?? when it rains it pours
heres' a trophy:numberone:
let me know if you need any additional help or parts
good luck with your winch fab -- post pics
That goes for any and all of my BMG customers
Thank you all for your support and business -
BM grapples going on for 20 years now
That capstan is a DP winch - way expensive - like dealer cost $2600
I always imagined a Bucket truck graveyard where there are 100's of them just wasting away on old booms
I always liked capstans - Capturing old bullrope midline, seemed faster than paying out wire rope
easy enough to put the ramsey on the removable brackets I made for the BMG
You get used to ride on the front axle models. Ask any owner, you get used to it, no problem. Articulating is the Key, you can't help but love one, what ever brand.
Ride on the rear style have tighter turning radius, no problems driving along fence's, walls, Bldgs, etc
Really, did not know that was happening. I probably do not use mine as much as you.
Are your cracks at the top plate ? that would be scary if they broke away.
send me a picture I will forward it to the MFG
Yeah, strange I cannot find anything on them either --
Guy is replacing them with Giants -- I have only seen 420's before these these are considerably lighter/smaller -- love the Brand - like I said could not see any leaks -- probably ~~ 20 years old -- you can see the owners company name and...
Most guys report shearing the locking pin - and tearing up the grapple because of the incredible leverage you can put on the V grap with a locked in place long ass log. It has some advantages but it don't feed a Chipper as well without a Universal joint between the hanger and the grapple