I RANKED Every Tractor Root Grapple!

[@hhamilton1970]

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[@adventurerhoades]

Real nice breakdown. I have a massey 1735m. I'd love to get one

[@noonerstrickland1743]

Great video! Thanks for the incredible content. Homestead is by FAR the BEST implement I’ve used in my 57 years on this earth. 👍🏼

[@hhamilton1970]

Indeed

[@brianhildom9372]

Good info Hank. I bought a Homestead implements 66 inch grapple a few years ago and love it. It helps that im only 20 miles from the factory. Saved me shipping. The only thing that has happened is the cylinder protection plate is dented. Still works fine just cosmetic. I think if it was welded full length along the plate it would make it stronger. Dented between the welds.

[@Daniel_Patin]

I have a Modern Ag grapple paired with my TYM 494. I also have there bush hog and box blade. They are out of Beaumont, TX and make products that are galvanized which will last a lifetime. The grapple does the job nicely working at deer lease.

[@leeshultz2904]

Have you looked at Everything Attachments. I have their Wicked root grapple on my B2650 and it is very strong. I’ve used mine hard and still looks new.

[@hhamilton1970]

Not a fan.

[@RetiredUnderachiever]

Good information. I just bought my first compact tractor so new to all this. Iron Craft was really the only option they carried so good to know of their quality. I just wish I had more selection. I ended up getting the route grapple because I didn’t like the 2 rake grapples that my dealer had and I wanted to buy within the tractor finances

[@hhamilton1970]

They make fine stuff

[@hughhead9079]

Great job covering both the companies and the "grade" of products from each. For grapples in general, dual cylinder is a "must have" for longevity and real safety handling larger length loads. For "style", the key question is whether you want to grab loose brush OR handle logs. The style with longer lower underbite teeth are best for logs. The styles with equa-length top/lower arms are best for brush/loose material. The "root rake" can handle stuff in-between and dig into the earth. FWIW, with any tractor with loader capacity over 1500lbs, the biggest factor is steel strength. You'll bend the heck out of any grapple with that much hydraulic force. But, if you get a grapple in a package deal, don't despair. Any grapple is better than no grapple!

[@hhamilton1970]

Agreed

[@jasoncox3402]

Saved this video for 3 years down the road when I will be looking for grapples I need more of these carried out west here… most of these are $400-500 shipped to Idaho. Looked hard at homestead for my box blade but pushed it to nearly $2,000 with shipping and no dealers here. So we will see in the future. Good video!

[@hhamilton1970]

interesting bc according to the Homestead website they offer free shipping to the lower 48 and ontario.

[@hhamilton1970]

www.homesteadimplements.com/shipping

[@jasoncox3402]

@ I stand corrected. I was looking at so many box blades. I think I was looking at a dealer site. Not the Homestead implements site itself. Thanks for the heads up.

[@tractortyme]

I've had the Homestead Pinnacle root grapple for 4 years, and I live in Montana. Shipping was free.

[@MartyHenderson-ie9sp]

Hi Hank. I thought I had responded already, but the Ignite Grapples are manufactured in America with US A572 Steel for future reference. Thanks my friend.

[@JohnSprague-j4e]

Thank you for that information that's going to help me out a lot this next summer homestead will be the one I ordered my equipment from thank you very much

[@hhamilton1970]

Glad it could help!

[@JohnSprague-j4e]

@hhamilton1970 I told you enjoy watching you and the girls I don't know if you got any more other grandkids fixing to start doing the land clearing next year get a bobcat or Kubota skid steer

[@FarmFieldNForest]

I just bought a tym 574 last week from SR1 in Loudon NH so waiting on dealer prep now. I also purchased the up armor kit from ITC (full skid plate package) anyway as part of the package I bought a IronCraft standard duty AR400 grapple rake. Merry Christmas to me! lol.

[@hhamilton1970]

All great choices!

[@a.j.montie1083]

Merry Christmas! 🎁 Hope to be picking mine up in the coming weeks from SR1 Loudon NH with the same kit 🔥🔥🔥 Cheers Happy New Year!!!

[@FarmFieldNForest]

@ congrats on your tractor. Did u get AG tires too? You might be the guy that saw my tractor and ordered the same kit lol. Derrick Trites my sales guy said someone ordered the same set up after seeing mine. after using the 574 for a couple weeks I’m looking into wheel weights. This tractor is super light in the ass end even with liquid ballast. I’ll still have my trusty weight box but this tractor needs extra weight just to back up a minor hill. I’ll throw the weight box on if I’m going to be doing heavy loader work. The tractor has been great so far, the grapple has made brush cleanup after dropping a tree probably 5x faster than doing it by hand.

[@nunyabn]

It would help if you added the webpage links for the grapples you reviewed.

