check out this new skid steer attachment

The only negative thing I have heard about ASV is the Track system's are very expensive to repair, A friend with a CAT had to replace his tracks twice in a year and a half! (lemmon? I don't know) How has yours held up AX?

The ASV track system (CAT also uses it) is totaly different then all other Track skids . . . each bogey is independant, all other trackskids bogeys are rigid which gives you that teeter toter effect now and then, The ASV/CAT suspension is the smoothest on the Market and you will pay for it.

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The grapple bull posted with heavy tines is very usefull. I have an 84" one. works well for what it is uesed fo: collecting up branches,ripping roots and stumps loading logs and piling them. The skidder type grapple is great for dragging and end loadin and much better for feeding chippers. the right tool for the right job.

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Hey Guys,

Check out this vid

http://www.ryansequip.com/images/RyansFlash/videos/Promo.php

I am WAY partial to Ryan's equipment.

I actually shot this video for Don Ryan.

To answer your question xman, he used to work at morbark (or bandit) a while back.

I live in GA, 50 miles away from Beaver squeazer, ane I chose Ryans. (As did Tierson from Boutee tree who is the GA Tech Engineer who builds the "rigem n roll" grapple for a crane.

A few other guys have them here as well.

Beaver squeazer guy runs a tree company as well as fabricate, all Don does is weld bad- equipment. (Can you tell I am partial to Ryan's?)

Here is why: The grapple in the video was the first 72" he produced.

There was angle in the "push bar" assembly that really needed a gusset in it's desigh.

I told him about it because I had accidently hit the winch button and the winch line (hooked to the front of the push-bar), Bent in the whole push bar.

I was pretty bummed, but was going to straighten it.

about a month latter a semi truck shows up with a a brand new (gussetted) push bar.

Now he is not in the business of giving away free parts, but because it was his first one, he shippe it out WITHOUT ME EVER ASKING!!!!!

Cmon..... Service like that gets customers really hooked on your busines..

So here is the reason his grapple is the best out:

72" opening....... (not much more to say there.... its just big as...#@$%)

SUPER TOUGH- The grapple is built like a (well designed) tank. I owned an implemax back in the day, and thoes things sucked.

Ryan's grapple with the power head is super easy to use- for thoes who have used implemax, you know what i am talking about.

Awesome service.

Ok,,,, Im sleepy.

Talk to yall soon.
 
hmmmmm what if they made a grapple with a chainsaw attachment to cut logs to size
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. if one of you successfully make a prototype make sure to give me a cut of the $$$$ for comming up with this idea.
 
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The only negative thing I have heard about ASV is the Track system's are very expensive to repair, A friend with a CAT had to replace his tracks twice in a year and a half! (lemmon? I don't know) How has yours held up AX?

The ASV track system (CAT also uses it) is totaly different then all other Track skids . . . each bogey is independant, all other trackskids bogeys are rigid which gives you that teeter toter effect now and then, The ASV/CAT suspension is the smoothest on the Market and you will pay for it.

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The grapple bull posted with heavy tines is very usefull. I have an 84" one. works well for what it is uesed fo: collecting up branches,ripping roots and stumps loading logs and piling them. The skidder type grapple is great for dragging and end loadin and much better for feeding chippers. the right tool for the right job.

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It's all in the opperator.

If you run on big sharp boulders and tree stumps and pivot on them, your tracks won't last long.

On the other hand if you are smart and think about not driving over stuff taht can cut them, they last a long time.

I finally changed one of my origninal tracks at around 1300 hours, my other one has 1600 hrs on it and still kickin'.

I friend bought an asv and had to get new tracks at 500 hours.

they are around $3000 each. Now that the patent is up, generic ones are out there cheaper.

also, idiots that run their tracks loose can tear the cogs off of them. these tracks are salvagable though. there are poly bolt on lugs. I'm running one used track with like 15 poly cogs on it. Bought the used track for $1000. Been using it for one year so far, going good. Sure beats $3000.

My rollers are all original. My machine is a 2001 and 1600+ hours.

If you pivot on crushed stone, you will scoop up stone and they will wear down the rubber rollers.

Again, you just gotta be smart.

I think you friend ran through everything and was oblivious to what was happening to the tracks.
 
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Again, you just gotta be smart.

I think you friend ran through everything and was oblivious to what was happening to the tracks.

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yeah you aint kiddin,

My buddys was run by his employees, that tells you something.

1600 hours on the Bogeys is best I have ever heard- you the Track man and the X man
 
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tell ya one thing. im kinda annoyed at the footpedal operating system that our bobcat s300 has. i wish it had the older hand operation design. what were they thinking with the foot pedals?????

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What year is your 300? Our 300's have all had the option to switch from hand to foot controls with the push of a button. At least as long as I can remember 7-10 years...
 
It is rated to 2000 lbs, yet the beaver and Ryan are much more. I'm concerned that putting the proximal end of a long log under the grapple would create enough leverage to exceed 2000 lbs, even if the log is less than that.
 
Its not just the $$$ X .. isn't it the weight too?.. how heavy are those grapples?.. and how close to the machine are they when they pic.... Your pinchers look a lot lighter..

We do alright with the an asv 50, and green trax, w/ grapple bucket.. use it for moving chips, stump grindings, rakings, brush and wood.. does well through tight areas and is heavy enough to move almost anything we need.. if it had a heavy grapple up front, it wouldn't.. paid $1600 for an almost new bobcat grapple bucket... I think those grapples would be too heavy for this 5,800 lb machine...

Also have well over 1000 hours on the green tracks with no service to the undercarriage, and a lot of track wear, but only 1 missing lug.. I AM gonna keep riding them until the machine cuts them in half (probably later this year)... they are $7K/pair, and not available aftermarket yet (last I checked)..


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naa, not a derail, it progressed onto other related things.

one thing I wanted to add about the original though....

Buckets don't cost much, so just leave the bucket as a bucket and don't get something like that thing to bolt to it.

get a sepparate grapple bucket like BB showed if you want something like that.

why do people buy the "grapple buckets"? because they are cheaper than most of the real grapples.

grapple bucket range what $2200 to $4500? I don't know, never priced them.

Our Implemax with full rotation and 9000lb warn winch? $13,500 I think. Maybe got for a deal at $12,500 though, can't quite remember.

the floating implemax ones, were they like $7500 to $8500? or so?

Two of my brothers have been using that type for many years now. I think Allmark had one too.

I've been using my full rotation Implemax since 2005 I think. very little problems ever.

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i built a simular grappe except built heavier and run it on an ASV rc 30 and love it if you gave me a normal grapple i wouldnt use it, rotating grapples area the only way to go, yeah your lif capicity is cut down a litte but i dont mind having to take cut a piece a few hunderd lbs lighter its nice because you can turn the grapple instead of the loader all the time i would stick to a ryans grapple if your going to buy one i weld and fabricate a lot and drew one up and built it, other wise i would of bought a ryans.
 
I have a asv sr-70 and I love it. I bought a rotating grapple from top notch and the thing is a heck of alot more profitable on the job now. In hindsight I kinda wish I bough an articulating machine instead but I never have to worry about getting stuck.

Hey Murphy, how much easier on the lawns are the green tracks as opposed to the regular stock ones? I have a good amount of meat on my treads but in certain situations its a pita navigating yards. Should I invest in altunamats? Plywood is tough to spin on.
 
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