First post, been lurking here for a while, but never joined till now.
I had been looking for a grapple and decided on the EA 55, but hesitated due to the wait time and never committed. Some months went by and it got to the point that I could no longer wait and tried to order off the EA site and it didnt work. So called and nobody answered. Started searching to figure out what was going on and came across the tread here relating to their issues.
Im no genius but decided maybe I should find another haha. Looked at a few were too heavy for my L3901. Homestead was the best I could find then stumbled upon Catawaba. It looked exactly like what I needed. Light, made out of Hardox 450, good for trees etc, but looked like it could also pick up decent size rocks individually ( bought a place in AR that has a lot of rock ). Ordered a week or so ago and it came in yesterday.
First impression is it looks well built, and works well. Looks perfect for what I need and picks stuff up off the ground perfectly. Hoses perfect length. Looking forward to putting it to work.