Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[4570Man]

I was driving down a trail in the woods and I hit a small tree. It bent the left side of my grapple. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/430314-grappling-fun-picture-thread-image-2564100794-jpg"/>

I straightened out the bent piece. It is still twisted a little, but you don't notice it unless you are looking for it. Someday ,I will weld some thicker plate on the outside tines. The jack worked fine on its side.

 

[Degolyerent]

Finally had a rainy day to burn brush.

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/431041-grappling-fun-picture-thread-forumrunner_20150626_213416-png"/>

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/431042-grappling-fun-picture-thread-forumrunner_20150626_213432-png"/>

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/431043-grappling-fun-picture-thread-forumrunner_20150626_213445-png"/>

That's a nice grapple!
John

 

[Xfaxman]

I straightened out the bent piece. It is still twisted a little, but you don't notice it unless you are looking for it. Someday ,I will weld some thicker plate on the outside tines. The jack worked fine on its side.
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[Sawyer Rob]

Jim, I'm not sure why you would want to mount your saw and ammo can like that?? Then create even MORE work trying to protect it?? IF that was on my FX90, a log would have tore it off by now! lol

ANYWAY, I much prefer a "single" grapple...as it's much lighter, so as to not take lift capacity away from my loader,

Also, a single get's in the way MUCH less when I'm cutting firewood over my wagon,

and works better for holding my apple crate for working in high places,

AND the single grapple still works just fine for brush or small pieces,

It works just as well on brush too...

Anyway, my vote is for the single grapple...

SR

 

[4570Man]

I like the single grapple, but I think a regular grapple would work better for smaller brush and rocks. Another plus to the single grapple is it wouldn't be hard to build. Btw you look like Willie from duck dynasty.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I like the single grapple, but I think a regular grapple would work better for smaller brush and rocks. Another plus to the single grapple is it wouldn't be hard to build. Btw you look like Willie from duck dynasty.

I haven't found that to be true at all... I can push the forks together and load them with small brush, grappleing it, OR leave them further apart and driving right under brush piles, grappleing the pile as I pick it up to move it...no problem at all!

As for stones, what size ??, Smaller ones,

Medium size?,

OR big ones ?,

Heck, I can drive the forks right under the rock in the ground, grapple it and pull it right out of the ground!

That single grapple is just about perfect!

SR

 

[Jim Timber]

Jim, I'm not sure why you would want to mount your saw and ammo can like that?? Then create even MORE work trying to protect it??
SR

Because that's the least intrusive place to stick them and mounting them on my fenders puts them at arm-pit height or higher, which isn't convenient.

If I need to protect them, it's not difficult to rig something up. You can also let go of the rope before mashing the butts into your winch.

 

[4570Man]

That is pretty sweet. I want to build one now.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Because that's the least intrusive place to stick them and mounting them on my fenders puts them at arm-pit height or higher, which isn't convenient.

If I need to protect them, it's not difficult to rig something up. You can also let go of the rope before mashing the butts into your winch.

My 90 came with 2 chainsaw loops on it, if I was to put another, I'd put it up on the back side of the screen, with the saw angled to get it down easily...

Once you use a skidding winch a while, you won't want anything out in the way...period, as chit happens!

SR

 

[Xfaxman]

Any grapple is better than no grapple.