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28th January 2008, 06:25 AM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Urbana, IL,usa
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|  Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
I recently got to demo the "Rig'em & Roll" remote grab! I was skeptical about the safety of grabbing stems out of mid air (for fear of breaking branches and dropping the stem) but because the R&R grapple swings freely on a cable, there is no torsion that would cause breakage! It requires no hose connections or wires! You just hook it on the end of the crane & go to snatching limbs! This is one the greatest things to hit our industry in years IMO!
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28th January 2008, 10:41 AM
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| Monument Status  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
As usual your gear just blows my mind, I would love to be on site watching you work sometime brilliant....oh yes sack the camera guy!!!  |
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29th January 2008, 12:55 PM
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| Mature tree  Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
Posts: 422
| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Mike, awsome gear as usual. What makes it grab on? Is it remote?Battery? What limits does it have? Most importantly, have you made any more videos recently? Cheers  |
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29th January 2008, 05:06 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Urbana, IL,usa
Posts: 69
| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
How Ya' been Sean, Sorry about the photos, we had sleet & drizzle all day! The grapple has a lg. battery & hyds. It will go a day w/o charging. Works well in conjunction w/ spider leg slings too.
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29th January 2008, 11:08 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kununurra WA
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
any idea when its going to be available commercially  |
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31st January 2008, 01:25 PM
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| Veteran Heritage Status  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Way to go Mike!!! I use excavators with grabs alot,its nice and QUICK great stuff mate
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31st January 2008, 02:08 PM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Mike, how does it grab vertical pieces so the thing would have to somehow turn horizontal? I get it, the camera man was shivering and hence the blur. 
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31st January 2008, 02:16 PM
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| Moderator - Previously known as JayD  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Hi, I seem to have memory of this type of device, Have we talked or seen it before??I just cant remember where I seen it...LOL..  
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31st January 2008, 02:44 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: new zealand
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
mate can i borrow that on monday. awesome  |
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1st February 2008, 10:55 AM
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Whats it weigh Mike and can you spin it?
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1st February 2008, 09:01 PM
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| Mature tree  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne
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Helicopter logging use them .Beates going out on a limb, quicker then rigging. | |
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1st February 2008, 09:08 PM
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| Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne
Posts: 387
| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Mike I love your new gear  ,especially when it's makes the hard jobs easy.show us some close ups of the grab unit. thanks |
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1st February 2008, 11:51 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
Awww Mike, now your just rubbing it in, as if the cranetruck wasnt already enough to make us all jealous |
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2nd February 2008, 10:51 AM
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
Posts: 422
| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
I can hear Mike laughing from here!!!  |
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4th February 2008, 01:59 AM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albany, New York
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10th November 2008, 01:22 PM
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| Sappling Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: lafayette
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
can you please tell me where i can get any info on the remote grapple. in louisiana here and we have alot of hurricane work every year. any info would be a great help. thanks
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10th November 2008, 02:18 PM
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| I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: East Coast
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| Re: Remote control Grapple fits on any crane!!!
I saw it at the TCIA Conference in Baltimore, Maryland a year or so ago. Was about $10,000US if I recall correctly. Remotely controlled. They had a way to make it grab a vertical section, too.
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