Grapples- horizontal tine vs. "grapple rake" vertical tine

[Ken45101]

That is totally correct, when the grapple is being used for its designed/intended purpose, ie. heavy grubbing of roots and stumps on the front of a large tractor or skid steer. That's not what I am planning to use it for, and my tractor is not big or heavy enough to do much damage to an attachment before the tires slip or the loader runs out of hydraulics anyway.

I think the damage will most likely come when grabbing irregular shapes, such as a tree that tapers down or a root ball. Believe me, nothing is in nice regular shapes like they show in the sales pictures!

I suspect that the reason you see all of them with similar weights is because that's the minimum for it it hold up at all.

 

[txdon]

Have you looked at this new vertical style from EA? Everything Attachments Tractor Root Rake Grapple

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Does EA make that grapple with the tines a bit closer? Watching their video I like the way they added little things to improve it? Would a wire mesh on the back side be an option that they do also?

 

[dex3361]

I have an Anbo 60" that I bought used and it is light weight but strong. I think it weighs 360# (from the Anbo brochure) so it is well suited for CUT sized machines.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

I have been meaning to call EA and find out the weight of the 60" vertical. Hadn't seen the Rake Shop ones before, so I need to do the same with them. Thanks.

Andy, our 60" grapple rake weighs approx. 420 pounds and the 72" is 460.
Travis

 

[k0ua]

It sure looks like EA has put a lot of thought and engineering into this new rake style grapple. If I was looking for a rake style, it would be high on my list. I can tell you from personal experience that they are good to deal with.

James K0UA

 

[TomSeller]

I would be set if someone made an equivalent-weight model in the rake style, but they seem to be nonexistent, most likely because they are all designed for a lot heavier work than I would be subjecting one to. The 48" rake styles that are available (not many) are comparable in weight, but are all a little more money than what I am hoping to spend- again, because they are engineered for heavier work than what.

I did not know this until it was posted in this thread, but WR Long now has a Rake style down to 48" and 325 lbs. Note that the 38" is not for standard SSQA.

http://www.wrlonginc.com/rbg.htm

http://www.everythingattachments.com/product-p/wrl-rbg.htm

Note that the 2 means single lid.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

But at almost $2,500, that's a lot of $$ per pound or per inch.

 

[Deerherd]

Note that the 2 means single lid.

Actually the 2 denotes a 48" jaw opening. The rest are 70" openings. A "D" at the end of the model number denotes a dual lid.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

Andy, our 60" grapple rake weighs approx. 420 pounds and the 72" is 460.
Travis

Thanks. I like how the lower tines on yours stick out farther than some.

 

[Redbug]

I have had a WrLong RBG-2 60" for a number of years. I got in in the 60" wide size so it would be the width of my front tires. That's helpful when pushing out an area of debris. It's the perfect size for what I need to do. It works great!