dmd
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- Pensacola, FL
After looking for over a year I settled on the above and have about a month under my belt using it. Thought I'd share some of my experiences to help anyone else making the same decision. I made a short video of dragging some brush and loading the machine.
I don't live in the city, which is where I do most of my work so I needed to be able to carry the Avant on the truck and still carry a full load of debris. I load the Avant on a 99' F450 (15k GVWR). With tools and the mini I have just under 2,000 lbs left for tongue weight.
The Avant has been great and very simple to operate. I can pick up as much brush as the BMG can handle, which is plenty. Large trunk sections obviously have to be cut smaller. But on a job where you have to rig the stem down you are already cutting it small enough. I did have a warrantee issue but Avant and my local dealer (Tool Shack) were great.
The BMG is without a doubt the backbone of this combination. Very high quality. I spoke with Dave Norgaard at TNE several times and that was very helpful. Really Dave's customer service was a big reason why I wanted to write this review. I can't say enough good things about the Branch Manager Grapple.
This equipment significantly reduces the work of moving and loading brush and logs. It easily replaces 2 brush draggers.
I don't live in the city, which is where I do most of my work so I needed to be able to carry the Avant on the truck and still carry a full load of debris. I load the Avant on a 99' F450 (15k GVWR). With tools and the mini I have just under 2,000 lbs left for tongue weight.
The Avant has been great and very simple to operate. I can pick up as much brush as the BMG can handle, which is plenty. Large trunk sections obviously have to be cut smaller. But on a job where you have to rig the stem down you are already cutting it small enough. I did have a warrantee issue but Avant and my local dealer (Tool Shack) were great.
The BMG is without a doubt the backbone of this combination. Very high quality. I spoke with Dave Norgaard at TNE several times and that was very helpful. Really Dave's customer service was a big reason why I wanted to write this review. I can't say enough good things about the Branch Manager Grapple.
This equipment significantly reduces the work of moving and loading brush and logs. It easily replaces 2 brush draggers.
