Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[IslandTractor]

End result, I never, ever, ever have any problem reconnecting the QC's to the tractor when the time comes. I don't have to hit the balls with anything, I just push them on. I know a lot of you fellas struggle with these connectors. I don't. Years ago I used to struggle with them too. I don't do that anymore.

You can take my advice for what it is worth or not.

I am really glad to hear that you can hook up your grapple without needing to hit your balls. That certainly makes tractoring a more pleasant experience.

 

[FTG-05]

Is the lid up or down when disconnected?

I leave it always down. Just like my FEL and 3ph implements when I shut off the tractor.

BTW, there's no need to hijack this grapple pic thread with my FF connector problems. If there's an existing thread, post a link or I'm fine if we just drop it in this thread. Thanks for all the suggestions though!

 

[Piston]

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Trimmed the trees and tore up some brush. What a difference a grapple makes.

Awesome pics Northcountryboy!!!!

 

[Northcountryboy]

Thank you Piston. I think it was a great investment for the tractor. Time well spent.

 

[JK22]

So thrilled with this thing. Stacking and moving scrub oak that used to take hours by hand is now done in minutes.

 

[dragoneggs]

So thrilled with this thing. Stacking and moving scrub oak that used to take hours by hand is now done in minutes.

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Looking good, JK. Jealous of that grapple. I should have bought one long ago when I had to clean up an acre of downed and piled debris left by an excavator I hired out. That big job is done... took a couple summers with my BX and PTB and lots of bon fires I can't justify the grapple for my property now.

 

[IslandTractor]

So thrilled with this thing. Stacking and moving scrub oak that used to take hours by hand is now done in minutes.

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Yeah but think of all the exercise you're missing out on. I especially cherish the opportunity to bend over to pick up stuff I don't want that might poke me in the eye. Toe to toe combat with mother nature is best done sitting on a tractor.

 

[JK22]

Yeah but think of all the exercise you're missing out on. I especially cherish the opportunity to bend over to pick up stuff I don't want that might poke me in the eye. Toe to toe combat with mother nature is best done sitting on a tractor.

Haha! I still have to get off the seat to knock some of the more stubborn stuff down. Tractor hasn't fully caused my machete to feel neglected.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

So thrilled with this thing. Stacking and moving scrub oak that used to take hours by hand is now done in minutes.

Work smarter not harder. Name of the game made possible by the most Wicked Ideal BX Grapple on the Planet!! :cool2:
Travis

 

[Piston]

Thank you Piston. I think it was a great investment for the tractor. Time well spent.

Beautiful!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Here's why I bought an EA Grapple with 42" opening.









And a "beauty shot".

 

[dirtymartini]

Here's why I bought an EA Grapple with 42" opening.

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And a "beauty shot".

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Look at that blue sky...****, I miss Texas!

 

[IslandTractor]

Here's why I bought an EA Grapple with 42" opening.

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And a "beauty shot".

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Yeah. My little 48" also has a 42" opening and I find it very useful. I could probably live with 37" but no question 42" is better. Only downside is the heavy duty version adds an extra ?couple hundred pounds of weight. Not a concern if you have a very powerful loader but it would put a serious cramp in the lifting capacity of a less than 2000 lb lift loader.

I still don't understand why EA cannot build their mid weight grapple with a 42" opening.

How do you like the 60" single? I'm betting you have no complaints.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Yeah. My little 48" also has a 42" opening and I find it very useful. I could probably live with 37" but no question 42" is better. Only downside is the heavy duty version adds an extra ?couple hundred pounds of weight. Not a concern if you have a very powerful loader but it would put a serious cramp in the lifting capacity of a less than 2000 lb lift loader.

I still don't understand why EA cannot build their mid weight grapple with a 42" opening.

How do you like the 60" single? I'm betting you have no complaints.

IT, At the risk of getting schooled, mine is the 73" wide EA Wicked Grapple for Utility tractors. I bought it because of the 42" opening and use it for picking up brush and limbs.

I also have an 84" HD Blue Diamond, with 34" opening, for the big stuff. Dead trees, etc. It is a dual lid which better suits my uses.






It's good to have a grapple but, great to have two grapples.

I was mowing in our horse pasture, this afternoon, and came upon a fallen dead tree. Choice was to go get the big tractor and HD grapple or try it with the 50 HP tractor. The LS picked it up with no problem. Loader is rated to 2500 lbs. at pins.

 

[TomSeller]

IT, At the risk of getting schooled, mine is the 73" wide EA Wicked Grapple for Utility tractors. I bought it because of the 42" opening and use it for picking up brush and limbs.

I also have an 84" HD Blue Diamond, with 34" opening, for the big stuff. Dead trees, etc. It is a dual lid which better suits my uses.

It's good to have a grapple but, great to have two grapples.

I was mowing in our horse pasture, this afternoon, and came upon a fallen dead tree. Choice was to go get the big tractor and HD grapple or try it with the 50 HP tractor. The LS picked it up with no problem. Loader is rated to 2500 lbs. at pins.

Are both grapples wide open in the face to face picture? Also, is your NH made by LS? LS sure seems to make nice "size" tractors (well proportioned).

 

[lostcreekranch]

Are both grapples wide open in the face to face picture? Also, is your NH made by LS? LS sure seems to make nice "size" tractors (well proportioned).

Yep, the big grapple has 34" opening and small one is 42". The TL100A New Holland made by New Holland. LS Does make the small NH Boomer tractors.

 

[aeblank]

I grappled away some rotten pallets and branches.....

 

[DieselBound]

Relocated several logs that I'd used around the perimeter of my drive (wife wanted to use area to plant stuff in).



View from the cockpit:

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Relocated several logs that I'd used around the perimeter of my drive (wife wanted to use area to plant stuff in).

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Wow, that Single Lid Wicked Grapple is a beauty on your NX5510, Diesel. The first one deserves a ZOOM!!
Travis

 

[wngsprd]

I cut some brush last week, so I put the grapple on yesterday to move it. Glad I was wearing shorts so I could quickly feel a hydraulic leak spray on my leg while test opening the jaws after connecting the hoses. Turns out one of the fittings on my 3rd function had vibrated loose...I guess from hours of recent tilling and bush hogging since I last used the grapple. Took 10 seconds to retighten but about an hour cleaning up fluid from all over.

I learned a lesson...I use to check for leaks each time I used the tractor for the first 10 or so times after I installed it back in April, but no leaks...then stopped checking...and it only leaked when operating the jaw, not when operating the loader, so didn't notice until yesterday. So now will check the 3rd function connections BEFORE each time I use the grapple, and random other times.