I like that the the Wallenstein grapples have the full swiveling grapple. The worry is, when I don't have a lot of weight in the grapple, will it be too light when I'm doing FEL work with my FEL grapple? I will still be lifting a lot of stumps, small logs, and piling trees/brush, and don't want the rear end to be too light. The low weight of the unit worries me, I know the less weight the grapple weighs, the heavier log I can pick up. I haven't received any info on pricing of the Addington but I like that it is built in NH and I wouldn't have to pay shipping. I am so far leaning towards either the Wallenstein or the Addington. I will be putting it on my 45hp Kubota, my rears are filled with 1,100lbs of RimGuard, and I will have my FEL grapple on. I've seen some pics of the Iron and Oak oneĪnd the 'log skidder' that Northern Hydraulics sells. Wallenstein LX 480 LX480 Log Grapple - WallensteinĪddington grapple (smaller of the two) Grapples, Addington Equipment Wallenstein LX5100 LX5100 Log Grapple - Wallenstein I've looked at the following so far: (not in person, just online ) Obviously, I don't NEED a log grapple to do the work, it's more of something I want, but I'd like to get something that fits my needs the best if I'm gonna be spending the money.
The Pine that is large enough will be used for my mill. I will also skid out smallish (less than 15"DBH) hardwoods for firewood. Then it will be general thinning from there on out, with some occasional clear cuts of less than one acre to make small fields. At first I will be clearing the land for a driveway (700'-800') and a building lot, roughly 5 acres. My specific uses for the logging grapple, will be skidding out small to medium sized pines (10"-18" DBH) from my 30 acres in Central NH. There isn't a boatload of information on 3pt hitch logging grapples (or would "bucket load" be more appropriate? ) so I thought I would start a thread to discuss them before I make a purchase.or rather, to see if I SHOULD make a purchase :thumbsup:
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