Rmart30
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2009
- Messages
- 542
- Location
- Alabama
- Tractor
- Currently Kubota L4600HST, two Massey 265's, Massey 230, Kubota M8540...... Had Long 510, Mahindra 3510.Ford 4000, Deere 4230.
Finally got to use my 48" MTL grapple. This is my first experience using a grapple, it seems to work very well. I can see this opening up many new options for my tractor and making it much for useful. I have some land I cleared and this will make cleaning it up much easier. It was nice and affordable and being less than 2 hours away I was able to pick it and a stump bucket up and save some money on shipping. A few things I have noticed that I don't like. The finish on these things is pretty bad, flakes off in large chunks. Also the upper jaws on this thing is not aligned perfect. When I close it fully the jaws tweak the rest of the grapple to allow the jaws to close. None of these things are deal breakers at the price point these things can be had for. I REALLY think this thing is going to make life A LOT easier, it already has!
A grapple is one of the best additions to a tractor you can get. Mine paid for itself in the first months of use and will save my aching back for many years. Dont worry about the paint, its a tool not a showpiece. Use it and enjoy it.