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

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Just for the sake of curiosity, why does the one grapple have black cylinders and the rest are all red? The red ones look beefier, but perhaps it's just the contrast of the color in the pictures that make them appear thicker.

Good eye!
We use 2 x 10 cylinders on that grapple. Ted tested them with 2.5" bore cylinders and didn't like how the cycle time was slowed.
The red cylinders are 2.5 x 5.
Travis

 

[Musdalen]

Does each lid work on a separate control or do they both close on the same button or whatever serves for third function control?

 

[DieselBound]

Does each lid work on a separate control or do they both close on the same button or whatever serves for third function control?

They're on the same circuit: one control. The lids/cylinders equalize.

 

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Here's a fresh review that rolled in this morning from Jesse in Pennsylvania.
He has a 72" Dual Lid Wicked Grapple on his Kubota L48 TLB.

Back Saver
"Worth every penny! Wish I would have got this as my first attachment for the Kubota. I used the bucket and chains when I would move logs and clean up limbs. What was I thinking?
I've used it on hard and soft woods, stumps, and rocks. The best feature is that the grapple comes point to point at the tips, so I can pick a fist size rock out of a pile if I wanted to without getting out of the seat."

 

[Snowback]

Here's a fresh review that rolled in this morning from Jesse in Pennsylvania.
He has a 72" Dual Lid Wicked Grapple on his Kubota L48 TLB.

Back Saver
"Worth every penny! Wish I would have got this as my first attachment for the Kubota. I used the bucket and chains when I would move logs and clean up limbs. What was I thinking? I've used it on hard and soft woods, stumps, and rocks. The best feature is that the grapple comes point to point at the tips, so I can pick a fist size rock out of a pile if I wanted to without getting out of the seat."

Yup - we've all been there Jesse, don't feel bad. What the heck WERE we thinking?

 

[RichM752]

Our heavy snow packed mountain in the background, and my new toy. I love the worn paint on the tines.

 

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Our heavy snow packed mountain in the background, and my new toy. I love the worn paint on the tines.

Oh my! The L47 is an awesome looking creature!
Muhammad may need to put a warning label on this thread. :shocked:
Travis

 

[Mad Mac]

The thing that every cattleman dreads most is the death of livestock. In the past, we would chain onto the unfortunate creature and drag it to an out of the way place, usually in the edge of the woods. Then use the hayfork on the 3-pt hitch to back the body into the brush.

The Wicked grapple allows us to carry the carcass with a modicum of dignity and much farther than was practical before, to the far southwest corner of the property. This eliminates multiple unsightly cow burial grounds, controls pathogens and keeps scavenging coyotes as far from the herd as possible.

The soil and climate make our ranch a good place for a cow to live and grow old. We take good care of them and appreciate the calves they give us over the years. Some have lived to 18 years of age. Others even longer.

Vultures and coyotes will begin eating a downed cow before she is dead. If a cow is down, we shoot her in the head, a monstrous act of mercy, so that she will not suffer.

A picture is not included here so as not to offend anyone's sensibilities, but there is a picture at this link of the Wicked grapple serving as a funeral bier. This cow was with us for many years and died unexpectedly and peacefully.
http://tinyurl.com/lnz27cs

 

[IslandTractor]

Nice story Mad Mac. Sorry you lost the cow but it does sound like you have a great place and that she must have had a pretty good life as well as a dignified end.

 

[wngsprd]

The thing that every cattleman dreads most is the death of livestock. In the past, we would chain onto the unfortunate creature and drag it to an out of the way place, usually in the edge of the woods. Then use the hayfork on the 3-pt hitch to back the body into the brush.

The Wicked grapple allows us to carry the carcass with a modicum of dignity and much farther than was practical before, to the far southwest corner of the property. This eliminates multiple unsightly cow burial grounds, controls pathogens and keeps scavenging coyotes as far from the herd as possible.

The soil and climate make our ranch a good place for a cow to live and grow old. We take good care of them and appreciate the calves they give us over the years. Some have lived to 18 years of age. Others even longer.

Vultures and coyotes will begin eating a downed cow before she is dead. If a cow is down, we shoot her in the head, a monstrous act of mercy, so that she will not suffer.

A picture is not included here so as not to offend anyone's sensibilities, but there is a picture at this link of the Wicked grapple serving as a funeral bier. This cow was with us for many years and died unexpectedly and peacefully.
http://tinyurl.com/lnz27cs

Thanks for sharing. You sound like a very caring steward of animals and your ranch.