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

/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,781  
Yes, the heavier EA Root Rake Grapple is a beast in all the right places and is still only in the 400 pound range, BUT...I agree...it is overkill for you.

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Our 55 is a great match for you and it totally blows the Land Pride away. Here's one on a Kubota L3901.

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That looks pretty good! Probably best bet for what is available right now. Have customers been happy with the setup when paired to a L2501, L3301 or L3901?

One last question. Do you allow implement pickup at your facility? If so how much money does it save from total price? I'm out of state.
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!
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That looks pretty good! Probably best bet for what is available right now. Have customers been happy with the setup when paired to a L2501, L3301 or L3901?

One last question. Do you allow implement pickup at your facility? If so how much money does it save from total price? I'm out of state.

Yes, customers have been really happy with them and those 3 models you listed are VERY popular!

We do allow pickup, but you'd be better off with shipping if you're out of state because of the sales tax situation. We can ship those lightweight grapples as far off as Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa etc. for not much over $100, which is included within 1,000 miles.

A JD dealer in Idaho ordered 2 ultra lights last week and the extra shipping was under $100 for the pair. West coasters should not fear the freight with us!
Travis
 
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/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,783  
That looks pretty good! Probably best bet for what is available right now. Have customers been happy with the setup when paired to a L2501, L3301 or L3901?

One last question. Do you allow implement pickup at your facility? If so how much money does it save from total price? I'm out of state.

Just call Travis at the number in their sig for those types of questions. Don't quote me but I'm pretty sure it does save some money. They are a great company to work with and you'll be more than happy with everything

Brett
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,785  
Yes, customers have been really happy with them and those 3 models you listed are VERY popular!

We do allow pickup, but you'd be better off if you're out of state because of the sales tax situation. We can ship those lightweight grapples as far off as Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa etc. for not much over $100, which is included.

A JD dealer in Idaho ordered 2 ultra lights last week and the extra shipping was under $100 for the pair. West coasters should not fear the freight with us!
Travis

Great info! Thank you! Yes the budget L Kubotas are super popular!! They are a nice basic tractor.
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,786  
The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

Yes I've seen that operation. Reminds me of a duck finishing. Looks a bit awkward especially when picking up heavy objects like rocks and timbers. Puts a lot of leverage on the loaders dump cylinders.

Not really such a stress. Clamp the load (zero stress) and then curl. Curl power is typically at least as much as lift power so it doesn't stress anything beyond what the loader was designed to do. Certainly less stress than what we all do when trying to pop out stumps by sticking bottom tines under the stump and then curling to relief pressure.

And if you don't want or need to curl then just lift with the grapple clamped in dump position and move the load wherever you want before opening the jaw to let the load drop.
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,787  
Has EA ever thought of making a fork grapple? (forks with grapple lid)
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,788  
Has EA ever thought of making a fork grapple? (forks with grapple lid)

Or a DYI bolt on for a standard bucket. EA already has the upper jaws from the 50" and ?54" singles. An adapter plate is really the only thing they'd need to fabricate a new.
 
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Has EA ever thought of making a fork grapple? (forks with grapple lid)

I've thought of a LOT of things to make. Once we get settled in our new facility, we can develop more products and put these new tractors to work with some videos!

I counted FIFTY sold grapples on the lot yesterday. Our small factory is COOKIN!!
Travis

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/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,791  
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,793  
Re: The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

Not really such a stress. Clamp the load (zero stress) and then curl. Curl power is typically at least as much as lift power so it doesn't stress anything beyond what the loader was designed to do. Certainly less stress than what we all do when trying to pop out stumps by sticking bottom tines under the stump and then curling to relief pressure.

And if you don't want or need to curl then just lift with the grapple clamped in dump position and move the load wherever you want before opening the jaw to let the load drop.

The curl strength on my tractor fell a lot short trying to do that. I'd use that style to pick up logs when I didn't want to damage the ground, but then I'd curl the grapple up while lowering the arms and driving backwards at the same time. Once I had the load closer to the pins I could lift it.
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,794  
Not of the heavier root rake grapple. I wish I did, though!
Travis

Can you answer one more question? How long are the lower tines on the 50" Compact Wicked Root Grapple vs. a 54" single Lid Root grapple?

You all really need to number your different models to make them easier to identify! Lol
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,795  
Re: The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

The curl strength on my tractor fell a lot short trying to do that. I'd use that style to pick up logs when I didn't want to damage the ground, but then I'd curl the grapple up while lowering the arms and driving backwards at the same time. Once I had the load closer to the pins I could lift it.

Yeah same here. Curl strength is not as great as lift strength on my smaller machine.
 
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Can you answer one more question? How long are the lower tines on the 50" Compact Wicked Root Grapple vs. a 54" single Lid Root grapple?

You all really need to number your different models to make them easier to identify! Lol

I know the exact grapples you're talking about, but, yes we do have quite a few.
Those two lower tines measure the same. 32" front to back overall and about 26.5" in front of the tube, as shown below.
Travis

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/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,797  
I know the exact grapples you're talking about, but, yes we do have quite a few.
Those two lower tines measure the same. 32" front to back overall and about 26.5" in front of the tube, as shown below.
Travis

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Thank you Travis! So the tine length is the same between the lightweight compact model and the normal weight 54" model?
 
/ The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!! #2,800  
We installed our breakaway clamp today. I put a zip ties on the hoses of a male and a female fitting of one coupling so we could always connect the same hoses together so that open would be open and close would be close. Swapped the female coupling on the Wicked for the male coupling on the Mahindra. Zip tied the clamp to a likely location and let the Wicked flex her muscles to see if it would work. Been working all afternoon. Will eventually get around to bolting it on.

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