beenthere
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Very well said ruffdogA grapple doesn't have to be mega strong to just pick up simple brush piles. Look for one that the lid has some gussets to improve side loading. You want it to open wide and have lots of gullet space to hold branches without having to crush them. You basically just need a well designed HAND to grab brush and it shouldn't be too heavy.
And The Thumb does precisely that! Easily detaches from the forks and stands upright when full open. So pallets stacked with firewood moved easily with The Thumb attached. Less than 100 lbs.
Also easy to mount/attach to a bucket.