grapple truck

[QUOTE=" But i cant till im done with CDL school in 1.5 weeks! Btw, spending a month in CDL class feels like I'm losing my soul. Its 8 hrs/day of mind numbing boringness. End rant.[/QUOTE]


OK I need to start a new thread to discuss this. I'm not trying to be an asshole (even though it's one of my best traits) but I always try to find the easiest ways around stuff so got the state booklet and read it , then rented a 20' flatbed and drove to the DMV and took the test and got a CDL B
When I have time I will go back with an f450 and gooseneck to get the A. What am I missing?
 
You guys who own these, is it at all practical to unload chips/compost/firewood/loose material in a somewhat reasonable amount of time? Obviously this would not be a regular thing but I do have times where I need to haul material of various types. And in some cases would be loaded with a front loader.
 
brut, I don't know, as a starting point. I don't own a grapple truck. I've subbed two different trucks, though, so I have some limited exposure.

Have you seen the Branch Manager Scoops that attach onto the Branch Manager Grapple?

You might have to/ want to fabricate something of that nature if you're trying to work with just a clam-shell. A custom attachment for you grapple/ clamshell for a custom need, like chips/ compost.
 
I have used our grapple truck (petersen TL3) to move chips. It has a regular trash clamshell grapple on it. It works surprisingly well. A little bit falls out the ends but not much. I think when all the chips are squeezed by the grapple, they kind of lock together for the most part. Ours has a front mounted grapple on it so the bed dumps as well. I don't normally dump it but it's nice to be able to dump it once in a while to get the bark and dirt that fall off logs.
 
Fivepoints said:
I have used our grapple truck (petersen TL3) to move chips. It has a regular trash clamshell grapple on it. It works surprisingly well. A little bit falls out the ends but not much. I think when all the chips are squeezed by the grapple, they kind of lock together for the most part. Ours has a front mounted grapple on it so the bed dumps as well. I don't normally dump it but it's nice to be able to dump it once in a while to get the bark and dirt that fall off logs.
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Please share pictures of your grapple truck when you have time.
 
I had a debris grapple on my truck and would haul tree debris, logs, stump chips, dirt, whatever I needed in it, no problem.
 
Its a 2001 sterling with a 5.9 cummins and a 6 speed Allison auto. At some point the bed will definitely be getting some paint. Its new enough to us that were still really learning how to use it.
 
This is variable, but how many trees can you cram into a grapple truck with 70ish yard capacity if you're mainly using for removals? Obviously depends on lots of factors, but what're you generally capable of fitting into a truck like that? Anyone operators have a good gauge on this?

Been trying to run the numbers, because it seems like a great addition to an expanding company, not unlike my own. Just mini the brush close enough to the truck and scoop it up with the loader. Mint, so long as you can get rid of the brush conveniently/cheaply.
 
33,000. It's not a heavy wood hauling truck. Its great for mixed loads or filling it up partway with wood. I'm thinking about putting a tag axle on it and having the truck recertified to 42,000. I only haul wood in it so we have a forestry tag on that truck. My tag is already good for 42,000.
 
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