Photo of Grapple Kit for little tractors

Steve_Carver · Jan 20, 2001

ddl · Jan 20, 2001

This type of attachment makes sense. Everytime I try to fill my bucket with dirt, I whish I had the fork. Just dig into a pile of dirt and close the fork and tip the bucket back and you have a bucket full of dirt. I reallymiss this attachment. You may ask why not just go buy one, my wife has other ideas on what to spent money one, darn.

Dan L

jd4100hoe · Jan 20, 2001

Steve, How much $$$?

Steve_Carver · Jan 20, 2001

General range for KIT is $900.for small loader buckets and more for bigger buckets.

Then you'll have to allow for aux. control valve, hoses,fittings, install labor.

So, I'd guess you'd have $1400. approx by the time is installed.

We ( as well as all dealers) can work with you to do the complete installation or provide many tips and short cuts for ya.

This item is an item that many owners can do the installation themselves.

Wingnut · Jan 20, 2001

Steve .... thanks for the info. What range of tractors will they fit? (... an L3710?)

too bad that common sense ain't

Anonymous Poster · Jan 20, 2001

All I have to do now is figure out how to get that mounted with my removable fork brackets in the way! /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

del

oldcarparts@mygarage

Harv · Jan 20, 2001

Del -

Don't suppose you have any pictures of your removable fork, do you?

TomG · Jan 21, 2001

I considered a similar unit before I bought my 3ph pallet forks, but the price I was given was quite a bit more. Seems like this type of unit should be useful and solve many problems as well as improve safety.

One think I'm not clear on is how much the grapple forks open. It might limit some uses of the loader if the forks don't open wide enough to clear the back of the bucket. However, even with such a limitation, I imagine many owners would find their operations much easier with the grapples than without.

Steve_Carver · Jan 21, 2001

almost any kind

Steve_Carver · Jan 21, 2001

You are right on target. The sides of the bucket limit the "length of the payload."

The option for longer payloads is to install the Grapple Kit on to a forklift attachment.

If you have both forks and bucket.. you could switch the kit back and forth