Glowplug
Veteran Member
Okay, I know there have been about 8 billion threads and posts on grapples. But, hey, what can another hurt? I am thinking about getting a stand-alone grapple for my m7040 soon for brush and stump removal as well as for loading up and piling up tons of plank fencing. I have looked at Millonzi, Borgford, BuyAttatchmentsDirect.com, Skidsteersolutions.com, Markham, etc. I really like the clamshell type rakes like the Borgford and the Quick Claw from buyattachmentsdirect. They would allow back raking. But they seem to all be costly and all are about $3200 to $3500. The Millonzi grapple would likely be adequate. But I have also been looking at Markham recently. Everyone knows their tooth bar. But they have a heavy duty grapple rake. I was quoted under $1800 for the 72" model plus shipping. That sounds like a good price. Now this is not the same as the Borgford clam shell types where you can back drag and close the jaws all the way to nothing. But I was wondering if y'all think it would do the trick. I would prefer a grapple like the Borgford but I really would hate to spend twice the amount of money if I don't have to. Besides, I don't think I could afford a $3,000 plus grapple right now anyway. The only thing that slightly worries me about the Markham and Millonzi grapples is that if I was picking up small items they could slip out. But why would you want to pick up small items with a grapple anyway? Any insight, thoughts, suggestions, would be appreciated. Thanks.