pictures of skidder grapple

[flyingcow]

**** impressive job!!

 

[GeeVee]

I agree with everything you say. It would help greatly if manufacturers put an automatic sandwich maker on their tractors.

I'm holding out for a Keg-er-ator....

 

[250quality]

Not sure but if it is not a by-pass grapple the logs will fall out when skidding them. I only know this cause I bought the Wallenstein model in the fall and it is the cats meow. I can drag huge wood without losing a single piece. Hope it works as good as mine does. Handy for sure but HAS to be a by-pass.
Mine also closes up so when running empty theres no sway.

 

[mroldstyle]

Agreed! Lots of my firewood requires winching, so I have to get off for that.
Mrold - what are you burning there - looks like pulpwood? Is this for an OWF? Nice to have a flat field where you can yard logs. Good build.
Jim

Not burning it, selling as paper pulpwood.

 

[mroldstyle]

Nice job. Any problem with the empty grapple flopping around when driving over rough ground? I know my post hole digger is a pain when doing that.

Not much problem, occasionaly if running fast it will get to swinging.

 

[mroldstyle]

Great pics. Thank you for sharing them.

In the pic of the grapple holding the logs, is that showing how far it closes with the logs in place? Doe the logs stay in there like that? I've never done this, but I assumed that the skidder grapple had to close tight around the logs for it to hold them while dragging them, but it doesn't look like it in your pics.

Where are the stumps? Are you felling the trees with a chain saw and doing something with the logs? What are you doing with the logs?

Eddie

No thats not as tight as it will go, its a bypass so it will close up tight, could probably pull a 4" log. This is all coming out of a plantation so the stumps and branches/tops are all staying. Its the first thinning at 23 year old plantation. The logs will be sold as pulpwood and get ground up for paper.

 

[creekbend]

Nice pictures. Practice makes perfect. :thumbsup: