The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

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New Holland TC45 with a 60" Single Lid Wicked

 

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Bobcat CT122 with a 50" Wicked Grapple.

 

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Kioti DK45 with 66" Single Lid Wicked Grapple.

 

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**THIS JUST IN**

Removable lower slats, which are standard on the 50" Single Lid Model, will soon be available as a CUSTOMER INSTALLED option for the 54"-72" Compact Wicked Grapples.
It will require welding the tabs, but these can be very useful for certain applications.

Fits these models:
Single Lid Compact Wicked Grapple
Dual Lid Compact Wicked Grapple

 

[IslandTractor]

I really would like to have intermediate tines. They would be great for scooping up rocks and firewood and other smallish objects that are likely to fall between the 8-9" distances of the main tines. Not necessary for brush or logs or stumps etc but boy would they be nice for picking up rocks.

EA might consider making the welded tabs an extra cost option. Many folks aren't prepared to take on a welding task.

 

[DieselBound]

Wondering why one couldn't slide pipes through the holes in the existing slats. For sure, it would add weight, but it would be fairly easy: right diameter and some caps on threaded ends would hold the pipes in there. Seems that that could fill in a lot of the gaps and allow picking up rocks and the like.

Quick comment on the notion that pallet forks can suffice for grapples: do some stuff with your hands w/o using your thumbs.

 

[IslandTractor]

Wondering why one couldn't slide pipes through the holes in the existing slats. For sure, it would add weight, but it would be fairly easy: right diameter and some caps on threaded ends would hold the pipes in there. Seems that that could fill in a lot of the gaps and allow picking up rocks and the like.

Quick comment on the notion that pallet forks can suffice for grapples: do some stuff with your hands w/o using your thumbs.

I suppose you could do that but you'd need to get pipes that fit the various sized cutouts. I don't think the cutouts were designed for that though. The cutouts are to make the grapple lighter, look good and most importantly to go faster!

 

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I really would like to have intermediate tines. They would be great for scooping up rocks and firewood and other smallish objects that are likely to fall between the 8-9" distances of the main tines. Not necessary for brush or logs or stumps etc but boy would they be nice for picking up rocks.

EA might consider making the welded tabs an extra cost option. Many folks aren't prepared to take on a welding task.

Offering the slats as a customer installed option is the most economical method, for EA and the customer.

Yes, offering them as a factory made option is something Ted and I are pondering/discussing, BUT....
It would require either:
1. Having extra "slat ready" grapple inventory on hand.
2. Welding the tabs to all grapples whether they'll get slats or not.
3. Special order production.

I think #3 makes the most sense, but we'd need to take this into consideration:
In this case, if someone wanted a 60" grapple with slats, we'd have to build another 60" grapple, even if one without tabs is already in inventory.

Travis

 

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New Holland TC45 with a 60" Single Lid Wicked

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What do you have on the back of that machine in the second photo? looking like a flail. Which model ?

Still loving my grapple from you guys!!!!

 

[IslandTractor]

Offering the slats as a customer installed option is the most economical method, for EA and the customer.

Yes, offering them as a factory made option is something Ted and I are pondering/discussing, BUT....
It would require either:
1. Having extra "slat ready" grapple inventory on hand.
2. Welding the tabs to all grapples whether they'll get slats or not.
3. Special order production.

I think #3 makes the most sense, but we'd need to take this into consideration:
In this case, if someone wanted a 60" grapple with slats, we'd have to build another 60" grapple, even if one without tabs is already in inventory.

Travis

Agree #3 makes most sense. Perhaps you simply tell the customer that 1) they will need to pay more for the prewelded tabs and 2) it will also take longer. I don't know about others but if it took an extra couple of weeks it wouldn't bother me if it meant getting exactly what I wanted. I can weld but I'd imagine it would take someone a couple of weeks and considerable hassle plus expense to get those tabs welded after taking delivery.