The Claw Rocks!

[keving]

Just wanted to share a couple of photos of my favorite attachment. I've had the "claw" for about a month now and have been very impressed with how much you can actually accomplish in a short period of time. Knocking over trees, pulling roots and root balls, moving brush piles are a breeze.

 

[CurlyDave]

You left out some vital parts.

Who makes it, and how much does it cost?

 

[bones1]

Yes Some more info please.

 

[IslandTractor]

Actually, all grapples and grapple buckets rock! As the old commercial used to say: try it, you'll like it.

Anyone who does a lot of brush clearing will be amazed at how useful grapples are. I think my grapple has increased my productivity with brush and debris removal by at least 3 or 4 fold compared to a bucket with toothbar and chain hooks, and I don't need to get off the tractor.

In my case it is a 48" Millonzi light duty root grapple with QA. (Light duty equals 3/8 inch steel construction). I use it on a 21 hp tractor so basically any tractor can benefit.

 

[keving]

You left out some vital parts.

Who makes it, and how much does it cost?

http://www.quick-attach.com/products/quick_claw.cfm is the website. They gave me a discount after a little conversation. They are openly a Christian organization and build everything in Minnesota. Quality is outstanding. Customer service was and continues to be excellent. I even got a follow up call to get feedback. If anything, it's overbuilt with the T1 steel and it weighs in at 930lbs. The 853FEL has plenty of power but could always use more!

$2595 + 290shipping to VA. $2885 total

Compared to others, it seemed to be a good value.

 

[IslandTractor]

That Claw is a nice grapple but expensive. The Millonzi 48" goes for about $700 as I recall (got mine on ebay for $575). Millonzi also makes a 60 or 72" version with dual jaws for round about $1200 as I recall. Of course you will also need a QA adapter which can run another $500 or more. The Millonzi is made of 3/8 inch mild steel rather than the 1/2 inch hardened steel in the Claw. My 48" version weighs about 300lbs or less which is quite a difference from your 900lb. Still, even mild steel is much tougher than wood and brush which is what I use mine for.

 

[thunderworks]

http://www.quick-attach.com/products/quick_claw.cfm is the website. They gave me a discount after a little conversation. They are openly a Christian organization and build everything in Minnesota. Quality is outstanding. Customer service was and continues to be excellent. I even got a follow up call to get feedback. If anything, it's overbuilt with the T1 steel and it weighs in at 930lbs. The 853FEL has plenty of power but could always use more!

$2595 + 290shipping to VA. $2885 total

Compared to others, it seemed to be a good value.

I think that Quick-attach is a division of Erskine . . . and yes, an openly Christian organization and that is precisely why I would never buy anything from them. Religion doesn't mix with business or politics IMO. I find it offensive.

 

[irwin]

Peoples beliefs aside, that's an impressive grapple keving, very HD. I like the lighter duty ones also IslandTractor. A grapple may be my next attachment, and I appreciate all the pictures I find.


(so thanks for the pictures keving. )

 

[keving]

I think that Quick-attach is a division of Erskine . . . and yes, an openly Christian organization and that is precisely why I would never buy anything from them. Religion doesn't mix with business or politics IMO. I find it offensive.

FWIW, I don't care what they believe in if they make a good product, I'll buy it...at least it's made in America, land of the free, home of the brave...

 

[Rara Avis]

Use this to see their claw...

Industrial Grapple Rake - Quick Claw - Quick Attach Attachments, Inc.

The previous link is now broken...

Personally I still like Millonzi International Light Duty Root Grapple
... Untitled Document

 

[IslandTractor]

Use this to see their claw...

Industrial Grapple Rake - Quick Claw - Quick Attach Attachments, Inc.

The previous link is now broken...

Personally I still like Millonzi International Light Duty Root Grapple
... Untitled Document

If anyone from TBN calls Millonzi make sure you ask for the TBN discount. They are still giving it. Not sure exactly how much it is but worthwhile.

 

[DaryleD]

I think that Quick-attach is a division of Erskine . . . and yes, an openly Christian organization and that is precisely why I would never buy anything from them. Religion doesn't mix with business or politics IMO. I find it offensive.

