Add-On Grapple Fork For Deere Compact Tractors
“My new add-on grapple fork is designed to bolt onto the quick-tach bucket on Deere compact or subcompact tractors, no matter the width of the bucket. It’s easy to install, and there are no hydraulic hoses or quick couplers to mess with,” says inventor Alvin Klassen, Delisle, Sask.
His Viperbite Grapple measures 48 in. wide and comes as a complete do-it-yourself kit. It weighs about 100 lbs. The grapple is operated by a Parker electro-hydraulic actuator and the kit includes a wiring harness, a reversing solenoid, and a weather proof toggle switch that mounts on the tractor’s joy-stick lever. For compact tractors with a hydraulic outlet, another kit is available that comes with a hydraulic cylinder.
The grapple fork comes with a specially formed main frame that snaps over the top of the bucket, then goes around the back. Installation requires removing the bucket and clamping the fork in place, then drilling four 3/8-in. dia. holes into the back side of the bucket and bolting the grapple on. The actuator or cylinder attaches to a bracket with 2 pins.
“It’s easy to take on and off and is built rugged. I’ve used it on my Deere 1023E tractor to handle everything from tree limbs and brush to big railroad ties, and even a 30-ft. long power pole,” says Klassen. The grapple fork measures 48 in. wide and will fit buckets from 52 to 72 in. wide. “Even if there’s 1 ft. of empty space on each side of the grapple, it’ll still pick up anything you want it to,” says Klassen.
The kit with an electro-hydraulic actuator sells for $2,145 plus S&H which includes all parts and wiring harness. A kit with a hydraulic cylinder sells for $1,645 plus S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Alvin Klassen, Crown Fabricating, P.O. Box 38, RR1, Delisle, Sask. Canada S0L 0P0 (ph 306 493-7153; crownmetfab@gmail.com; www.viperbitegrapples.ca).
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Add-On Grapple Fork For Deere Compact Tractors TRACTORS Accessories “My new add-on grapple fork is designed to bolt onto the quick-tach bucket on Deere compact or subcompact tractors no matter the width of the bucket It’s easy to install and there are no hydraulic hoses or quick couplers to mess with ” says inventor Alvin Klassen Delisle Sask His Viperbite Grapple measures 48 in wide and comes as a complete do-it-yourself kit It weighs about 100 lbs The grapple is operated by a Parker electro-hydraulic actuator and the kit includes a wiring harness a reversing solenoid and a weather proof toggle switch that mounts on the tractor’s joy-stick lever For compact tractors with a hydraulic outlet another kit is available that comes with a hydraulic cylinder The grapple fork comes with a specially formed main frame that snaps over the top of the bucket then goes around the back Installation requires removing the bucket and clamping the fork in place then drilling four 3/8-in dia holes into the back side of the bucket and bolting the grapple on The actuator or cylinder attaches to a bracket with 2 pins “It’s easy to take on and off and is built rugged I’ve used it on my Deere 1023E tractor to handle everything from tree limbs and brush to big railroad ties and even a 30-ft long power pole ” says Klassen The grapple fork measures 48 in wide and will fit buckets from 52 to 72 in wide “Even if there’s 1 ft of empty space on each side of the grapple it’ll still pick up anything you want it to ” says Klassen The kit with an electro-hydraulic actuator sells for $2 145 plus S&H which includes all parts and wiring harness A kit with a hydraulic cylinder sells for $1 645 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Alvin Klassen Crown Fabricating P O Box 38 RR1 Delisle Sask Canada S0L 0P0 ph 306 493-7153; crownmetfab@gmail com; www viperbitegrapples ca
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