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Read articles →This is a pre-purchase deliberation video, not a demonstration, the owner hasn't bought a grapple yet and is asking viewers for advice. He walks his wooded acreage to show the brush-clearing work he has in mind, then lays out three open questions: whether a grapple is worth it over pallet forks or brush forks, which third-function hydraulic kit to install, and which grapple style suits his use case. Useful mainly for owners facing the same decision on a similar compact tractor.
An owner-operator sharing early-stage purchasing deliberations from his own rural property, with no apparent commercial affiliation.
The owner has used pallet forks for clearing brush before and says they worked okay, not the greatest, but he is unsure if a grapple is worth the extra money and barn space.
Options discussed are running a hose from the rear remotes to the front, which is cheapest but clumsy, a dealer-installed diverter valve kit, or a Summit universal kit with valve, joystick, and couplers.
He describes two basic styles: one where the clamp comes straight up and down, and one that extends out like a bucket or pallet forks before the clamp comes down.
Brush forks have several spikes like hay spikes and can attach to a bucket or stand alone, and the owner thinks they would work better than pallet forks for clearing brush.
