Does anyone own a Paladin Root Rake Grapple?

[dcole]

My local dealer has in stock a 60" Bradco #109982 (now owned by Paladin) Root Rake for $2495. The EA Xtreme Root Rake (which is a copy of the Bradco with a few upgrades) is $3112.85 and almost a 20 week wait. I have a New Holland Boomer 55 Cab. I got into some trouble being too aggressive with a 700 lbs grapple with very strong teeth and tweaked my loader arms. My bad for being stupid. Looking for root grapple that's strong enough to do the work I need but not so strong or heavy as to put too much pressure on my long TLA260 loader arms. Those long curved New Holland loader arms are great for visibility and reach, but at only 750 lbs not real strong laterally. I can't find any specs on the steel grade used in the Bradco. It's probably not as strong as EA A572, but maybe enough. Plus there's the almost $620 savings and no waiting. Does anyone out there own or used a Bradco Tractor Root Rake and have any feedback on how good or bad it is?

 

[5030]

You answered your own question. Equipment is hard to get right now. I'd buy what the dealer has and forget about EA.