What you state is opinion and emotional, but what I state is fact based on data.
Land pride has little kick stands on each side that fold up/down. It would not take much to modify another product to do something similar and then you would also be able to set it somewhere you don’t have stand/dolly. Just a thought.
That's not a bad idea either.. I was thinking of either making a platform to set it on a 4 wheel movers dolly or maybe weld up a small cart to set it on then I can roll it into a storage space...
ROFLMAO - I think "facts" mean something different where you are from. You don't happen to compile Covid statistics for the CDC do you?
Unlike Ted's sale talk, spec sheets don't lie. EA 55 grapple is less heavy duty, more expensive, smaller opening, and much longer lead time than the Homestead pinnacle 55, which also features mechanical lid backstops, angled corners everywhere, a stand, and superior schedule 80 tubing braces (instead of DOM...and hoses that don't rub against sharp edges). EA weighs 70 LB less, so I guess that good for tiny tractors.
And despite your assertion that Homestead makes a superior product, there are videos showing a Homestead grapple damaged doing reasonable work and EA grapples unscathed despite multiple videos showing them being abused. I notice that the same anti EA types keep showing up and liking your posts, the ones that know more than everyone else, can do a better job than anyone else, could run a company better than anyone else. What a joke! One of them showed something he'd made and I wouldn't buy a friggin' paper bag from that clown.
You think this is me worked up? Not even close.
If you bothered to read through this thread you'd realize that I'm not bashing Homestead's products. I've made the point that it's good for all of us when American manufacturers improve their products. Homestead did just that and made a point of it on their website where they mention upgrading the lid. What they didn't do is handle the damaged lid situation well. EA customer service is exemplary as is their transparency. Homestead could learn a lot from EA.
Uh ... look at my signature. I have implements from Land Pride (rotary cutter, snow blade, rear snow blower, rear blade, quick hitch), Kubota (pallet forks), EA (grapple, box blade, land leveler, cutting edge) and Ranette Iron Works (rock bucket). I'll buy implements from a whole host of companies if they meet my needs. If I were looking for a tractor for a farm I'd consider New Holland, Case, Kubota, Kioti and some others.
That single video has done Homestead much more harm than they probably realize. The user conveniently didn't show exactly how the grapple got bent, so I am not sure who was at fault and I don't trust that his claims are 100% accurate. The main problem is that when I searched for Homestead grapple, that is the first video that comes up. I have searched for videos showing the grapple in a different light, but, other than the "How 'Bout Ya!" guy, there is nothing out there that proves it to be as tough as we need it to be. So, even though I really wanted to buy from Homestead because they are in my state, I felt that I had to eliminate them based on the available information. They may be great...but they need to show it. Had it not been for that video, I likely would have taken the chance. I ordered a Wicked 55 this week and hope to get it delivered by July.
