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The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!
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LiveDog
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It doesn't take too long with this EA Wicked Grapple Bucket and you can pick your nose, scratch your balls, wipe your ***, floss your teeth with it (OK, maybe not in that order, my bad ;+)...
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Quite the Wicked root system you've got there! :laughing:
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There are two grapple threads going here... I am posting on BOTH but don't want to be a problem... Just like to communicate with those who communicate with me... If there is an issue PLEASE LMK... I don't know if 'you-all' are also subscribing to 'other' grapple threads and I want to be sure not to leave anyone out (assuming you are interested), especially since I said I would post pics...
OK... Here are a few pics from today... Dropped the EA Box-Blade, installed the EA 3-point-receiver with my pintle-hitch and hooked-up to the Vermeer BC 900 for a day of chipping... I burn some brush and chip some for botanical-bedding/potting-soil/ground-cover...
Also, I isolate/save all 'red cedar' and chip it separately... It provides excellent insect-control and is an enjoyable fragrance around the farmhouse... I meant to take pics of this operation but basically I pull the chipper to the 'cedar pile' and chip into an enclosed trailer to be saved/sold/spread strategically...
The combination of tractor/hydraulic-do-dads/3-point accoutrements/grapple-bucket/chipper make this rig an awesome apparatus... We get it done with a little fun/finesse... Thanks for all the forum help...
Enjoy...
OK... Here are a few pics from today... Dropped the EA Box-Blade, installed the EA 3-point-receiver with my pintle-hitch and hooked-up to the Vermeer BC 900 for a day of chipping... I burn some brush and chip some for botanical-bedding/potting-soil/ground-cover...
Also, I isolate/save all 'red cedar' and chip it separately... It provides excellent insect-control and is an enjoyable fragrance around the farmhouse... I meant to take pics of this operation but basically I pull the chipper to the 'cedar pile' and chip into an enclosed trailer to be saved/sold/spread strategically...
The combination of tractor/hydraulic-do-dads/3-point accoutrements/grapple-bucket/chipper make this rig an awesome apparatus... We get it done with a little fun/finesse... Thanks for all the forum help...
Enjoy...
LiveDog
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I posted some pics on 'the other' grapple thread yesterday...
Today I took down a BIG 'Christmas tree' in a unique way for some but MY usual style... Leaving the entire tree standing, I dig/dredge/dig/cut roots/dig/dredge/cut roots around the tree in a fashion that helps me (utilizing the weight of the tree/top) to drop it strategically... Sometimes I climb the tree and trim the limbs on one side and cut the roots on the opposite... However I almost always put a stout rope on it and pull in the direction wanted for safety... The weight of the tree helps to pull the entire stump out of the ground... You can also lay a short log under/for the tree-trunk to fall on and thus lever the stump/roots further out of the ground... Fill the hole/cut the radial roots off evenly and you can roll the stump away easily... (NOTE: I routinely completely remove 3'+ diameter live oaks/large pines/sycamores/cedars/etc., including the entire stump, in 4 hours)... Then I trim the trunk/log, chip the brush, fill the hole, remove/grapple the stump to the burn-pile... See attached pics...
I also included a pic of my SS safety pins FYI... I think they are better/more effective/longer-lasting and definitely less expensive than cotter pins... I have my own jig...
Today I took down a BIG 'Christmas tree' in a unique way for some but MY usual style... Leaving the entire tree standing, I dig/dredge/dig/cut roots/dig/dredge/cut roots around the tree in a fashion that helps me (utilizing the weight of the tree/top) to drop it strategically... Sometimes I climb the tree and trim the limbs on one side and cut the roots on the opposite... However I almost always put a stout rope on it and pull in the direction wanted for safety... The weight of the tree helps to pull the entire stump out of the ground... You can also lay a short log under/for the tree-trunk to fall on and thus lever the stump/roots further out of the ground... Fill the hole/cut the radial roots off evenly and you can roll the stump away easily... (NOTE: I routinely completely remove 3'+ diameter live oaks/large pines/sycamores/cedars/etc., including the entire stump, in 4 hours)... Then I trim the trunk/log, chip the brush, fill the hole, remove/grapple the stump to the burn-pile... See attached pics...
I also included a pic of my SS safety pins FYI... I think they are better/more effective/longer-lasting and definitely less expensive than cotter pins... I have my own jig...
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goeduck
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Nice work!
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Nice centering right in between the Wicked lids! :thumbsup:
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing.
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In this comprehensive video, Thomas from Michigan lets us know many reasons why he chose the Wicked Grapple and even shows it in action on his beastly LS 4145 tractor!
