Grapple Grapple Bucket: Bradco Utlity/Ag product good?

[Slippy]

Looking for a Grapple bucket. Have Bradco backhoe and think alot of their products. Anyone have a Bradco Grapple bucket and willing to share their thoughts such as ease of use, primary purpose, cost, other products considered before buying, and how it has held up?
I will want skid steer to use on both my 60 and 40 hp tractors. Will use mostly for clearing brush, logs, and tree tops. I see Bradco also makes a brush bucket, and have seen the 4n1 products. Thoughts on those compared to Bradco products? Thanks

 

[LeRoi]

Bradco makes really heavy duty stuff, and thats the problem with using them on a CUT. It may be so heavy that you lose so much lift capacity with just the grapple that it becomes too tedious to use.
I was at my dealer today and a customer brought back a 60" WR Long grapple because it was too heavy for his L2800 Kubota, even though it was made to fit the loader.
It may work well on your 60hp tractor with a larger loader.
as always YMMV.
My personal experience is with a Kubota L4330 and LA853 Loader, I use a Pirannah 66" root rake(approx 650lbs) with quick tach, and the loader has no problem lifting it with a load of brush or logs, but even with a 600lb implement on the back I still want to add water to the rear tires for stability because it feels too light on the back end.
hth
Leroy

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Slippy, I have this heavy duty root grapple http://www.rootgrapple.com/hdgrapple.html I have not had time to use it much, but it worked very well the little that I have used it. Moved rocks-boulders, brush and dug out some bushes. It seems to be built very good.
Best of luck /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Brian