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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tango-Charlie" data-source="post: 120244" data-attributes="member: 13263"><p>I have a 742B excellent gasser with auxiliary high flow hydraulics.  It is a 36HP Mitsubishi with 11 gal/min.  I use it for just about everything.  The rated operating capacity is 1,300 lbs. with operating weight of 4730 lbs.  Being no one is getting any younger and I cut wood to burn in the winter I figured a root grapple would be the way to go to assist in moving tree limbs and for moving brush.  I've done a lot of research on various grapples and looking at CID being they're made in USA.  The one I'm looking at is a heavy duty around 600 lbs which would cut my rated operating capacity in half.  But I want to ensure the auxiliary hydraulics are capable of working a grapple being I'm at the lower end of 11 gal/min compared to larger machines.  I wanted to ask a question and see if anyone has or is using a grapple on their 742/743 or had any problems or recommendations.</p></blockquote><p></p>