Advise for brush pile

[Kubota Proud]

Have a front end loader on my bx2370. I'm looking for something I can make to help me pick up brush piles with larger sticks and such. I know they probably make attachments for this. Any thoughts from those who have "home made" solutions? Thanks

 

[nybirdman]

What you need is a grapple(a light one) ,are you capable of building?I believe Everythingattachments.com recently introduced a small grapple.I put a Green's Machine Thumb on my bucket and that works well.Some people use "forks" for brush that may be better than just the bucket.

 

[newbury]

I augmented my FEL with clamp on pallet forks from Pallet forks/Titan .com . I needed pallet forks for a number of things. Using the pallet forks, and sometimes a chain wrapped around the load, is a partial low cost solution to a grapple.

Look on here and you'll find some guys just lay out a few 2x4's for a jury rigged set of pallet forks.

 

[cartod]

yep. I like long fork better than a grapple for bon fires. A cheap set of bucket fork will do the trick.

 

[amigauser]

I have their Debris Forks which work very well for brush. They also have inexpensive bucket forks.

http://www.gwgroundworks.com/Debris_Rake.html

 

[Kubota Proud]

I like the idea of a grapple but just don't want to sink the cash in right now. Possible for bucket forks? Hmmm..

 

[the whispering oaks farm]

either a tooth bar or a ratchet rake would help and won't break the bank.

 

[nikdfish]

In a pinch, a carry-all in the bucket can stand in for forks. I used chain hooks and a pin to hold this one on, but tie down straps could do the job...

Nick

 

[Kubota Proud]

In a pinch, a carry-all in the bucket can stand in for forks. I used chain hooks and a pin to hold this one on, but tie down straps could do the job... Nick

Nikdfish... The picture didn't come through... Can you post again or PM me?

 

[nikdfish]

should be there now... needed to fix file name.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

In a pinch, a carry-all in the bucket can stand in for forks. I used chain hooks and a pin to hold this one on, but tie down straps could do the job...

I like the look of that much better than my clamp on forks. My forks have a tendency to splay out, particularly when doing something like moving a brush pile.

 

[Gittyup]

What about a landscape rake? Turn it around and push the pile with the rake. Or use the loader for the big stuff and follow through with rake from behind. Rakes are really versatile implements.

 

[Kubota Proud]

I thought about the clamp forks but worry about them spreading out and not working well. I would definitely like something I could attach to the bucket but I'm also on a tight leash from the mrs since buying the tractor recently! Lol

 

[Gittyup]

Yeah, many folks don't understand. A tractor is just a power plant. It's only as useful as the attachments you have for it.

 

[Gittyup]

I thought about the clamp forks but worry about them spreading out and not working well. I would definitely like something I could attach to the bucket but I'm also on a tight leash from the mrs since buying the tractor recently! Lol

There are clamp-ons that join in the middle to prevent spreading. Or you could easily rig up something to do that.

 

[nickel plate]

Have a front end loader on my bx2370. I'm looking for something I can make to help me pick up brush piles with larger sticks and such. I know they probably make attachments for this. Any thoughts from those who have "home made" solutions? Thanks

With any tractor with a FEL and you're gathering brush for seasonal disposal or several heavy loads , I used to use either a rope or chain with a pair of FEL pallet forks fastened to the bucket and gather up the debris-what a PITA- off the tractor, on the tractor, chain/rope snag, load shift, cut/bleeding arms etc. BUY A GRAPPLE AND NEVER LOOK BACK-wise investment for your use now and if you ever decide to sell. Hydraulics rule.