LOL! Morning Fred. So funny - It was threatening the rain for more than 2 days and I finally had to get out. I was kind of hoping I could beat it . :)) I am sure they will get a kick out of your comment this morning. Take care and have a good week my friend!

LOL! I'd have to get a green one so it blends into the forest and Carol can't see it. :)) Have a great day Tony!

Seems like if you could cut under it on 3-4 sides with a stump bucket, it might come out with a chain. It would be interesting to try on that size tree stump.

:)) Thanks Bill! Have a great week out there!

Thanks Dwayne!

Morning Ben. Good stuff! Glad you're all hooked up :)) Have a great day out there

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Congrats Paul! You'll do great with it - enjoy the new grapple!

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Cheers Tom!

Great to hear Skeets! Glad you had it covered. And it was probably kind of fun too. Thanks for hanging with me so long on the channel. I am very grateful. Cheers!

Good day and thanks for the help Andrew. I don't have a lot of experience with them but Guy does for sure. Cheers!

Morning and thanks Dave! That's a great point. I imagine your Grand L has a whole lot of pulling and pushing power. Hope you are getting up to the property alot now. Supposed to be a beautiful week. Take good care!

Also Dave, if you have time or know the answer I have a question. A few of the good folks here in the comments mentioned that I should have used a tree strap and not a chain - reference being one gentleman mentioned a farmer died pulling with a chain, another noted that i might have had it come back and hit the rear window, etc. Is there a tension or force that builds up in the chain and if the chain lets go, it might come flying back at the tractor? We have pulled with chains a lot of times over the years and the odd time a chain gives way or when the object gives way, the chain will just fall to the ground immediately. It has never acted like a rope and come flying back, so to speak. It's heavy - it just falls to the ground. Thoughts good sir?

@@GPOutdoors Hi Gord! Sorry I didn’t see your reply and question sooner. I’ll respond to you question on the chain first. The folks that are referring to flying chains are correct in that they can indeed snap back when they break. Most steel alloys used in chain links are “ductile” material (as opposed to brittle), essentially meaning that when under load (force, which causes “stress”), they have a degree of “elastic” stretch (called strain in engineering terminology). The stretch (strain) is typically linearly proportional to stress until the elastic limit is exceeded, which then causes “yielding”, or permanent deformation. When a chain fails under stress, all that elastic strain energy is instantly released and every link immediately snaps back to it’s original length. That’s what sometimes makes the chain fly back in some cases with significant force. The snap-back is influenced by a number of factors, beginning with where it breaks. The safest is having it break right at the tractor, assuming you are on/in the tractor and no one is in the line of fire at the far end of the chain. The further away from the tractor it breaks, the more links there are to suddenly pull it back. However, there are two other factors that typically make a chain safer than, for instance, a steel cable. Since a chain is not contiguous, that is, it’s made from a series of separate pieces, there is less likelihood that it will snap back uniformly. The second factor is that, depending on the grade of the chain, it will usually yield and “neck” down (thin out, like pulling a piece of putty). As the material yields and necks down, it can relieve much of the stress in the chain before it breaks, thus resulting in the drop situation that you have experienced. So, where it breaks, the material type, and how it fails, will all influence whether to what extent and which direction it snaps back. I’ve broken a couple of chains with my tractor, and in both cases, while they made a heck of a bang, they didn’t snap back enough to hit my tractor (and one failed right at the far end). There is always the chance it will, so you want to ensure you are hooked up low on your tractor - the drawbar is best. As a side note, one of the reasons every modern skidding winch has the heavy mesh guard and the very long clutch rope is that steel cables are horrendous for snapping back when they break - usually much worse than chains. For the record, straps can snap back and cause some serious damage too - depending on where they break and how much stress they are under. The key is to be aware and don’t be in the line of fire. Sorry for the long explanation! And to your first reply, yes, the Grand L certainly has some good pull - somewhat more so than yours simply due to weight and traction. I wish I were getting up to the Highlands more frequently, but to this point, only a few trips to keep the grass from becoming hay. It’s been a busy early summer, and then Covid hit our family last week, which progressed to my better half and I this week. Staying put for now, some traveling coming up, and then I’ll be spending more time up there starting in late July. Cheers!

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Funny thing Davey, is I pretty much only had to get out of the cab to move the cameras. :)) Otherwise I would have stayed dry - LOL!

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@@RCAFpolarexpress LOL!

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Good morning and thanks so much T - Cheers!

LOL! It sure isn't Chris - Hope you are keeping well!

LOl. Not on purpose Dave - honest -:))

@@GPOutdoors 🤔🤣👍👌Sir I'm not fully convinced at all 🤣👍👌 Cheers 🍻

LOL! Cheers THS!

I'm bringing in the big guns Bay!

Morning Shaun - so sorry to hear that. That was a tough lesson to learn for sure. Hope it's back together and working again for you. Have a good week out there!

Great question Andy. I would, but the ground is raised almost 16" on that corner - I need to bring it down to driveway grade - otherwise we are going to hit the higher grade with the front end turning that corner. So we will drop the height down to the driveway grade and remove the stumps. :) Cheers Andy

Morning Dan - yes it is for sure. I usually use cable ties and tie them to the loader arm. I didn't have this issue with the B2601 but this loader has big pieces of steel there as you see, that weren't there on the B2601 loader. A bungey cord is a much better idea than the cable ties - thanks Dan!

Morning Wayne. Just curious - how did they get hurt? I do have a couple of straps but honestly didn't think to use anything but the chains.

@@GPOutdoors The one 1/2 mile down the road was tearing down an old barn. He had chain wrapped around a corner post and was tugging with his tractor when the chain broke. It crashed thru the back glass of tractor cab and busted his head like a melon...I myself use chains frequently but was just surprised a safety conscious person like yourself would not be using better practices...There are some companies that make tug ropes that are much stronger then chain. I don't recall the name, but I remember when Bobby Goodson viewers finally convinced him to get some for pulling his stuck semis with skidders. Maybe you could showcase these types of products in a video. Thanks

Excellent safety comment Wayne.

Let's hope not Bear! LOL. Have a good one

I did for a summer but it was on loan. Of course, I was wishing I still had it now...:))

LOL. Hey, he was missing several lock pins on the rails - I had to bungee them down when I trailered it up here Wayne. :)) Cheers pal!

That explains a lot. Thank you Gordy for the explanation and setting me straight. Your video are always useful to any tractor guy!

Thanks SBT! Appreciate the advice.

I need to clear and lower the grade as well. Thanks!

@@GPOutdoors of course. Thanks!

opps maybe it didnt just a poor angle

LOL! Cheers Mark!

Thanks DR! Hope you are keeping well!