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Critical question: on concrete, dirt, inside or outside??
If inside on concrete, assortment of mover's dollies will work for bucket. Don't know about a grapple, but maybe 3 would work. Outside a different story.
If inside on concrete, assortment of mover's dollies will work for bucket. Don't know about a grapple, but maybe 3 would work. Outside a different story.
It seems very obvious to me that best method for storing your grapple would be at my place in my shop. I'll keep it dry and safe for you to use anytime you need it. I'll even be happy to try it out once and a while just to make sure its always in tip top shape and ready for you to use. 
I store my grapple outside. I have an old PU truck tire laying out on the ground. I center the grapple on the tire and plug in the quick connects into each other. Sets up out of the dirt and easy to hook up. Been doing it for two years.
I'm building a mini lean-to style shed using a ginormous pallet for a base. One for my Land Pride RCD1884 cutter and one for the grapple. Also doubles as a place of refuge from the elements for breaks and lunch.
Skeets
Bird dogger made a really nice metal cart for his grapple on one of the fabrication forum. If I can figure out how to post the link, I’ll include it here.
I plan to cobble a less elaborate wood one on a movers dolly to roll my grapple around the shop. I’ll post pics when I get around to cobbling it together
Regards
Bird dogger made a really nice metal cart for his grapple on one of the fabrication forum. If I can figure out how to post the link, I’ll include it here.
I plan to cobble a less elaborate wood one on a movers dolly to roll my grapple around the shop. I’ll post pics when I get around to cobbling it together
Regards
NCL4701
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Equipment
L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
Pretty clear the pic isn’t a grapple but it’s an example of what I do with all the implements except a couple of rarely used ones that live in the dirt floor shed. It’s also an example of being able to easily put an 800lb implement in a small slot in the back of the shop where I couldn’t get the tractor if I had to. The chipper came on a swell steel pallet it’s custom fitted to, so I just stuck the casters on the pallet.
For the bucket and grapple, an appropriate size piece of plywood with a 2x4 rim on the bottom and some decent casters makes them easy in and off even without quick hitch and allows moving them around in the shop. If no scrap to use, costs about $50/dolly, which is fine with me for the functionality they provide. If you have a vertical style grapple you might have to build some sort of vertical support on a dolly to kind of hang it on but that shouldn’t be very difficult. I have found the steel wheeled casters work very well on smooth concrete and are relatively cost effective.
For the bucket and grapple, an appropriate size piece of plywood with a 2x4 rim on the bottom and some decent casters makes them easy in and off even without quick hitch and allows moving them around in the shop. If no scrap to use, costs about $50/dolly, which is fine with me for the functionality they provide. If you have a vertical style grapple you might have to build some sort of vertical support on a dolly to kind of hang it on but that shouldn’t be very difficult. I have found the steel wheeled casters work very well on smooth concrete and are relatively cost effective.
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GreensvilleJay
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Equipment
BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
use a section of industrial racking, 1st beams 4" off the ground, or shop floor, 2nd, 3rd just high enough to clear the implement or attachment.use 11' wide racking and center areas store tractor supplies like oil,grease, greasegun, spares, etc.
My storage is limited. When I built my shed, I made a steel frame "shelf" in the end opposite the door. In Winter, the RFM sits on the shelf. The loader bucket is tucked in against the wall, and the snow plow gets parked just about against the bucket. In the Summer, the snow plow goes on the shelf, and the loader w/ bucket attached goes under it. The RFM is attached to the tractor then.
Placing the snow plow on the frame is easy because it's on an SSQA plate. Disconnect the 3rd function hoses, flip the two levers, set it on the frame and back away. Placing the RFM isn't much more difficult. I grab its frame w/ slings and chains using the FEL. The picture below is doing the same kind of lifting with the previous tractor and the RFM I had for it.
Placing the snow plow on the frame is easy because it's on an SSQA plate. Disconnect the 3rd function hoses, flip the two levers, set it on the frame and back away. Placing the RFM isn't much more difficult. I grab its frame w/ slings and chains using the FEL. The picture below is doing the same kind of lifting with the previous tractor and the RFM I had for it.
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Thanks for the compliment, Ping! Here's that link to my grapple dolly build (still working great!):
55" EA Wicked Root Grapple Dolly | OrangeTractorTalks - Everything Kubota
Here's a couple of pics from that build thread:
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As GreenvilleJay says industrial racking works great for either interior or exterior. It comes up for sale on Craigslist and other sites. If using outside it's easy to add some tin for cover. Wherever you place the rack it needs to properly anchored.