In order to find it offensive, you must know very little about it ( christianity ). You can't argue with the quality of it though. That thing looks awesome, and made from T1 steel... Man, they made it to work. Congrats Keving, I hope that it will serve you well! ( of course we know it will )

 

[akpilot]

In order to find it offensive, you must know very little about it ( christianity ). You can't argue with the quality of it though. That thing looks awesome, and made from T1 steel... Man, they made it to work. Congrats Keving, I hope that it will serve you well! ( of course we know it will )

I agree 100% with your whole statement. They (Quick-attach) make a quality product and depends what service you are using it in, i.e. moving big rocks or concrete, the T-1 steel will last a lot longer! Not to say Millonzi doesn't make a good product, just depends what you are doing with it. JMHO

Good choice Keving

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

In order to find it offensive, you must know very little about it ( christianity ). You can't argue with the quality of it though. That thing looks awesome, and made from T1 steel... Man, they made it to work. Congrats Keving, I hope that it will serve you well! ( of course we know it will )

Count me as one who agrees wholeheartedly with Daryle. Nice attachment Keving. FWIW, I for one deal with Christian organizations as much as possible.

 

[IslandTractor]

Count me as someone who really doesn't give a hoot whether I am doing business with a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jew, Buddhist, Panthiest, Agnostic or Atheist. However, I don't like to mix business or tractors with ANY discussion or demonstration of religious beliefs because I don't think they belong in the market place. Believe whatever you want but don't stick it in my face (like the Erskine company does in their mission statement). Besides, TBN is a religion free zone as far as I'm concerned where we can all talk about nuts and bolts regardless of what else we believe or don't believe.

 

[Eagleview]

The chosen rake is ideal for the usage in mind . I have the Quick Attach Talon which has too much tyne leverage over the crowd rams to be really good at stick raking although it is great for everything else . As discussed in the other grapple thread we had going , the Quick Claw has shorter vertical tynes and rakes well , whilst not overpowering the crowd rams and opening the relief valve in the control bank .

 

[Floydian]

Well said IslandTractor!

 

[DaryleD]

Count me as someone who really doesn't give a hoot whether I am doing business with a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jew, Buddhist, Panthiest, Agnostic or Atheist. However, I don't like to mix business or tractors with ANY discussion or demonstration of religious beliefs because I don't think they belong in the market place. Believe whatever you want but don't stick it in my face (like the Erskine company does in their mission statement). Besides, TBN is a religion free zone as far as I'm concerned where we can all talk about nuts and bolts regardless of what else we believe or don't believe.

Island,
I don't mean you dis-respect, but did they FORCE you to look at their mission statement? They were being open honest and hopefully sincere to what they believe. You as well as others I've heard, believe it should be left out of certain areas of life, but do you change your value/moral beliefs, depending on what the situation is? I think that it's high time to concentrate on values and morals, no matter what you're dealing with. Something that this country used to have. Now days, it's always finding an escuse why you did it and who you can blame ( mom and dad for instance ) instead of being honerable and accountable for ones actions. Do you remember when you didn't have to lock your home, car etc? I am not going to preach to ya, ( I'm not trying to anyway ) but as far as the "religion free zone" thing, I respect their decision, but I do wish we could have a section in here about religion, like other sites, ( it works just swell, with almost no argueing ) so if anyone here wanted to SERIOUSLY see what it is about, instead of making judgements about it, they could. I know that we all have seen people who are angels on Sunday, and the devil through the week, but that is the person, who ought to be held accountable, not the religion, that has been faultered from. I am a Christian, obviously, and I DO make ALOT of mistakes; does that make Christianity bad?; NO that makes me a scumbag for doing whatever I've done. Sorry for the rant, but It's an important subject to everyone whether they realize it or not.
Daryle.

 

[IslandTractor]

Daryle, I respect your position but as I mentioned would rather not discuss any aspect of religion on TBN. You are correct that I could have ignored the various earlier references in this thread and perhaps I should have.

 

[DaryleD]

I do want to ask.... Did I offend you? I hope not. I really meant it , that I didn't want to offend, and sometimes, in my emails, or on here, I say things wrong and people get a different meaning from what I meant. If I did, I would like to apologize. Take care Island.
Daryle.