Grapple 4n1 bucket or grapple

[KennyV]

Hi Ken,
You are right, the more you use one the handier they become… Green, Grey, Black or Yellow I have not been around one that was not just a joy to operate & even fun to watch /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif. 4n1 what a tool. KennyV.

 

[Sadler]

Jim--you're right. That photo was right after I took delivery. She looks a little different in this photo when I got her stuck up to the axles next to my stream couple of months ago.

Mud!

That fancy 4 in 1 and loader were no help getting out either. Best 50 bucks I ever spent pulling her out. Thread of my adventures:

Stuck 4120

 

[JimMorrissey]

I'm familiar with that perdicament /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif It's a good way to christen a new machine.

 

[Rayecks]

I'm new on here, but I'll add my 2 cents because we've used a 4 in 1 for many years. Personally I would vote for the 4 in 1. We've had a 4 in 1 on our Cat steel track loader for years and recently put one on our Cat 277B rubber tracked skid steer. I would not own a machine without a 4 in 1. You can do so much with them. Including picking up the junk.

Downsides: a dozer they are not, I always used it with the bucket down to grade with on either machine. With the flat bottom bucket you've got a lot more grade control. Most are also not high volume buckets if you are loading material that is light. They will however allow you to open up vs dumping to gain some height if you're loading on a tall trailer or truck.

We are currently searching for a good skeleton bucket with a grapple to use to sift out rock and debris from demo piles and cleaning up where we've torn down our side of hedge rows on farms with our track hoe.

Each has it's own place and purpose, but if you only want to own one, the 4 in 1 has to be the one. As for teeth on it, do a little looking around, our latest we got from Cat with our 277B and the teeth are totally up on the top. If you want you can lay it flat and it will run smooth, if not you can tilt it up and use the teeth to rake it some. If you have to you can unbolt them, but I'd bet you never take them off.

Good luck.
Ray

 

[tnuke]

So did you make the purchase yet Jim and if so what do you think?

 

[JimMorrissey]

Negative.....

I spent the money on a new Exmark zero-turn lawn mower. I'll have to save up a bit more.

I did just get my front hydraulics though and Titian is ready for it when I am.