Grapple options for the L2501/LA525

[Runs With Scissors]

Although I like the idea of a "dual lid" unit, for certain things, I'm kind of a "fence sitter".

Just last week, I was using my "single lid" grapple to "back drag" an area, and it works very , very well. I have used it a lot for that same thing.

I'm just not sure if the dual lid models that I have seen, are very good at that maneuver.

Just for reference, I have the HLA brand, (light duty root rake) and I have been very happy with it.

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[TBK]

Thank you everyone for the recommendations. I ended up going with the Precision Manufacturing Mini 322. The dual jaws made from AR400 and weighing only 265lbs is what sold me. I've already had several solid days of using it and it is doing great. Shout out to Paige Tractors in Paige, Texas for a very smooth transaction!

 

[Cody Dellinger]

It's hard to believe there's no connection when so many of their implements appear to be cloned from EA implements. And then there's the name thing with the Catawba Rake Grapple 55, 60 and 66 which EA has called the Wicked 55, 60 and 66 for years. The only company that calls a land plane/grading scraper a land leveler is EA, and yet Catawba's recent creation uses the same name for theirs. Even the paint is the same yellow. All indicative of something. Maybe Catawba found a bunch of engineering drawings in a dumpster out back behind the 1506 Emmanuel Church Rd, Conover facility when things weren't going well for EA. Afterall, it is only 20 miles from Catawba to EA.

Someone knows the truth in all this, but it sure isn't someone on this forum.

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As the Vice President and a second-generation leader at Catawba Attachments (EWI Fabrication & Manufacturing) , I want to clarify that we have no affiliation whatsoever with EA. Established in 1988, our company has its roots in custom fabrication, a field in which we continue to specialize. You can learn more about our services by looking up EWI Fabrication & Manufacturing. The terms "land leveler" and "land plane" are utilized in our product descriptions purely for search engine optimization and marketing purposes. It's a common practice in the industry to include such keywords to enhance visibility. Importantly, our attachments are not clones. All designs are developed in-house using SolidWorks, reflecting our extensive experience in fabrication. We were producing these products well before launching our website, recognizing an opportunity in the market and seizing it! - Cody Dellinger

 

[McMXi]

As the Vice President and a second-generation leader at Catawba Attachments (EWI Fabrication & Manufacturing) , I want to clarify that we have no affiliation whatsoever with EA. Established in 1988, our company has its roots in custom fabrication, a field in which we continue to specialize. You can learn more about our services by looking up EWI Fabrication & Manufacturing. The terms "land leveler" and "land plane" are utilized in our product descriptions purely for search engine optimization and marketing purposes. It's a common practice in the industry to include such keywords to enhance visibility. Importantly, our attachments are not clones. All designs are developed in-house using SolidWorks, reflecting our extensive experience in fabrication. We were producing these products well before launching our website, recognizing an opportunity in the market and seizing it! - Cody Dellinger

Thanks for the clarification re there being no affiliation between your company and EA. However, I won't change my opinion that many of your newer implements such as your grapples borrow heavily from EA designs. But that's your prerogative, and it's a testament to the fact that EA did and does make very good products.

All the best to your company during what will certainly be some very challenging times ahead.

 

[Cody Dellinger]

Thanks for the clarification re there being no affiliation between your company and EA. However, I won't change my opinion that many of your newer implements such as your grapples borrow heavily from EA designs. But that's your prerogative, and it's a testament to the fact that EA did and does make very good products.

All the best to your company during what will certainly be some very challenging times ahead.

We looked at the grapples on the market and put our heads together to make them better. There are a ton of grapples on the market from cheap to expensive. We engineered one that could be competitive in price while being one of the strongest and lightest on the market. A few things to note are the stands on the side, and the mount location for the cylinders. The cylinders mount on a 1” thick tab that runs through the tube allowing it to have a very high clamping force. Something else people may not be aware of is that we opted to design one with a standard size cylinder (2x6) so customers don’t have to rely on us to get them one if they ever need to replace it. That’s a very big deal if something breaks on a weekend, it allows you to run to a local tractor supply store and get a cylinder to get up and running again. I also was not a fan of the exposed hydraulic fittings so we turn out cylinders and route the hoses into a protection plate and a channel through the middle. Another question we get asked is why don’t we use DOM and the answer there is simple. We chose schedule 80 pipe because it's a better fit for the engineering demands of our attachments—strong, reliable, and more cost-effective for the end user. We didn’t want customers to pay more for parts that aren’t necessary. The engineering involved allowed us to make that decision with a sound mind. We also recently switch to Hardox 500 tuf to provide even stronger units. Lastly our customer service will set us apart. We have a dedication to God, family and our employees which drives our daily decisions on how we run the business.
Hopefully this clears up any questions for those that get the chance to read it!

 

[TBK]

I am really enjoying our Precision Mfg Mini322, the dual jobs have already saved me a lot of extra work over the past few weeks as I have cleaned up this place. It was worth the extra money as far as I am concerned!

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[Survivor]

I just have a plain brush rake, with no grapple. I mainly use it for pushing up smaller junk trees and brush/limbs into big slash piles to burn in the winter. It's almost 400 pounds so it is plenty stout and there is no load capacity needed to pick up anything.

Then I have a hydraulic swivel grapple on the three-point hitch to skid trees, etc to the slash pile for processing and burning. I pull everything out of the woods lengthwise in as long of pieces that I can, limbs and all preferably, so I can theoretically get through a six-foot gap between the trees (depending on the crown size sometimes).

So I have no use for a loader grapple, except for some little piles that I hand stacked years ago before I bought the new tractor. I don't do that anymore. At least I make the stacks size and shape to grab with the skidding grapple.

 

[Outnumbered]

No affiliation what so ever. I would not hesitate to recommend a grapple from Catawba. I purchased mine last year and it is very durable. Ordered it on a Saturday and then picked it up at the freight terminal on the following Tuesday. Storm clean up and general work around the old farm place has been so much easier. I have put mine through the paces rooting out old fence lines, pulling small trees and brambles and not one issue!

 

[BBFarmer]

I envy y'all running around with your darn grapples, little party hats on and crap..... I see y'all over there.

Hopefully I can join the club very soon....been looking at the homestead grapples

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I envy y'all running around with your darn grapples, little party hats on and crap..... I see y'all over there.

Hopefully I can join the club very soon....been looking at the homestead grapples

Dear BB,
You are invited to my crapday party. Party attire will be provided. BYOG
Po

 

[Survivor]

I envy y'all running around with your darn grapples, little party hats on and crap..... I see y'all over there.

Hopefully I can join the club very soon....been looking at the homestead grapples

I am fortunate that I can buy hydraulic implements now, since I recently became seriously disabled. I can barely get on my tractor let alone jump on and off dozens of times a day.

But a lot of that stuff you can pull out of the woods with a 12' choker chain run out over the top of a rear grader blade, then lift the end off the ground with the three point lift and then drag it off to a place where you can cut it up for wood and pile and burn the rest.