Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[Piston]

I found myself posting a bunch of pics of my grapple over on another thread, and realized I love posting pics of it, so I figured I would start a thread for grapple pics.
I'll try to post more and more pics of my 'grappling fun' as time goes on. However, since it seems grapples are getting more and more popular and people are using them for more and more jobs, I encourage anyone else to post your "grappling fun" pics as well :thumbsup:
Only rule of the thread.....no arguing about what type, make, size or anything is better/worse....

 

[groundcover]

Very nice, of course now I think I need one !:thumbsup:

 

[Piston]

Here's some more from a couple months ago...

 

[Piston]

Very nice, of course now I think I need one !:thumbsup:

You do. :laughing:

 

[irwin]

Looks like we have the same unit.. It's made a big difference when it comes to moving firewood logs and brush for a burning day. Oh' yeah moving the monster rocks.. don't have to get out of the seat...

 

[Piston]

Lookin good Irwin!
I think I might add some extra flatbar between the tines on the bottom of the grapple. Right now the tine spacing is 9" and a lot of my firewood will fall through, If I cut that in half it will hold a lot more so I may give it a shot.

If I ever upgrade my tractor I will probably go with a dedicated TLB like yours, maybe an L48 or similar. I find myself using the tractor more for those types of chores rather than 'farming'
I like those little TLB's, I think you have a lot more lift capacity than I do.

 

[irwin]

Lookin good Irwin!
I think I might add some extra flatbar between the tines on the bottom of the grapple. Right now the tine spacing is 9" and a lot of my firewood will fall through, If I cut that in half it will hold a lot more so I may give it a shot.

If I ever upgrade my tractor I will probably go with a dedicated TLB like yours, maybe an L48 or similar. I find myself using the tractor more for those types of chores rather than 'farming'
I like those little TLB's, I think you have a lot more lift capacity than I do.

I've been playing with the idea of welding 1/2" round stock in the spacings between the lower tines, should be strong enough for rocks and still light enough not to lose the limited lift capabilities.

You've got the LA852 loader.. got me beat by about 375 lbs lift. I do think the L35 has more hydraulic output, but you've got the bigger more powerful machine.

 

[GFL]

I am looking to move large rocks and stumps as depicted in your photos. Can you recommend a tractor / grapple and manufacturers to do the job economically.

Thanks,
Gary

 

[Piston]

Gary,
I really like my WR Long OBG 2 grapple but that is the only one I have experience with. What size trees/stumps would you be moving on average? Also how far? I ask because larger stumps can pretty easily be moved with a similar size as mine or a smaller 48" grapple. The smaller stumps is size as mine or a smaller one. When your moving a lot of small stumps greater distances which I do a lot, it seems like I can carry more with the two grapple arms and wider width, however, I do a lot of firewood work where I scoop it up and carry a good distance too, that is where I really like the one I have. I think for the most part any grapple will make you happy and there comes a point where we're just splitting hairs comparing different types. Bottom line is, any grapple will save you tins of time and increase the usefulness of your equipment. I will be starting to clear my land later this month and will post more pics of my grapple in action, it will get a lot of use!
Let us know if you have anymore questions.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

To the OP....That's a lot of dope.!! :laughing:

Awesome pictures.!!:thumbsup:

Post more and more and more....

One suggestion....You need more ballast.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Sweet! I have grapple envy.

 

[Piston]

To the OP....That's a lot of dope.!! :laughing:

Awesome pictures.!!:thumbsup:

Post more and more and more....

One suggestion....You need more ballast.

You are absolutely right! :laughing: Since those pics I have added a heavy duty box blade that is 1,000lbs. It does make a huge difference in stability, I also have the rears filled with Rimguard and I think that is about 1100 lbs in the tires. I think I should have bought a bigger tractor :laughing:

I added hydraulics to the rear for the hydraulic scarifiers as well as top n tilt. I documented it here if anyone is interested...
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/232020-how-i-added-rear-remote.html

 

[Rackluster]

this thread is going to cost me a lot of money. i have to have one in the worst way. i have 76 acres of blown down trees (only 5 acres really really bad) and 40 acres that was logged 8 years ago, also really rocky. tractor without a grapple is almost worthless.

nice pictures!

 

[Piston]

RackLuster,
I was in the exact same boat as you (as far as being talked into one by threads on here) and I can't tell you how glad I am that I decided to purchase the grapple. I was on the fence for a while, I didn't really want to shell out the cash, but I justified it when I took everyones word that they are well 'worth it'. I decided that if it really does allow me to use my tractor that much more, then it should be a good 'value' sort of speak.

Honestly, I never expected it to be as useful as it is. I believe the last time I used my bucket was June or July of last year. I would have used it for snow but we didn't have much, aside from that, all I use is the grapple.

I will be doing some similar work in a few weeks with a lot of tree work. I'll post more pics after I get it done. I am looking forward to playing in the woods (I tell my wife I'm not looking forward to all that "work" but with the grapple it's more like playing) :laughing: It really does make THAT much of a difference!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[JordanFTW]

Don't take allot of photos, but here are some I got the other day moving some logs.

 

[GregbkH]

Thanks to this place I couldn't resist either! I'm glad I got one.

 

[Piston]

Thanks to this place I couldn't resist either! I'm glad I got one.

Great pics in a beautiful woodlot! :thumbsup:

 

[GregbkH]

Great pics in a beautiful woodlot! :thumbsup:

Thanks! It's hard to believe but those pics were taken Jan. 6th this year and there is NO snow. At that time last year there was 20" on the ground. That is why I have the snow blade on the back.

 

[bigballer]

grapple ****.. good to see!

 

[Not Retired Yet]

Here's my donation to the thread - a couple pictures of last year when I was moving some brush around to burn.