3 Point log Grapple DIY

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akpilot
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3 Point log Grapple DIY

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I have a wood lot and hve been wanting one for a while, finally got around to building one.
ps MCE is my co. name.

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Re: 3 Point log Grapple

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Hi Akpilot,

thanks for the pics. I'm in tight access excavation and love anything to do with attachments. One of the toys I made was a rigid thumb for my excavator, don't know how I lived without one before.

Keith.
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Re: 3 Point log Grapple

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that is sweet. I bet it saves a lot of off and on the tractor hooking up chains
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Re: 3 Point log Grapple

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Very cool Akpilot ,would love to see a video of it in operation. Craig Johnson
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Re: 3 Point log Grapple

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Any more pictures or videos posted? Would really like to build one of these but cant seem to get the inner workings geometry right
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