Just picked it up at the fed ex terminal last night. I don’t care that we just got a couple inches of snow. I’m still gonna head out to the property and clear out some brush. This is the EA 55” wicked root grapple going to use it with my B26 TLB
Christmas came a week early
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Didn’t think I had a chance at lifting this one. Once the grapple Locked on it was no sweat.
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you wont be disappointed. Only problem I had was it made me lazy. I would work 10 mins at pulling out a sapling just because it was more fun then getting off and cutting it with the shears.
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Congrats. I have a 60 inch EA Grapple coming in about 3 weeks. I have lots of brush to clear also. Can't wait.
i have been thinking about the same one, had it in the cart for a week now.
Looks like fun, is it everyting you expected?
Looks like fun, is it everyting you expected?
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It’s more than I expected. I started searching back in October and I looked at every brand. I was most concerned about weight and then size. All the others I looked at weighed in excess of 400lbs which I felt would really limit my lift capacity. I had the EA grapple in my cart ready to purchase in early November knowing I would have a few days off around the Holiday to play with it but at that point I waited too long and there was no guarantee that it would arrive by thanksgiving. So my other option was the Land Pride from my local Kubota dealer which seemed to be a good comparison but it was about $500 more. So I sucked it up and placed the order with EA. I was a little hesitant with that the 55” wouldn’t be wide enough. But this thing is perfect. It’s solid as a rock. Weight is no issue as it comes in less than the weight of my bucket. It opens super wide and the ability to use the top tines and “rake backwards “ is awesome. The clamping pressure is really good as well. If you have any questions ask away and don’t hesitate to pull the trigger on this one.
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Since using Bearskinners grapple this past spring I have almost pulled the trigger on one several times. The biggest thing stopping me is that I am not sure that the BX1860 has enough power for a grapple to do any real good for me. If I had a bigger tractor this would be a no brainer for me. I never used a grapple before I used Bearskinner's but I discovered that they are really easy to use.
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Very cool and thanks for all the info. How wide was your regular bucket? From what you said, it must have been wider. Did you get the free shipping too?
The stock bucket is 60" so that's what I was using as a comparison when I was shopping the different brands. I did get the free shipping. I picked it up at the Fed Ex terminal about 15 mins away from me. They are open 24hrs. I was so excited I ended up going there after work on that Friday at 9pm.