took some pics

[Rockman]

Resumed work on my clearing project now that the temps have cooled off. Nothing impressive but something to look at. If I can figure out how to attach them.

 

[Tig]

Always nice to see a tractor at work.

 

[IslandTractor]

To make your brush clearing go ten times faster, you need one of these:

 

[Rockman]

That is an awsome piece of equipment, however I will have to add it to the ever growing list of things I CAN NOT afford.

 

[IslandTractor]

It would cost much less than a backhoe and not a lot more than a bush hog. To run one on a CK20 you'll need a set of rear remotes ($350) or a WRLong type FEL diverter ($550). You have the option of a KL120 pin to universal skid steer adapter (about $600...though I just happen to have a used one for Kl120/130 I'd sell ) or get the grapple company to build you a mount that fits directly to the KL120/130 pins. Then there is the grapple itself. You have several choices there. I got the Millonzi 48" light duty which I think is perfect for the CKs and costs somewhere about $800 or a bit more if they fabricate the KL120/130 specific pins. Wildkat seems to have introduced a 48" model that is even less money based on a TBN members purchase a month or two ago at $500 (I still can't believe that price...maybe it was part of a package deal). WRLong and ATI make very nice light duty versions too but they cannot be purchased directly by the consumer and therefore cost more than double what the Millonzi does.

If your land clearing is half and acre or less perhaps you don't want to invest in this sort of equipment but for more than half and acre, you will find the combo of grapple, bush hog and BH to be remarkably efficient and worth every dime. There is no comparison to what you can do with a bucket with or without toothbar and what you can do with a grapple.

An alternative that saves relatively little money but is nice to consider is to simply add a grapple to your standard bucket. It will be about 1/2 as efficient as a true grapple but many times more effective than a bucket/toothbar alone. You'd still need to add the hydraulics but you save on the adapter and the add a grapple kits generally can be had for about $500-600 which is cheaper than the full grapple.

 

[edameyer]

One other option that I have and worked good for me is a set of forks. I used them extensively when clearing brush piling stumps to burn and so on. I am sure that a grapple bucket would have worked a little better but the forks worked good and I use them a lot for other things like cutting wood, moving logs, unloading trucks, and with a pallet, hauling most anything.

 

[Mastertech]

WOW! Where did you find a Quick attach set up to fit a Kioti? I want one for my CK30. I am in the process of modifying one from a NH but would love to find one allready made!

 

[wallace]

WOW! Where did you find a Quick attach set up to fit a Kioti? I want one for my CK30. I am in the process of modifying one from a NH but would love to find one allready made!

I have them instock if you looking to buy...

 

[natem]

do you have the web link to millonzi's home page???? Did you order yours straight from them?, and how easy is it for them to make a bracket to fit the kl120 loader

 

[Mastertech]

Thanks, I will call you tommoro!