Brush grapple for mini

Oroboros

Oroboros

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I'm going to buy a brush grapple for my mini and I am looking for feedback on Vermeer and Ryans.
The price is going to be close to the same. The Vermeer is much closer and the Ryans will need to be shipped.
Any feedback on either of these grapples is appreciated. Thanks.
I already have a bypass grapple.
 
I have a few miles of homeowner piles to chip off the road side. I read here that the brush grapple is superior for grabbing piles.
 
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We (Top Notch Equipment) are dealer's for Ryan's Equipment. Personally I would pick Ryan's over Vermeer based on brand. Ryan's has 35, 42, and 48" wide grapples (35" opening) that list price from $23-2600.

Are taxes an issue buying from Vermeer?

We are also a dealer for Blue Diamond, which also has the option of solid floor bucket grapples, which would likely be my choice over a root grapple for a mini. You can see them at my store here, 35" and 50". With my track loader I use the root grapple to grub roots out on occasion, not something I'm likely to do with a mini. A bucket grapple can move rakings and smaller debris. Blue Diamond's grapples are also cheaper than Ryan's and Vermeer's offerings.


Lastly, I offer a 2% forum discount on all items.
 
Piles stacked or thrown together randomly?

IMO a tree grapple (like the branch manger grapple) is more efficient for chipping brush, then a root/brush grapple. The tree grapple just allows you to grab and orientate the brush into the chipper better. I have found it pretty invaluable, in chipping customers brush piles...even though the throat on my chipper is somewhat small (which means we have to sort the brush some on the feed table.

If you were just hauling the brush away...I could see maybe the root/brush grapple being better.
 
I too agree dont count out the BMG. I stack all my brush when i am away from pavement. Piles are dragged easily to the chipper and rotate onto the tray without any trouble. I have the same problem as ClimbHightree, my chipper is only 10" so I have to sort brush a bit but with the root/brush grapple I would have to do the same thing (I have one on a compact tractor).
 
On stacked piles the bmg wins hands down for feeding chippers. Thrown together piles are more easily moved with a bucket/root grapple. You still have to pull it apart at the chipper to feed it, but the mess is there.

If the chipper can be close to the pile, like 20-40', you can use the bmg to pull thrown together piles and feed each piece or two into the chipper.
 
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