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In this comprehensive video, Thomas from Michigan lets us know many reasons why he chose the Wicked Grapple and even shows it in action on his beastly LS 4145 tractor!
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PROGRESS REPORT... North Line Bed... 66" EA Grapple-Bucket...
These are not really 'action shots' because I am uncomfortable getting on/off the tractor to 'stage' pics ESPECIALLY with some of these VERY LONG/HEAVY logs but I think YOU get the gist... Also, productivity is a consideration since the law of diminishing returns is kicking-in... As promised I have made some progress/pics on this hurricane IRMA damaged area of LARGE pines now called the 'North Line Bed'... The combo-tractor/grapple-activity/experience allows me to make this report (MUCH more to come)... There have been several LARGE/LONG logs moved/placed with the EA wicked grapple in order to provide some retaining for all the wood/brush-chips (they rot VERY fast in this semi-tropical environ of Central Florida)... BE VERY CAREFUL PICKING/MOVING LARGE/LONG LOGS!!! THEY CAN/WILL RACK YOUR LOADER/TOPPLE YOUR TRACTOR AND THE GRAPPLE BUCKET MAKES IT EXPONENTIALLY EASIER FOR THIS TO OCCUR... AGAIN, WATCH OUT...!!! I realize the chips are 'attractive' to certain 'critters' but at least it is in a concentrated area and I can also effectively 'treat' them in a concentrated way... I run the 'clean' brush through the chipper, burn the 'dirty' and mix the two for a soil amendment-balance... Anyway, I also want to report/update for those who have been curious-asking/following/providing help-input, that my KUBOTA L4701 DT seems to perform well with the EA 66" Wicked Grapple... It was a tough decision, what size (60/66/72) and configuration (single/dual-lids)... I chose the 66" not just as a 'middle-of-the-road' compromise but for the added strength on the sides (due to the 3.5" vs 7.5" tine spacing) while trying to keep the width close to my wheel-base... As far as the weight is concerned, the EA 66" dual-lid grapple-bucket is the max I would put/recommend on this tractor/loader and still have plenty of 'lee-way'... That said, YOU would also do just fine with the 60" Wicked Grapple, but again, I am happy with this one for the added leverage/strength... As for the dual vs single-lid, I am VERY happy/satisfied with the dual-lid because, I do a LOT of far-reaching/corner-grabbing/strategic-edge-picking/maneuvering
and very often handle unbalanced/uneven loads, thus I feel the dual-lid lends me an advantage... 
... So far, so good... Stay tuned...
These are not really 'action shots' because I am uncomfortable getting on/off the tractor to 'stage' pics ESPECIALLY with some of these VERY LONG/HEAVY logs but I think YOU get the gist... Also, productivity is a consideration since the law of diminishing returns is kicking-in... As promised I have made some progress/pics on this hurricane IRMA damaged area of LARGE pines now called the 'North Line Bed'... The combo-tractor/grapple-activity/experience allows me to make this report (MUCH more to come)... There have been several LARGE/LONG logs moved/placed with the EA wicked grapple in order to provide some retaining for all the wood/brush-chips (they rot VERY fast in this semi-tropical environ of Central Florida)... BE VERY CAREFUL PICKING/MOVING LARGE/LONG LOGS!!! THEY CAN/WILL RACK YOUR LOADER/TOPPLE YOUR TRACTOR AND THE GRAPPLE BUCKET MAKES IT EXPONENTIALLY EASIER FOR THIS TO OCCUR... AGAIN, WATCH OUT...!!! I realize the chips are 'attractive' to certain 'critters' but at least it is in a concentrated area and I can also effectively 'treat' them in a concentrated way... I run the 'clean' brush through the chipper, burn the 'dirty' and mix the two for a soil amendment-balance... Anyway, I also want to report/update for those who have been curious-asking/following/providing help-input, that my KUBOTA L4701 DT seems to perform well with the EA 66" Wicked Grapple... It was a tough decision, what size (60/66/72) and configuration (single/dual-lids)... I chose the 66" not just as a 'middle-of-the-road' compromise but for the added strength on the sides (due to the 3.5" vs 7.5" tine spacing) while trying to keep the width close to my wheel-base... As far as the weight is concerned, the EA 66" dual-lid grapple-bucket is the max I would put/recommend on this tractor/loader and still have plenty of 'lee-way'... That said, YOU would also do just fine with the 60" Wicked Grapple, but again, I am happy with this one for the added leverage/strength... As for the dual vs single-lid, I am VERY happy/satisfied with the dual-lid because, I do a LOT of far-reaching/corner-grabbing/strategic-edge-picking/maneuvering
and very often handle unbalanced/uneven loads, thus I feel the dual-lid lends me an advantage... ... So far, so good... Stay tuned...
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