Root Grapple for Rhododendron removal

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I think these grapples have China made cylinders and nothing in the back of the grapple to prevent damage to hoses or other vital parts of Front End Loader from branches, sticks etc.. is this correct ?

The cylinders we use are unfortunately from china. We have maintained the same cylinder source since the first Wicked Grapple was made back in 2012. The performance and reliability has been very good. When you buy Wicked, the investment goes into the premium grapple materials. The cylinders, if a rare failure occurs, are covered under warranty and could be easily sourced locally in a pinch. We like to keep such bolt on hardware non proprietary. If you have a good source for a US Made cylinder, not a US sourced cylinder, please let us know! Concerning front tractor protection, the long bottom Wicked Grapples feature a steel grid, but the rake style models rely on the hose retaining cross channel and the ever popular owner modified grille guard. The Wicked 55 is the most reviewed, photographed and otherwise captured grapple in the industry. You will not be disappointed. Travis

 

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BEFORE you get your grapple - consider modifying the OEM grill guard. Limbs, sticks & stobs have a unique way of finding your grill, radiator or battery. I had a local welding shop build this for my Kubota M6040.

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BEFORE you get your grapple - consider modifying the OEM grill guard. Limbs, sticks & stobs have a unique way of finding your grill, radiator or battery. I had a local welding shop build this for my Kubota M6040.

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Great advice! Travis

 

[Logan979]

The cylinders we use are unfortunately from china. We have maintained the same cylinder source since the first Wicked Grapple was made back in 2012. The performance and reliability has been very good. When you buy Wicked, the investment goes into the premium grapple materials. The cylinders, if a rare failure occurs, are covered under warranty and could be easily sourced locally in a pinch. We like to keep such bolt on hardware non proprietary. If you have a good source for a US Made cylinder, not a US sourced cylinder, please let us know! Concerning front tractor protection, the long bottom Wicked Grapples feature a steel grid, but the rake style models rely on the hose retaining cross channel and the ever popular owner modified grille guard. The Wicked 55 is the most reviewed, photographed and otherwise captured grapple in the industry. You will not be disappointed. Travis

Thank you for your reply Travis. if purchased have you ever considered putting some kind of brush guard on the grapple @ extra cost ?

 

[Logan979]

BEFORE you get your grapple - consider modifying the OEM grill guard. Limbs, sticks & stobs have a unique way of finding your grill, radiator or battery. I had a local welding shop build this for my Kubota M6040.

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Great Idea and advice oosik

 

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Thank you for your reply Travis. if purchased have you ever considered putting some kind of brush guard on the grapple @ extra cost ?

Ted isn't a fan of expanded metal on the grapple because it limits visibility and increases the chances of fine brush hanging up on it. We do include steel bars on the original long bottom models, but the design of our root rake grapples, which minimizes weight and keeps the load as close to the loader pivot pins as possible, prohibits it. Adding expanded metal to your grill guard is easy and very efficient protection for grapple and bucket work! Travis