Buying Advice need grapple..

EverythingAttachments · Apr 30, 2018

Teachu2 said:
EA also does true grapples, not just bucket attachments. Here's one specifically for a BX: Root Rake Grapple For Kubota BX

Here's another slightly bigger one on a small CUT (mine).
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Love that pic, man! This one, too!!! :drink:
Travis

gravelman · Apr 30, 2018

this is excellent..thanks very much

Omega Woods · Apr 30, 2018

I am 100% getting a Wicked 55" to share between my new BX2380 and my Branson.

/pine · Apr 30, 2018

FWIW...Almost all the loads (including the brush) depicted in the images could be done with just a thumb type grapple on a regular FEL bucket...

Teachu2 · Apr 30, 2018

/pine said:
FWIW...Almost all the loads (including the brush) depicted in the images could be done with just a thumb type grapple on a regular FEL bucket...

I've used just the bucket and a HF ratchet strap, so even a thumb grapple is a luxury.

My tractor was the biggest I could handle on my property, and the FEL is a small step above a BX. Weight was a consideration when I was thinking about a grapple, which led me to the Wicked 55. It weighs less than my bucket, and when I have the bucket on I'm not carrying the weight of a grapple. As an added bonus, I can see through the grapple, which is a great help for a newbie like me.

/pine · May 1, 2018

Teachu2 said:
I've used just the bucket and a HF ratchet strap, so even a thumb grapple is a luxury.

My tractor was the biggest I could handle on my property, and the FEL is a small step above a BX. Weight was a consideration when I was thinking about a grapple, which led me to the Wicked 55. It weighs less than my bucket, and when I have the bucket on I'm not carrying the weight of a grapple. As an added bonus, I can see through the grapple, which is a great help for a newbie like me.

Even without a QA...
Most thumbs are easily removable...

What advantage is it being able to "see through" a grapple that can't be seen any better than a FEL bucket?

Teachu2 · May 1, 2018

When positioning to pick up single items (like a rock or railroad tie) I can see what I'm doing better than looking at the back of the bucket. The grapple also digs rocks out much better than the bucket. It also rakes a whole lot better than a bucket.

I felled a dead pine the other day and limbed it where it fell. Grabbed the trunk with the grapple and raised it up to section it. Transported the trunk sections to keep as bonfire wood, then raked the branches and took them up the hill to the trailer. I've done similar without a grapple, and this was much easier and a whole lot faster. A thumb would have worked the trunk OK (as did the strap on the bucket), but the branches were easier with the grapple rake.

cphilip · May 2, 2018

/pine said:
Even without a QA...
Most thumbs are easily removable...

What advantage is it being able to "see through" a grapple that can't be seen any better than a FEL bucket?

You cant "root rake" with a bucket.

EverythingAttachments · May 2, 2018

Teachu2 said:
When positioning to pick up single items (like a rock or railroad tie) I can see what I'm doing better than looking at the back of the bucket. The grapple also digs rocks out much better than the bucket. It also rakes a whole lot better than a bucket.

I felled a dead pine the other day and limbed it where it fell. Grabbed the trunk with the grapple and raised it up to section it. Transported the trunk sections to keep as bonfire wood, then raked the branches and took them up the hill to the trailer. I've done similar without a grapple, and this was much easier and a whole lot faster. A thumb would have worked the trunk OK (as did the strap on the bucket), but the branches were easier with the grapple rake.

Great points!
Oh...pics or it didn't happen! :laughing::laughing:
Travis

/pine · May 2, 2018

cphilip said:
You cant "root rake" with a bucket.

I never said anything about root grapples being totally unneeded...I just pointed out that all the tasks pictured (including large brush piles) in the thread could be accomplished with a much less expensive alternative...a thumb grapple...