The Kubota got after it today.

A few pics of the Kubota working today.

 

Wow gasifier, love that loader set up! got me kubota 50 hp need a front end like that!

 

Thanks. Um. Who Papa?

 

sorry Gasifier I was reading papa Dave post before this one... my bad saw that loader and I got excited

 

Looking good Gas!!!!!!

 

Thanks WVhunter! Appreciated. I worked my arse off today trimming up more trees and taking a few more less desirables out. Leaving all the biggest, strongest, healthiest trees. I've gotten pretty good at using the grapple as a rake to move across the ground about 2-3 inches up and rake everything into a good size pile. Then I have figured out if I pick them up and crunch them a few times, and even let them go on top of others and then pick up again I can get them compressed good and get a serious load!

 

That's cheating.... and I approve

 

Oh man....I'd love to have that in my woods lol !
Lookin good..great pics

 

I bet your just tickled pink every time ya use that thing , ( I would be) you can get a lot of work done in short order.
Probably worth every penny ya spent on it

 

Lookin good Gas!
That's a pretty ingenious design on that grapple, using the bucket tilt to open close the grapple. "Store bought"?
That solves not having the extra valve problem for sure.

 

yeah where the thread on the grapple? I would think there would be one With pics

 

Sorry Fuelrod. Just revisited this and saw your post. Don't know why I did not see it before.

I had my neighbor, who is a machinist and now retired welding/machining teacher build this grapple for me. I told him what I wanted for grapple without adding more hydraulics/controls and he came up with the solution.

 

Gasifier how many HP does your tractor have? We have a lot of clearing for fence lines in our future and I am contemplating a grapple. My father in law is bringing his 38hp Mahindra to keep on our property to help out the multi year project. Looks great by the way!

 

I absolutely love that claw !!

 

35 HP, only 350 hours! Just getting broken in!

2003 Kubota L35 Tractor Loader Backhoe WITH Q.A. Bucket, Hoe, Forks & Grapple!

 

Just pick up the grapple with quick attach plate, pull a few pins, then install them into current tractor hydraulic arms and your off!

 

That's awesome !

 

Thanks. It is for sale here. 2003 Kubota L35 Tractor Loader Backhoe WITH Q.A. Bucket, Hoe, Forks & Grapple!

One of the requirements I wanted when getting the grapple built was for it to have a really wide opening. Because I would be using it for moving a lot of brush, I wanted to be able to latch onto a big pile of brush and haul it away without getting off the tractor. You can use it as a rake of sorts with the bottom tines raking across the ground and round up branches and brush and then close down on them as you get a good pile going. Then repeat until you have a full load!

 

Jealousy does not even begin to describe my thoughts right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I don't know where. I thought I made a thread on it. LOFL But maybe just a post in another thread.
It's called C.R.C. here on FHC. Can't remember chit!