Which grapple you have again?Wonder why my grapple uses hitch pins everywhere? I'll be using it and notice one is missing. So far I've replaced four. I'm replacing them with large cotter pins which make sense, the hitch pins I'm sure get caught on limbs. I thought hitch pins were for quick release which you'd rarely if ever need to remove on a grapple.
Sounds like you have a POS grapple like I do. No grease fittings, hairpins for retaining pins. No bushings. Buttered welds and gobs of black paint to hide sins. That's why I will never buy machinery online ever again without seeing it in person first. The money I've saved up front I'm paying for in downtime and making repairs.Wonder why my grapple uses hitch pins everywhere? I'll be using it and notice one is missing. So far I've replaced four. I'm replacing them with large cotter pins which make sense, the hitch pins I'm sure get caught on limbs. I thought hitch pins were for quick release which you'd rarely if ever need to remove on a grapple.
My son in law said his bent the first time he used it, and was in for repairs many times after. Eventually he permanently loaned it to a friend and replaced it with a cta-55 grapple. The cta is a much tougher unit apparently. I have one now too - no pins to come out, grease zerks, grade 80, flawless welds.
The chinese Titan? I only see one grapple there that have clipped pins, and its the cheapest basic model. Every one else that I see on the site has retained pins and grease fittings... ?
