The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

[r0bg]

RichM752 you're not going to be disappointed. I had so much fun with it. It looks light with all the holes and "feels" light. My 72" bucket, which I have no idea the weight of, with an extra #100 of Ratchet Rake feels about the same.

I ran out of rear end weight immediately. My rears are filled and I had on an EA 78" box blade (#545), that tree in the picture was probably close to the limit because it seemed like the rear tires were not in as much contact with the ground as usual. I know what the phrase "the rear end felt light" means now.

Maybe some of the seasoned vets will chime in and suggest how much weight in a ballast box I should go for. My rotary cutter is heavier (#850) but is too big for all the obstacles I have to weave through.

The tractor is supposed to be able to lift #2660 to full height at pins for the FEL and #2716 24" aft of the hitch for the 3-point.

 

[Threepoint]

Repeating a chorus line??????
We've already been there LONG ago, circled around and went there again a month or so ago. Addressed it and the phone still hasn't rang for smooth tines.
Travis
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I know Travis and IT are both looking forward to more input on the neglected topic of backward curving, sharp tine teeth. So here's some.

Recently had to rip out an overgrown hedge row of Chinese Grape, Multi-Flora, Wait-a-Bit Bush and other underbrush. Embedded in it was decades-old field fence and barb wire on old T-posts. The teeth on my 60" EA double-lid got a great workout demonstrating trade-offs of the design. The teeth grabbed everything well, and made pulling material up and out a breeze. But dumping it in the debris pile required a bit of technique, as the wire tended to hang up on the tines. No a big deal. As Taylor Swift says, just "Shake it Off." After a year of use, I've found the EA tooth design much more an advantage than a disadvantage.

 

[aeblank]

A Taylor swift quote in a grapple thread? Arg.

 

[TomSeller]

A Taylor swift quote in a grapple thread? Arg.

Just as long as cheek doesn't enter into the quote.. . Now back to grapples...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good thing it wasn't the dual grapple.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

The long awaited day finally came.

The 60" dual lid looks like a perfect fit for your DK5010 Kioti! Who woulda thunk it? :laughing:

Keep in mind, the higher a load is raised on the front, the lighter your rear end will feel(and the more it will pucker :laughing::laughing
Travis

 

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I know Travis and IT are both looking forward to more input on the neglected topic of backward curving, sharp tine teeth. So here's some.

After a year of use, I've found the EA tooth design much more an advantage than a disadvantage.

MUCH more, he said! :cool2:
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As planned...By design...Wicked owners know!...We do too! :thumbsup: :laughing:
Travis

 

[IslandTractor]

Grasps well and doesn't snag.

 

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Grasps well and doesn't snag.

Aw, what cute little teeth he has. Keep feedin him, use fluoride and maybe he'll grow some Big, Bad, Wicked Wolf Teeth someday! :laughing:
Travis

 

[Xfaxman]

Travis, what do you suggest for my 44" single lid?