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Read articles →This is a real-world job video, not a spec review: an owner uses a Kubota B2601 with an HLA grapple attachment to pull embedded boulders out of a gravel driveway, with a neighbor's Kubota L3400 called in as backup for one stubborn rock shelf. It shows practical loader technique (centering loads on the grapple to balance cylinder pressure) and grapple-versus-bucket tradeoffs. Best for current B2601 owners tackling similar driveway or land-clearing tasks, not shoppers wanting specs or pricing.
Posted by the GP Outdoors channel, an owner-operator sharing hands-on footage from their own property rather than dealer or spec-focused content.
The grapple's thick pointed tines dig through and loosen the ground, while a bucket tries to dig the entire area at once, making it harder to use.
Center the rock in the middle of the grapple or bucket so the loader arms, which hang off cylinders, get reasonably equal pressure on both sides.
Mostly yes, but one big rock shelf that spanned the driveway would not come out, so a neighbor's Kubota L3400 was brought in to dig around it, and it still stayed put.