[@TheLettich17]

I bought the vernig for my Kubota L3302, it works fine

[@codenamegeorge8861]

I have a Iron craft rake grapple and it's the best perches I've made yet

[@hhamilton1970]

They are good grapples 👍

[@davidolchewsky5365]

Good morning Hank. My first choice, after doing much research, was the 'Everything Attachments' grapple, but they had some issues and actually became unavailable; not sure about now. My 2nd choice was the 'Homestead Implements' Pinnacle grapple. I really liked that it was made from AR450. HOWEVER, the very first time I used it, I was picking up some pine 10" rounds and later discovered one of the two 'protection plates' in front one of the hydraulic cylinders dented, or 'deformed'. I realize both of those plates protect the hydraulic cylinders and did its job, but didn't think they should 'bend' / deform as easy as the one did. When I inspected these protection plates closer, I found them to be way too thin IMHO, and should be at least 2x or 3x as thick. They aren't that large and wouldn't add much weight to increase the strength of them.

[@5elevendesignz511]

They are back building attachments for a bit now and what a few companies have based their design ooff of. I have had 2 of them and their wicked bucket and couldn't be happier. Surprised that they weren't included in the lineup.

[@ronniegreene976]

You missed a great grapple. The Farm-maxx is made with ar400 and very well built a little heavy but with a t494 it works great. The price is great compared to EA and Catawba

[@ericginsel5621]

My first grapple was a titan ( china i think ) the root rake is awesome but the single cylinder clam shell was pure trash , upgraded to an Iron-Craft for my new Kioti , absolutely love it solid throughout, only knock is keyed pins on cylinder attachment points , not a good environment for that , have lost several of the hairpin keepers had to change to the cotter keys

[@SabineRiverValley]

Here’s my opinion on root rake grapples…stop trying to purchase the widest grapple you can get. You don’t need it. It’s not a bucket, where the larger you have, the more material you can move. A 50 inch root rake grapple can grab pretty much the same amount of material as a 72 inch version. As long as the grapple can get around the material to clamp down it’s gonna do its job. And as far moving logs go, some of the best log grapples are less than 36 inches wide. My point is the smaller the width the less steel, and the less steel means less weight being taken from your overall lift capacity.

[@ronevans852]

It also depends on the size of tractor you have. Now when I had my 5075 JD you bet I had a strong grabber that it pull up trees .Now I have a JD 1025 R and a small Grapple. And it works great. Now I’m fixing to sale all my tractor and the implements, plus the 21 foot trailer. Out of the farm business.

[@hhamilton1970]

Great point!

[@DarrylwaynephippsPhipps]

Hello from Tennessee ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@20cricket09]

I got the cheapest one. If it bends, I'll straighten it and add a gusset lol. Haven't bent it yet!

[@ralphriddle8864]

Good job and God bless y'all

[@olanlunn8284]

Thank you for the awesome information

Im a wr long fan myself good quality reliable and fairly light at 326lbs it works for me

[@hhamilton1970]

👍👍

[@bobbydee1187]

Howboutcha Hank. Good morning.

[@DavidTaylor-vg8tr]

Good morning Hank

[@hhamilton1970]

Good morning!

[@Topgamerpro2025]

Good morning Hank how you been doing dude how's the fam and all that I've been doing all right dude things are getting better now

[@hhamilton1970]

👍👍

[@wildbill23c]

I have a sub-compact tractor so none of the grapples are really built for a tractor that small.....and the prices are ridiculous regardless which brand you go with....plus on top of the cost you have to factor in shipping which is also very ridiculous....I've found I can lift a lot of stuff with just the pallet forks and skip the $3k+ price tag of a grapple that is way too heavy for the tractor. 200+ pounds for a grapple takes most of the lift capacity of a small tractor away, so they're not very useful at that point.

[@Topgamerpro2025]

I'm actually back to being a content creator myself now I'm actually streaming my favorite video game now

[@hhamilton1970]

Good to hear buddy

[@thomaspaxton935]

When they say made of durable steel it's probably not an AR grade steel.

[@hhamilton1970]

agreed

[@prestonsousa5978]

I ordered a ground ripper from Titan , I got a ring worth less than ripper. Titan scammers got me.

[@hhamilton1970]

Yeah they're not great

[@prestonsousa5978]

@hhamilton1970 very true.

[@tjt1992]

You have cheap tractors to!

[@hhamilton1970]

😂😂 says who? You must be a John Deere fan boy!

[@tjt1992]

John Deere and Kubota!

[@jasoncox3402]

Cheap is a relative term when this tractor will out lift anything in this class Don’t drink the green Kool-Aid

[@Denis-tu1pd]

You are wrong about titan . They are built in the us of a . Titan products are built in Memphis tennessee NOT IN CHINA . I CHECKED THIS OUT 4 YEARS AGO .

[@hhamilton1970]

Nope. Titan is definitely made in China. Recheck your information

[@Denis-tu1pd]

@hhamilton1970 i did check the lnformation half of titan attchments are built in memphis tennessee . The titan implements are built in china .i apologize i was half wrong in my earlier statment .Denis from Santa Rosa Ca

[@jasoncox3402]

There are two companies 1) Titan implements (Memphis Tn. USA) 2) Titan attachments (who cares China) Can be confusing and took me a good min to distinguish between the two. This is why Titan implements changed their name to iron craft.