
Here's another Compact Wicked Grapple in action down in Texas! I sincerely tried to talk this guy out of it because the beast it's hooked to is an ASV RC-100 which is a 10,000 pound, 100hp tracked skid steer. He is very pleased with his grapple and even though I wouldn't recommend it for a skid steer, I thought you guys would enjoy the pic.
The grapple is a 60" model.
Travis
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Hey Guys - New to this site and let me say " Thank You " for everyone with their great advice on Grapples... Just purchased a EA Whicked Root Grapple 60" and I will be receiving it with a few days. From everything I read , and watching EA video's I was sold on this.. I looked at every Grapple on the Planet to find one at this price point and with the features this one has. I will post some pictures of the Grapple once I get playing with it..:licking:




Here's some feedback we just received from a fellow MX5100 owner:
"Just wanted to report that my 66" Wicked Grapple was delivered last Thursday... Carried it to the farm, detached the loader bucket and had it in operation in 5 min."
David - Arkansas Ozarks
I usually try to speak to customers about the tractor's hydraulic capabilities when talking grapples so they can have a plan.You should suggest to your customers wringing their hands until the grapple arrives to get started on plumbing hydraulics to the front if they haven't already. Then they can hit the ground running, like David above. My plumbing took longer than expected (no plastic zip ties allowed) so the grapple collected dust for awhile.
How does EA paint these?
John
I still see no 48". I love my 48". You should think about that more, methinks... Looks cool otherwise.
I also posted this on another thread, but i'm putting it here for more exposure and opinions.
Ted is working on the design of the single lid grapple. He is running into an issue with the JD hitch on a 48" because of where it needs to attach on the grapple. His question to you guys is: Would you be fine with a lighter, single lid 54" or is that additional 6 inches going to be a problem? His thinking is that the lighter weight is the key and the single lid will also bring the cost down. This would be 270 pounds and still keep a high grade of steel for durability. In reality, a 48" is not going to be any cheaper to build and will cause a bit of a headache in engineering.
Your opinions are appreciated.
Travis