Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[cartod]

Just bought my first grapple from MTL. Now I’m going to have to go through this 180 page thread waiting for it to arrive.

 

[RSR]

Moving some rocks around, and finding the limit of the new tractor. It lifted it no problem, but I could tell the rear got a little light.

 

[goeduck]

Just bought my first grapple from MTL. Now I知 going to have to go through this 180 page thread waiting for it to arrive.

First Grapple? Nice! They are addictive, I have 3 of different size/shapes.

 

[MechanicalGuy]

Pulling out privet

 

[k0ua]

when you need ballast use what you have around you. this is a 900 lb green, white oak log hanging 6ft off the back off a 700 lb rear blade. kept the rear down very well

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Thats working smart there..

 

[Beezz27]

These are from the day it was delivered, literally about 5 min after it cam off the trailer! I have used the grapple more than the bucket and actually just this week bought a set of pallet forks and am looking forward to finding as many uses for them as I have the grapple!
And no the tractor was not running in the pic with my son on the tractor by himself.

 

[Xfaxman]

Still having fun with the Monster Grapple: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...160568-compact-telehandler-7.html#post5565002

 

[Newby first timer]

Not really a Grapple but it works like one

 

[goeduck]

Thumbs up on your thumb. :thumbsup:

 

[4570Man]

Thumbs up on your thumb. :thumbsup:

It would be a tough call to pick between my hydraulic thumb or my grapple. I think I’d take the thumb.

 

[Newby first timer]

It would be a tough call to pick between my hydraulic thumb or my grapple. I think I’d take the thumb. View attachment 626231

I went the Cheap way because I can weld and Fab stuff the modification to my Thump with the Rippers and extra long teeth only cost me around $200 and I do not really have that much stuff to Justify a true Grapple. I have been thinking about how I can justify a front Grapple and I just can not come up with enough good reasons for my use to purchase one. If I could Justify it I would already have one. I think that they are a GREAT addition to a Tractor

 

[goeduck]

It would be a tough call to pick between my hydraulic thumb or my grapple. I think I壇 take the thumb.

I would never have guessed that. I bought everything I needed to add a thumb to my backhoe, I just never did it.

 

[Xfaxman]

Back many years ago when I had a tractor I put together a clamp on thumb for the backhoe:

But now I'd rather use the grapple:

 

[dragoneggs]

It would be a tough call to pick between my hydraulic thumb or my grapple. I think I壇 take the thumb. View attachment 626231

Tough call as I have neither in hydraulic but for log gathering/brush clearing seems a grapple would be best. For picking rocks, maybe a thumb. I do get by with my mechanical thumb on rocks now. My vote considering my circumstances would be the grapple.

 

[4570Man]

Pallet forks work pretty good for moving logs. The big advantage to a grapple is I can set the logs in my dump truck without hitting the truck as hard. The grapple is a useful tool don’t get me wrong. But I’ve had a fixed thumb on both my previous backhoes and the hydraulic thumb is way more useful than those.

 

[fruitcakesa]

I put a grapple on my forks.

 

[goeduck]

I put a grapple on my forks.

Nice. Looks like you reinforced the frame?

 

[Doofy]

I put a grapple on my forks.

Very unique and thought provoking. I like it.

 

[fruitcakesa]

Nice. Looks like you reinforced the frame?

I bought a "Thumb" from The Thumb - Add-on Grapple Attachments and had my buddy Steve ,who is a master welder, adapt it to the forks and he indeed added reinforcement.

 

[goeduck]

I bought a "Thumb" from The Thumb - Add-on Grapple Attachments and had my buddy Steve ,who is a master welder, adapt it to the forks and he indeed added reinforcement.

The only drawbacks as I see it are the added weight and if you need to lift a tall load with the forks. But it looks like you could pull a few pins and remove the thumb? I am surprised fork grapples are not more common. :thumbsup: