Sure but my experience is limited to Internet research and the one I own. It's a Bradco Large Jawz. I have thought how nice it would be to hydrauliclly rotate it like a feller-buncher.
My MX4800 has roughly similer capabilites to your Kioti (I know you may not feel the same). The forces to will put on the attachment will be quite large. You'll find that at the lager tree size you will lift and drive forward to pull up a well anchored tree.
Got to run will write more later...
OK. I found another tree shear that does rotate hydraulically- probably big $$, but I don't know yet. It will only handle up to 10" trees and weighs around 550#s, instead of the 960+ of the Titan. I do have some concerns about overall weight taken from the loader's lift capacity. Too heavy a tool defeats some of the purpose it serves, especially when one of it's main features is lifting, in addition to cutting.
From the owner's manuals I've read the shears want a cut to be made at ground level, NOT at several feet above. This sort of defeats my 'plan' to cut off tree, then lift the root ball and 'stump' and remove each from the work zone.
I like the tree grabber idea, BUT I would like to be able to cut off the root ball without having to whip out a saw and do it as a separate operation. The shear allows one to drop the tree and cut it into needed lengths without stepping off the tractor, assuming one gets the hydraulically rotated unit.
I think it might be possible to turn the shear into more of a grabber by adding a short section of poly pipe over the blade when lifting smaller trees out of the ground, then removing it when the time comes to cut the root ball off and dice up the tree into desired lengths.
If you'd be willing to PM me the name of the dealer you bought your puller from and what you were able to save doing so, I'd appreciate that. If not, that's OK too.
BTW, I'm not familiar with your tractor model or it's capabilities, so I suspect you're right about both brands having similar capabilities and limits.
My Igland log grapple is under 400#s, the jaw opens to around 40+ inches, and it allows me to do a lot of work a heavier/bigger foot print one would not. I prefer well built compact attachments that allow for maneuverability, when possible/affordable.
