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I have a B2650 Kubota and have decided I want, different than need, a grapple. Have been researching for a couple weeks and talked with my Kubota dealer a couple times about getting one. If I use it I will be doing some brush pick up, no big trees or stumps. I also have many rocks in the 24" to 36" size. I currently have difficulty picking up these rocks with my front bucket. Sometimes I can do it like a pro and other times I push them all over the yard.[/FONT]:confused2:
Watched Teds EA video using his small grapple which I'd call a root grapple and he seemed to be using it like a claw grapple by tilting bucket far forward and coming down on the brush and not coming under it and picking it up. Maybe that's his way or maybe that's the way it's supposed to be done. Sure he knows more than me who has never used one and he has.
Any way I'm between these two grapples which weigh about the same and near the same size and about same price. I recently bent both cylinders on my FEL arms while using a front backhoe. I may have tilted the cylinders out to far which may have caused it which seems to be what is happening when Ted uses his grapple like a claw grapple which I want to avoid.
Would like opinions between claw and root grapples for my intended rare use of a grapple before ordering one. Here are links to the two I'm considering. Also looking at one that's over 400 lbs but much less money.
Tomahawk Attachments :: Tomahawk 66" One-Cylinder Brush Grapple
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SGC6 Series Claw Grapples | Land Pride
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Subcompact Compact Tractor Wicked Root Grapple 50" Single lid
I've been desiring, wanting some additional land that's behind my property. Made an offer a couple years ago with no positive results. I was about to purchase some land down the road about 6 miles but before doing so I called the owner of the land behind me and told him I was about to spend my money on some land but before doing so I wanted to see if he may take my money instead of the other guy. We set up a meeting for a couple days later. He agreed to sell me all of the land he owned behind my property (5 acres) plus sell me the 6 building lots across the street from me and my brother (brother lives next door). I told him I didn't want the six lots but he said that's the only way he'd sell me the land estimated to be 21 acres beside me along with the access road between me and my brother that had been built to access the tower that was recently removed from the top of the mountain (hill). I agreed to buy it all which ended up being 25+ acres once surveyed at our original agreed on price. He preferred 3% interest with 5 equal pmnts over 5 years with no cash down other than $58 deed recording fee. :cool2: 
