Grapple Millonzi 60 inch Grapple

[R_Walter]

I just put on order the Millonzi 60 inch light duty root grapple. I will use it to clean up a bunch of dead and down pinon pine on my land. I've been cutting firewood out of it for 2 years and have many piles of slash all over. I plan to move the slash and other dead trees/downed logs and so on to fill in some larger arroyos on the land.

I know lots here have experience with the 48 inch Millonzi root grapple. Anyone have the 60 inch?

 

[R_Walter]

Well, it arrived yesterday and I picked it up today.

Here are some initial pics of the setup and install. I also took a picture of the first tryout of the grapple; picking up an 8 foot railroad tie. It wasn't much of a problem.

I will be using it to clear lots of dead and down trees.

I will get some pictures of it being used for some real work in a few days when I take the rig up to my ranch for the spring and summer.

 

[Chuck K.]

Looks great!! I am leaning toward the same grapple if/when the better half approves

 

[jimmysisson]

I got the 60 in January, modified it for my QA and really just started using it a bit since we've just ended mud season. I really like the chance to pick up and move everything from brush to logs without lots of hand labor. It'll rake the brush off the ground (after some practice) and pick up a big mouthful for transport. I like that it'll pick up logs and carry them without being clamped, as opposed to some root rakes. Visiblity is good. I got the 60 as the 48 wouldn't be quite wide enough for my loader arms/QA. I can see the edges of the grapple by leaning out the side, seems useful.
Only downside so far is it won't clamp down on smaller size loads. I think you just get used to how it works, like anything else. Very useful tool, one of the few I've bought (for the tractor) new. Very good experience with Millonzi, too.
Jim

 

[IslandTractor]

Nice looking grapple. They seem to have beefed up the outside tines by adding in an extra one.

Hope you have as good an experience with yours as I do with my 48. Mine is the original LD48 with "only" 3/8 inch tines (yours has half inch on the outside I believe) and my upper jaw has no protection and the upper teeth have less lateral support than current versions. I've used mine pretty aggressively on both a 20hp and now 41hp tractor and other than a few cosmetic blemishes, an occasional lost clip, one snagged hose and slightly splayed upper teeth, it is still going as strong as ever.

Here is something I dragged out of the earth a couple weeks ago with (unknowingly) only one upper tooth attached to the rock. That is how I slightly bent one of the teeth. Still works perfectly, just looks a little snaggletoothed now.

 

[pitt_md]

Nice looking grapple. They seem to have beefed up the outside tines by adding in an extra one.

Hope you have as good an experience with yours as I do with my 48. Mine is the original LD48 with "only" 3/8 inch tines (yours has half inch on the outside I believe) and my upper jaw has no protection and the upper teeth have less lateral support than current versions. I've used mine pretty aggressively on both a 20hp and now 41hp tractor and other than a few cosmetic blemishes, an occasional lost clip, one snagged hose and slightly splayed upper teeth, it is still going as strong as ever.

Here is something I dragged out of the earth a couple weeks ago with (unknowingly) only one upper tooth attached to the rock. That is how I slightly bent one of the teeth. Still works perfectly, just looks a little snaggletoothed now.

The 60" model now has the following features:

Our grapples are now manufactures with several new features

1. Protective louvers to the arms, greater support strength and cylinder protection

2. Front Mount cylinder guard to protect cylinder head

3. The Grapple arm support brace has been lengthened to add rigidity to the arms.

4. The outer tines on our 60.00" and larger sizes are in essence doubled to protect the end tines in prying and carrying long or off balanced loads

5. Outer arms are now 1/2" ASTM GR50 plate for great strength and rigidity on all models.

6. Cylinder pins now have enclosed greaseable fittings.

All other frame material except the louver (3/16") are 3/8"

I got a quote of $1554 + $120 kubota mount + $198 shipping.

BTW That is a beast of a rock you fished out of the dirt!

 

[pitt_md]

I forgot to ask, what operates the "jaws" of the unit. Can this be done with a standard joy stick control?

 

[RollTideRam]

You will have to have a third remote or a diverter to operate the grapple jaw. Your joystick should use two scv's, one to curl bucket and the other to raise the loader. JC

 

[IslandTractor]

BTW That is a beast of a rock you fished out of the dirt!

There was only a couple inches sticking out of the pasture but my flail had hit it last year so I decided to remove it. I jammed the grapple down "under" it and then lifted. It turned out I wasn't really under the rock just clamped onto the midsection and top. I had no idea how big it was until it came out of the earth. I was a bit stunned and got off to take a photo of my "catch". That is when I realized I had pulled it out with only one of the top jaw teeth attached. The rock is granite I think and was roughly 3x2x2ft. Heavy!

 

[R_Walter]

Nice looking grapple. They seem to have beefed up the outside tines by adding in an extra one.

Millonzi has added an extra 1/2 inch tine on the bottom outside to reinforce the ends when you're twiting and pulling with just one end or the other.

I'll be using it a lot in a few weeks. Still got some snow on the ground now.