here is mine, cut down a bigger cylinder.
Mine is a smaller utility size tractor. I can reach the top link turnbuckle while seated. I may be old but not lazy
There have been a few times that I’ve wished I had one (some of those implements are damn heavy), but it’s mostly futz with the lift control, turn the buckle, futz with the lift control, turn the buckle some more…
I've got a 3rd function up front on my L2501 and love it. I use my brush grapple far more than my front bucket get used. On my food plot, grabbing large brush piles I make when trimming all my Oaks, popping rocks out of the dirt in my pastures, so much stuff. So versatile to have it.
Check with your JD dealer about the MG20F Series Mechanical Grapple. No need for a third function, and it’s about half the cost. I bought one recently for $2100 compared to around $5000 for a fully hydraulic grapple. My tractor has the Global/Euro connection so I had to have the grapple modified to fit my tractor. It cost me $300 for the modification, but it still worked out to be a lot cheaper than a standard grapple. Your tractor will work with the grapple without any modification.
