The thing is pretty good. I do have to say that Everything Attachments sent me some hoses that were just a tad short. When I would curl the bucket down, the hoses would get tight. They were good sports about it though. Told me to take measurements, and call them back, they sent me new hoses by the end of the week. I now have to return the original hoses. I probably made the new ones a little too long, but I rather slightly long hoses instead of short hoses.
Had my first mishap yesterday too. Not certain how I did this, but somehow one of the quick releases (the spring loaded pins) popped out. When this happened I bent one of the two "hands" that hold on to the back of the skid steer implement. You could not reattach the implement.
Took a break, fretting about how I'm ever going to attach implements etc, then put the grapple on the front and pushed against a tree. Sure I was then able to attach it, but this still wasn't good enough. After running around like a kid that just dropped his new cookie, I thought I could put that one little "hand" against the tree, and bend it back. The 1" pipe that joins the two hands together twisted a little, and didn't take much to straighten out. I was fretting that I would have to cut welds, weld, repaint etc. Now I have it straight enough that I can install and remove my implements.
Otherwise, I really like the grapple. For the size of my tractor the 50" works just fine. Actually the opening could be a little bit smaller. I put together some lumber and steel to add more weight to my box blade and it helped a little bit too. In a few weeks I'll be going with water in the tires but my current project should be over by then.
