I'm glad you got it connected. It's always frustrating to me when things don't fit like they should. You'd think getting the pin placement right would be a priority in the build. Anyway, glad it works for you.
Sean, nice video. I bought a grapple rake from Titan in fall 2015 for my 4320. I had bought their pallet forks and some of the weld up John Deere QA front plates for my loader. Very well made unit and well worth the price. For future reference, check out surplus center when it comes to hydraulic parts. Obviously it won't help if you're in a pinch but for planning ahead of time they're great. They carry all the thread types and connections plus you save a bit.
Nice video! I just bought an Everything Attachments wicked root grapple and posted a video using it. It's mounted on an LS4145. Sure makes moving logs simple and easy. So far, I really like the grapple!
Glad I found this video. I think the 60" is too big for a 2025R despite my loader being mentioned in the description from Titian, I see no way 2025R could handle that.
Great point. I’m about to pull the trigger buying the 48” root grapple from Titan for my 2038R (2017) mainly so I have less mass to lift when considering the weight of the load or bigger logs. The larger buckets would probably eat up way too much of my lifting capacity. Back ordered for a month or so... time to figure out how to rig a third hydraulic function. Wish me luck!
@@gwolf7716 I have a Titan 48" (might be a 54" but certainly not 60") grapple on a 26 HP JD 4200 and it's a great size for that size tractor. You don't gain much functional advantage with a wider grapple but you lose lift capacity and manuverability.
After what you said about the locations which is not correct I am now going to look at the Frontier brand when I want to buy one for my tractor. I don't like the idea of the connectors not being correct for your tractor, and some connections being incorrect, making it impossible to connect to the tractor connectors without further modifications.
Pardon my stupid question. I, too, have a JD 3320 -- but with a 300x loader, but I'm unclear what modifications, if any, you had to do to the tractor for the grapple hydraulics. I assume the same SCV stick which controls the loader boom height, and roll and curl function remain the same but what controls do you use for opening and closing the grapple? Do you know if the 300x can be retrofitted to handle a grapple?
When I purchased the tractor it came with a remote hydraulic hook up on the left side of the rollbar. The additional remote came as a kit. Back then the cost was around $1500. I believe part of the kit is a new handle for your loader that comes with a thumb switch. The switch controls the remote hydraulic. The remote hydraulic is what I use to control opening and closing of the grapple.
I ordered mine right from Titan. You can also get them on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Titan-Grapple-Bucket-Attachment-Loaders/dp/B00DJANDVQ/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1520813760&sr=8-15&keywords=titan+grapple+bucket
@@featherwingy I have the 48" single clamp version and it's very stout and has held up very well clearing timber. The reduced weight allows for heavier loads while staying within the loader capacity (JD 420 loader).
I purchased mine direct from Titan. Someone said they no longer make this one in the 60 inch. I know you can buy the 48 inch one on Amazon from Titan attachments. I don’t know if that’s any different than Titan direct.
Looks like a good quality grapple, but why not just get a frontier one that you know is going to fit right and have hydraulic lines with the right fittings and are made in usa.
Frontier is a JD brand made by subcontractors. Quality is usually fine but price is premium. You can always find similar quality for much less and often already painted green.
I like it a lot. I needed a bigger tractor to plant my garden using plastic mulch. Its worked great for that. I picked up a used 72 inch belly mower to mow the field grass and its much faster and easier than using the 5 ft brush mower on the back. It has plenty of power and I figured theres less to go wrong getting a non turbo motor. Although if I did it again I wish I had paid the extra and got the cab model with ac and heat
This kind of tractor is too slow if you dont have a car with a trailer. If the distance is too far you spend a lot of fuel. Finally if you have a big tractor the problem is that you need a lot of fuel in your fuel tank. Jhon Deere is a cheat they don give you this tractor with 40/50 km per hour.
I have a little 16' trailer that I use to haul my wife's tractor (308e)around if it is going any farther than 1 mile down the road. It loads and ties down easily on that trailer.
