grapple bx25

benitez · Nov 30, 2012

grapple for my bx25, any suggestions or ideas ,1 that is easy to install
this is all new me

JOHNTHOMAS · Dec 2, 2012

Your in the Lawn and Garden forum. You'll get more response in the Kubota tractor owners forum here:Kubota Owning/Operating

Garyoc · Dec 2, 2012

You could always bolt on a thumb and use the hoe bucket & thumb as a grapple type arrangement if it would work for you. I got my thumb from Bro-Tek.

CHDinCT · Dec 3, 2012

There are a few products out there to add one to your BX but not cheap, or you can buy a bolt on thumb and like Garyoc posted above and then fabricate a mount for it on your FEL, then figure out how to add a third hydraulic circuit to your FEL to control it. Do a search in the attachments forum for "grappleomatic". Member Artisan posted a very comprehensive thread on how he added one to his BX25 and I think there's links to other products/options in that thread.

MessickFarmEqu · Dec 4, 2012

adding a grapple to a subcompact is not a good idea. After its all done, you maybe able to lift 200-250lbs of stuff. Its just not a good idea.

gtrippleb · Dec 6, 2012

The thing with a grapple on a sub compact is knowing your limitation. For lifting brush you would probably be ok, but like MessickFarmEqu said, you're only going to be able to lift 200-250 .lbs. So you might have some problems if you are going to lift cut logs.

That being said, I still want one on my Sc2400. I made some brush forks for my Sc2400 which work good, but I'd still like the capability of a full grapple.