I love trouble!

Furby · October 02, 2006, 08:09:16 PM

Well I came across a hyd. grapple being auctioned off.
Didn't have much time to decide and hadn't seen it in person, but I won the bid.
Was a bit worried it was going to be a little itty bitty thing....... I was just a little bit wrong.
Went down and picked it up today and it was closer to the size I was hoping for.
Loaded it up and drove off. Could feel there was a little weight there, but figured it was because of the placement on the trailer.
Got home and started to take it off, that's when the real weight of it hit home.

I ended up bending the trailer frame that the boom sits on, and couldn't drive off as the rear of the truck was high enough that I had no traction. :-\

Ended up having to jack up rear of the boom tailer in order to slide the other trailer all the way back under and lower it back down on to it. Then dragged that trailer out back and fired up the backhoe to lift it off with the FEL.
Just like getting myself in trouble once in a while. ;D

Paschale · October 02, 2006, 08:27:42 PM

Looks like fun! ;D

Corley5 · October 02, 2006, 08:40:30 PM

Interesting looking piece of equipment you got there Furby 8) What was it used for in it previous life ??? You gonna attach it to your backhoe ???

Furby · October 02, 2006, 09:39:08 PM

Not sure what it was used for, but it looks like it fit on a loader in place of the bucket.
The backhoe was an idea that had been tossed around.
I might put it up for sale as it's heavier then I wanted.
Also the truck broke down the day after I bought this so I have to find the $ for both. :

I was worried that there was no rotator, but it has a big one of those as well. ;D

isawlogs · October 02, 2006, 10:08:40 PM

Dont worry Furb ... I have brought home a few of those head scratchers too at one time or another . I am sure you will fid a use for it .
Hope the truck aint broke too bad .
I know of a guy thats out in the wilderness , up a in a blind , that aint using his p/u , ya could go over there and trucknap his . Thats if you can do it with out getting sthumped ;D

sawguy21 · October 03, 2006, 12:52:17 AM

Now who dat be Marcel? ;D

thecfarm · October 03, 2006, 04:57:12 AM

Looks to me like it was made to pick a roll of paper.We had something similar at work to pick up rolls of carpet.It was mounted on a forklift.It would rotate too.

Murf · October 03, 2006, 09:27:58 AM

I don't think it's for paper rolls, looks more like the things they use for picking up 55 gallon drums and pouring the contents.

I bet if you measure it up it's the right size for a barrel.

scgargoyle · October 03, 2006, 03:19:35 PM

I won a 12' long, 5000# metal lathe at an auction once ($100) Had to take it complete apart and bring it home piece by piece w/ an engine hoist and a trailer. Fun stuff!

Furby · October 03, 2006, 08:20:59 PM

Well it is currently open to 3 1/2 feet, looks like it may go as much as 4' but I'm not sure.
I was thinking it was for concrete pipes when I first saw it.
It's going up for sale if anyone wants it.
I'll post an add in the commerce section as well.

Part_Timer · October 04, 2006, 06:21:50 PM

Furby

We have those mounted on the fork trucks at work. I work in a papermill and our shipping warehouse has about 4 of them in it. Although it seems a bit small for the roll size we make it would work great for drums and trees pipes and the like. Ours are rated for about 7000 lbs and I'm just guessing but that one looks like maybe 4500. There should be a tag on it with the weight rating.

Tom

Furby · October 04, 2006, 07:27:01 PM

Nope no tag, just one with a huge list of patents from several countries.
"Cascade" is stamped in the steel though, but I couldn't find anything online.

JimBuis · October 05, 2006, 02:25:36 PM

Furby, I'll keep looking for you, but so far came across this:

Cascade Corporation - Portland, OR - US
Cascade Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of materials handling equipment ... Forks, Grapple, Forklift, Rough Terrain ...

Their website is:
http://www.cascorp.com/

Here's one of their paper roll grapples.

Here's one of their drum grapples.

From what I see on their site, your grapple could be either one of them.

Jim

Furby · October 05, 2006, 04:44:42 PM

It is pretty close to the paper grapple.
Thanks!

Tom · October 05, 2006, 05:43:45 PM

I come from a long line of Make-do-with-what-you-got, ne'r do well's who look upon a pair of water pump pliars as a pretty good hammer and a knife will make a screwdriver, you don't have one. Pry bars work for little shovels and shovels for pry bars. I figure that instrument could move a log if needed it to do it. :D :D