The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

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Nice boulder, eh?
This is a 60" Single Lid Wicked Grapple on a Mahindra 2538.
Travis

 

[DieselBound]

I think this is a first....

50" Wicked Compact on a Power Trac PT-1430.

That's just freaking cool!

 

[DieselBound]

I don't know who made my grapple or what it weighs, but it is 66" wide and opens to 49" The problem I see with the wide openings is (at least in my grapples case) is that it won't even clamp a 22" log inside the grapple.
It does do well for large objects.
Works good enough for me and sometimes it is nice to have the large opening but gave up the ability to internally clamp small objects.
From EAs pictures they sure look to be a great compromise.

Maybe someone will figure out a way to do both- large opening AND clamp smaller objects but haven't seen one yet.

Dan, have to wonder whether you couldn't fab some sort of piece that would clamp on on that upper jaw that would allow you to catch the smaller stuff? Kind of take some of the big radius out. Seems, however, as it is, that with something that's fairly long that having the jaw all the way down would keep it from rolling out the front- only issue is with it being wobbly on the ends.

I know that someone (look back in this thread) modified their EA grapple so they could clamp down on brush to yank out: "simple" solution, bolted on a plate across one of the upper jaw pieces to bridge the opening. I'd think that maybe EA would pick up on this and offer it as an add-on.

 

[sd455dan]

That almost looks more like an add-on lid?

Tom I believe you are right, it appears the tined manure/construction bucket could be bought by itself and the grapple set up added at a later date.

It does appear to be engineered to only fit( that) bucket and can be unbolted, none of the top is welded to the bucket.

Diesel -Yes that thread about grabbing brush with the add on is something i intend to try and duplicate ,
great thread by the way http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...le-bush-grabber.html?highlight=grabbing+brush



Thanks, KOua

and I am ok with the smaller stuff rattling around inside the closed tines ( the top lid tines touch the bottom tines when closed)

I still agree that there is no such thing as a (Bad) grapple. Any grapple is a great helper

 

[KentT]

That's just freaking cool!

Thanks! This may be the most important view of one of these grapples -- with no hood in the way blocking your view. Makes it easy to compress the brush pile to get a bigger bite, or to precisely bite a log, limb or something between the tips rather than it rattling around inside....

 

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These nice pics were recently added by a customer to our Everything Attachments Channel Facebook Group.
There are several knowledgeable Wicked Grapple owners in the group, so come join us if you have a Wicked Grapple or if you're in the market for one!

This is a 50" Single Lid Wicked Grapple on a Kubota L3301.
Travis

 

[CJONE]

I've looked into grapples, however they cost serious money and would require some expensive reworking of the hydraulic system. I've found that almost everything that can be done with a grapple can be done with a good set of forks for much, much less money. Just slide the forks under the pile of brush and rock it back. Off you go!

Also, because the forks don't have the top clamp, they are much more versatile. After you haul your brush, you can take pallets off trucks and use them as a lift for anything you need to get under - like a riding mower.

I have a good set of forks and they would be destroyed in short order with what I do with a grapple. I have bent one fork a little already picking up heavy loads. A grapple will happily dig stumps then load logs without changing a thing. I would be very very cautious with what you have, I would bet it would bend real easy for what I do. If the 50" wide EA grapple would open 40+"s I would have one. But it is a little less that what I have now and I wont give that up. It needs to be more and I may refit it this winter unless I can find one that fits my needs. CJ

 

[IslandTractor]

If the 50" wide EA grapple would open 40+"s I would have one. But it is a little less that what I have now and I wont give that up. It needs to be more and I may refit it this winter unless I can find one that fits my needs. CJ

What's the matter with you? Don't you know that everyone is happy with their 32" and 37" opening grapples? Nothing larger than that is worth grappling anyways!

 

[KentT]

And nothing less than 40" is useful, to hear some some tell it...

 

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Mahindra 2538 with a 60" Single Lid(Snowback)