Add A Grapple To Deere Loaders

Add A Grapple To Deere Loaders TRACTORS Loaders 32-3-26 Wish you had a grapple fork on your older model Deere loader? MDS Manufacturing makes buckets and grapple forks for both old and new Deere loaders. "We figure there are millions of older Deere loaders that have worn out their grapple forks and buckets, and that's what we provide," says Cliff Court, national sales manager. "We work with the Deere dealer network. You can order a unit directly from us, but we ship it to your dealer and sell it through them." The 4-tine grapples, which start at $1,850, are available for 145, 146, 148 and 158 loaders. They can be mounted on factory-installed original buckets or new replacement buckets from MDS. The grapple forks feature twin hydraulic cylinders, hose kits to a center mount, a 72-in. protective screen above the bucket and removable, heavy-duty T-1 steel grapple tines. The frame uses 1/4-in. thick, heavy-duty tubular steel with a wide stance to prevent twisting. The design provides easy installation, excellent visibility and a 70-in. grapple opening. Installed with a modern bucket, the operator has true rollback and dumping action that works as well or better than the original, suggests Court. "Our grapples are available with Sur-Lock Quik Tach, which the original John Deere models didn't have," he adds. "We are also making these for newer loader models, including the 260, 265 and 280 and will also make them for the 640 and 670." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, MDS Mfg. Co., 1301 S. SD Hwy. 37, Parkston, S. Dak. 57366 (ph 605 928-7951 or 800 658-4703; fax 605 928-7952; salesw@mdsmfg. com; www.mdsmfg.com).

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