Grapple need a grapple

[DBone]

looking to put a root grapple on my JD3720 300cx loader

looking at gator 48" or 60"

mostly for logs firewood and brush Thanks

 

[kennyd]

looking to put a root grapple on my JD3720 300cx loader

looking at gator 48" or 60"

mostly for logs firewood and brush Thanks

Welcome to TBN

Search these terms for HOURS of reading then come back with specific questions:

Markham
grapple
WR Long

 

[crazyal]

Isn't Markham now Gator?

 

[kennyd]

Isn't Markham now Gator?

Yes, you are 100% correct...but there are THOUSANDS of post's that have the Markham name attached to them referencing grapples. Even searching the "Millonzi" name will turn up great info and they have been out of business for 3 or so years now.

 

[dangerdoc]

looking to put a root grapple on my JD3720 300cx loader

looking at gator 48" or 60"

mostly for logs firewood and brush Thanks

Kenny is right, there are thousands of posts, if you have any specific questions, fire away.

I'm getting ready to start cutting firewood for next year this week. The grapple gets maximum use with this chore. It's nice to put the brush where you want to burn it than having to make burn piles where ever the firewood happens to be growing. Plus, I'll cut about 6 cords of logs, and carry them as one ton logs and stack them near the barn. This spring when I've used most of the firewood stored in the barn, I'll use the grapple to move the logs to the barn where I'll cut, split and stack them. I don't touch the wood until it is where it's going to spend the summer.

I used to carry 100+ pound rounds to the truck and throw them in the back then roll them off in the barn, I'm not sure how many more years I could continue doing it that way.

 

[IslandTractor]

looking to put a root grapple on my JD3720 300cx loader

looking at gator 48" or 60"

mostly for logs firewood and brush Thanks

Gator 48 seems to please just about anyone with your size tractor. No sense in getting bigger.

 

[mkane09]

Might want to check out the Anbo grapple, too.

mkane09

 

[DBone]

Getting a quote from anbo

probably calling gator mon.

Getting quote on 3/4 end tines extra spacers 48"

wow you guys are rite there is a ton of info.

Got the remote valve mounted in the back of tractor.. handle in front of joy stick need to run hoses to back


is everyone happy with the spacing of the main tines?

 

[IslandTractor]

Getting a quote from anbo

Make sure you are sitting down before you read it.:laughing:

Anbo's are nicely engineered and built but IMO they really don't offer much extra to the CUT user over grapples that cost much less. If clamshell style appeals then also check out the WRLong clamshell. Most of us have been happy with the more common standard or root rake style grapple.

 

[Gordon Gould]

API Grapple. Not as mean looking as the others but work good. Less money.

 

[IslandTractor]

API Grapple. Not as mean looking as the others but work good. Less money.

Bolt on or the even less expensive weld on grapple bucket kits are by far the least expensive way to get a grapple into your life. I don't know that they've ever been compared directly to standard grapples with regard to units of work per hour but some estimates are possible. Compared to a plain bucket they must be at least four or five times as efficient in moving brush and logs etc as you don't need to get off the tractor. I would guess that a standard grapple is probably ten times as efficient as a bucket so that makes the grapple bucket about half as efficient/flexible as a full grapple. Not a bad deal considering the cost is also about half and it leaves you with a single FEL tool that is really very versatile as well as being about the most economical way to improve dealing with brush etc.

 

[rd_macgregor]

A lot of the trees that I take out are pushed over, rather than cut down. I like it that the grapple rake lets a lot of the dirt fall out when I pick up the stumps.
When I ordered my Gator last spring, I got the 48" with half-inch outer tines and the extra spacer tines, since I thought the gap was a bit too wide in the stock rake.
This summer I somehow managed to slightly twist the grapple, either by pushing on something with just one tine or by picking up something very heavy 'way off center (I've done both of these things this summer). Despite the twist, everything still works great, and I've been really pleased with what I got (and the price I paid!). I also bought a toothbar for my bucket at the same time as the grapple rake, and the toothbar makes the bucket a much more effective tool for nearly every use except maybe backdragging and smoothing a surface.

BOB

 

[Rara Avis]

looking to put a root grapple on my JD3720 300cx loader

looking at gator 48" or 60"

mostly for logs firewood and brush Thanks

If you do NOT want to add another hydraulic to the front of your tractor...you could get a set of these from Westendorf...relatively cheap and easy to install and use...
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