Is there a best brand of grapple?
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trikepilot
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B2620HSD LA364/BH65 48SQ Bush Hog LP FDR1660 LP RB1560 B2672 42in forks LP1266
I put this thread into circulation awhile back and the answers and leads it provided helped me narrow in on the best grapple options for me. Not sure if it will help you but here it is
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Ok… before this devolves into a typical thread akin to motor oil preferences and other arcane hijacking, let’s just say that this is a request for generic info on grapples as a whole. Let's also qualify that this is for compact tractors of around 30hp and below (Small Ls, Bs, and BXs) as I feel...
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I have a heavier Kubota grapple on the skid steer BUT sometimes I wish I had got a heavier Brush Raker model. I got the Kubota model for cleanup after Helene.
I have the BrushRaker for use withthe L6060 and love it. I like the circular profile vs square. Its got really heavy tines but not too many so dirt and small stuff falls through easily.
I have the BrushRaker for use withthe L6060 and love it. I like the circular profile vs square. Its got really heavy tines but not too many so dirt and small stuff falls through easily.
http://www.borgford.com/ makes heavy duty root grapples. Years ago I came across them in Orange Talks.
He will size the grapple to your tractor, as other posters have mentioned , there is a tradeoff for implement weight (strength/durability and size) with the tractor payload and the front tires plys. I have a 5.5ft root grapple made of high strength alloy steel. A lof of borgford business is with the NW logging companies, where commerical use/abuse is the norm, so his implements are made for the task and to last. Where I live, I have lots of invasive root vines, rocky soil, and stone walls. The unit is designed to be insterted in the ground, and scoop up the entire mess, clamp it in the jaws and lift it out of the ground. After watching enough youtube videos of the less expensive root grapples and debris grapples getting twisted, bent, (and then unusable), I went with borgford bo-dozer root grapple. http://www.borgford.com/BODOZER/grapple-rakes/ . The grapple is paired with a L5740, leaving enough payload of rock, brush, debris. The implement weight is approx 675 lbs.
He will size the grapple to your tractor, as other posters have mentioned , there is a tradeoff for implement weight (strength/durability and size) with the tractor payload and the front tires plys. I have a 5.5ft root grapple made of high strength alloy steel. A lof of borgford business is with the NW logging companies, where commerical use/abuse is the norm, so his implements are made for the task and to last. Where I live, I have lots of invasive root vines, rocky soil, and stone walls. The unit is designed to be insterted in the ground, and scoop up the entire mess, clamp it in the jaws and lift it out of the ground. After watching enough youtube videos of the less expensive root grapples and debris grapples getting twisted, bent, (and then unusable), I went with borgford bo-dozer root grapple. http://www.borgford.com/BODOZER/grapple-rakes/ . The grapple is paired with a L5740, leaving enough payload of rock, brush, debris. The implement weight is approx 675 lbs.