Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[Xfaxman]

This is perhaps the best "alternative use" of a grapple I have put into practice so far.

I needed to drill some post holes for some 9X9 white oak timbers I was using as posts for a retaining wall. The retaining wall was being built on the opposite side of a fence, which I could not gain access to with the tractor. What I did was, pinch the mounting bracket to my hydraulic auger with the mini ex bucket/thumb, and then using my tractors hydraulic outlets, parked my tractor close enough to the fence to where I could hold the auger with the mini ex, and run the hydraulics using the tractor. My father was on the tractor running the remotes, and I was on the mini ex lowering the auger to drill the holes. It worked better than I could have imagined, and saved a WHOLE LOT OF WORK!

Very clever. :thumbsup:

Too bad you didn't have my Versahandler.

 

[check]

I'm so jealous! Those things look like such fun, and I can't have one because all I have is a little Kubota BX 25!

 

[EverythingAttachments]

I'm so jealous! Those things look like such fun, and I can't have one because all I have is a little Kubota BX 25!����

OH YES YOU CAN!!!
Everything Attachments Compact Wicked Root Grapple 50"

Here's a review. The JD 1025R is very similar to the BX.
"Have had about 2 weeks now. The grapple is great. Picks up chunks of concrete and tree brush, works great. The grapple is well built works great on my JD 1025R. It is a real back saver on the farm."

 

[Piston]

I'm so jealous! Those things look like such fun, and I can't have one because all I have is a little Kubota BX 25!dde22dde23

Sure you can!

 

[IslandTractor]

I'm so jealous! Those things look like such fun, and I can't have one because all I have is a little Kubota BX 25!dde22dde23

I wouldn't hesitate to put a small lightweight grapple on a BX25. The issue would be getting a grapple with pin mount because you won't be able to afford the weight of a SSQA adapter. Also, converting your standard bucket to a bucket grapple is way better than no grapple and the cost and weight penalty are each a fraction of what a true grapple costs.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

The issue would be getting a grapple with pin mount because you won't be able to afford the weight of a SSQA adapter.

We do offer our 50" grapple with the BX pin mount. Not great for switching, but at least there's only 3 pins.
Travis

 

[IslandTractor]

We do offer our 50" grapple with the BX pin mount. Not great for switching, but at least there's only 3 pins. Travis

I think switching a pin mount implement on a subcompact would be duck soup so long as you had a reasonably flat area to do it. A crowbar to make small adjustments and perhaps an extra pin that has been beveled to a point like a steelworker's wrench to help line up the holes would make it a ten
minute job. I use such a tapered pin to mount my backhoe bucket. Just start the pin when the holes are roughly in line and hammer it in to force the bucket or grapple mount into alignment. Then just push that pin out with the real pin. Easy.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

1/2" quick connects are more common as tractor rear remotes and FEL hydraulics are usually 1/2". Of course you can use various adapters to go up or down a size from the hose.

My dealer set me up with 1/2 hose from rear remote to grapple on my first tractor but I'd use 3/8 hose with 1/2" connectors if I did it again. 1/2 hose is too stiff and harder to make turns with as needed in back and under the operator station. If you look closely at grapples and 4n1 cylinders, the last short section of hose from the manufacturer is often 1/4 inch so that means anything bigger from rear remote or diverter is not making any difference in flow. The trade off with larger hose size is therefore stiffness and abrasion resistance verses flexibility.

I have to disagree. A 6ft 1/2" ID hose connected to 2ft of 1/4" will have a higher flow rate than 8ft of 1/4" hose (assuming the same head pressure). At least that's what the laminar flow physics says.

 

[Piston]

Landpride makes a grapple specifically designed for the BX. No SSQA needed, and it only weighs 24lbs more than the BX bucket.

SGC05 Series Claw Grapples | Land Pride

 

[IslandTractor]

We do offer our 50" grapple with the BX pin mount. Not great for switching, but at least there's only 3 pins. Travis

I think switching a pin mount implement on a subcompact would be duck soup so long as you had a reasonably flat area to do it. A crowbar to make small adjustments and perhaps an extra pin that has been beveled to a point like a steelworker's wrench to help line up the holes would make it a ten
minute job. I use such a tapered pin to mount my backhoe bucket. Just start the pin when the holes are roughly in line and hammer it in to force the bucket or grapple mount into alignment. Then just push that pin out with the real pin. Easy.