Storrsy
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Generally I don’t have a problem with the geometry. It all seem to work pretty well and easy being able to change the position of the thumb to suit which you can’t do with a fixed braced grapple.Brilliant looking work mate.
What do you make of the geometry of the thumb having a seperate pivot point? Does the end follow the bucket round well? or do you end up with missalignments? The RSL ones do look nice becuase of how thin they are, hence less weight and less in the way, but does the thinness not provide a disadvantage sometimes in reduced surface area, or for grabbing brash?
There is definitely a sweet spot where it’s easiest to pick things up and the bucket and thumb marry up well- on my 3 and 5 tonner this is roughly half reach. But remember when your grabbing something that the thumb and bucket aren’t going to be together anyway as you have the space of what l ever it is your grabbing.
Doobin has a good point of course, if your doing dedicated handling tasks- it’s going to be hard to beat a proper grab with its own ram and hitch. (Not the fixed grapple type) but for me it’s rare that I don’t need to use the bucket at the same time- digging stumps, raking brash, digging out and placing rocks etc so I find the thumb perfect for this. And it’s light- don’t even notice it there really.