't have the EA grapple, but if I was buying a new grapple, I would buy theirs.

I bought both of mine while buying my tractors, so having Kubotas, I had no choice but the LandPride at time of sale. While I like them, and they serve me very well (my favorite and most useful attachment), I like the design of the EA better. It's mostly similar in basic design with the dual actuators on the back instead of out front, but EA's has the serrated teeth for better gripping of the load as well as better support down low on the bottom teeth where you will likely root stuff out. I have bent my lower teeth on my first LandPride while using it to root out privet and have come close to bending my new one while lifting huge pieces of tree trunk from awkward spots. Not saying you can't bend the EA ones as well because they are both made with the exact same steel, but with the lower support bars between the teeth on the EA, they should be more sturdy and hold up better with less flex.

I also like how they took a lot of weight out of their design without giving up any quality. The less the grapple weighs, the more load you can lift...

 

[cphilip]

According to W R Long my tie in point (Forget the term so help me out) is under my seat in near the FEL operation lever itself. It a metal line. Even though the Third function valve mounts right next to my other four function hoses that where I tie things together. They didn't seem willing to provide me with a set of those instructions.That would have helped for sure. But they looked at them for me and spoke to me about them. They are rather dealer centered.

He said its one of the easier straight forward kits to install.

At this point it appears I am at a cross roads as to it appears important to chose the grapple in order to have the kit be compatible with that grapple though. My my... what to do.

 

[DieselBound]

I don't often plug stuff, but when I'm very confident in something I will. And here I have no hesitation stating that EA really is the real deal. I've bought several implements from them (and I'm way on the other coast, so I have have to cover some shipping costs). Customer service and product quality are tops. After sale support is there. Peace of mind has value.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

They are rather dealer centered.

At this point it appears I am at a cross roads as to it appears important to chose the grapple in order to have the kit be compatible with that grapple though. My my... what to do.

Easy answer! :thumbsup:

>>> This WR Long kit is perfectly compatible with the Wicked Grapple <<<
....and you get $50 off when you order it with the perfect grapple for your tractor! :drink:
Travis