Most productive attachment

[goodwood613]

I just bought a Gehl AL540 for my mostly residential tree business. My partner already owns a nice beaver squeezer log grapple that I can easily hook to my machine and use, but my question is, what advantage does the log grapple have over a rugged heavy duty grapple bucket? Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[treebilly]

A root rake grapple works great if you've got debris scattered everywhere. You can push it into a pile or if there are a bunch of smaller piles. I like a dangle grapple for tight access places. You can skid out small trees or large tops

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Most worthless machine I've ever run

 

[troutbum]

We use our beaver squeezers for every thing... loading the chipper, skidding logs, winching, cutting firewood, moving other implements.

 

[Hddnis]

Log grapple is better for logs, skidding, lifting, etc.

Grapple bucket works better for cleaning up and carrying smaller brush and sometimes chips from stump grinding.

 

[gorman]

I run a 540 with a rotating grapple. Best money maker I've had. I've done jobs bid for 2 days in half a day by dragging with the machine. You can't do that with a brush grapple. If you grab a top and try to drag it sideways you don't get far before it hits something.

Bucket/brush grapples definitely have their place but 99% of the time I use my rotating grapple and leave the bucket grapple at the yard.

 

[CanopyGorilla]

The BMG has been indispensable.

 

[Superjunior2]

I just recently bought a new avant 420, wow what a game changer. As the initial cost was up there I wanted to get just one attachment with it for now so ended up getting a grapple bucket. If you're looking for one do it all attachement this serves us very well. I was going to pick up a bmg but after using this for a couple months I see no need. We did a planting in my front yard using 22 yards of soil and 10 eight foot Norway spruces. I had all the soil moved and all the trees in place in an hour and a half. Its so easy to grab the large root balls. I can grab large logs and brush piles with ease, long ways or sideways with no help from anyone having to position a grapple or the debris. To be fair ive never used a dangle grapple but ive seen lots of videos and did a bunch of research. I wanted one do it all attachment to get us started with the new machine For me at least, I really don't see a need for another attachment.