Sunday, I moved all the tree limbs and brush from our recent ice storm and from trees I've cut down in my yard (about a 6' cubic stack!). I intended to use the
grapple contraption to do this, but it simply won't do the trick. The problem is that the bucket pushes the stuff away and it rolls off the front before you can get the
grapple clamped down on it. And if you do get any clamped down, then when you raise the lift arms they fall off because the
grapple opens. Drat! Oh well, loaded it by hand.
This wasn't a wasted project, though. Sometimes the best thing to learn is what won't work moreso than what will work!
If you're making your own
grapple, stick with the convention hydraulic actuated design!
Dave