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   / To grapple or to not grapple... #51  
Good lord, eight feet - that's enormous. I'd love to know what machine that's on.

One thing to bear in mind with the Implemax, and probably the Beaver Squeezer as well, is that they give you the option of picking the log right up off the ground, versus skidding it. Now that I stop to think about it, I don't think I have ever skidded a log even once since we do almost all of our work on peoples' lawns. Here's a pic that shows how the log gets tucked under the "heeling area" of the grapple, allowing the arms to pick it right up off the ground.
 

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   / To grapple or to not grapple... #52  
Timberjack 450. Twenty years ago that woulda been a giant machine. Now its about the smallest one can buy...
 
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Yeow! I could go terrorize the neighborhood with that beast! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I still have not given up on the idea, and the Implemax brand seems top shelf. As my wife will tell anyone, I am not the type of guy to be satisifed with anything light duty or of off brand. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Speaking of "not light duty", I've found that snorting vaproized steel from using my new plasma cutter will result in one heck of a headache. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif But, hey, it's fun to draw your name when cutting 1" plate steel!
 
   / To grapple or to not grapple... #54  
Greenthumb, did you look any further in to this attachment. For occassional use looks like the thing to have.
 
   / To grapple or to not grapple... #55  
Does anyone own an ImpleMax Grapple? We have one that needs the hydraulic motor replaced and that is difficult to do since ImpleMax closed their doors 2 or so years ago. Does anyone know where to get parts for this unit?
 
 

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