Grapple width VS. machine width

[Legdoc]

I have located a extreme duty root grapple locally that is 72" wide. My Kubota SVL-90 width at the outside of the tracks is 80".
I know a bucket should be wider than the tracks or tires. Will the same apply to a grapple? Or is it no big deal in this case? Please advise.
Legdoc

 

[Bumpsteer]

I've ran a C185 NH with a grapple that was narrower than the tracks, made no difference.

Ed

 

[lumberjack]

What do you plan on doing with it? If you're planning on breaking/grubbing new trails, the outside of your tracks will catch on things. If you're shoveling brush it won't matter.

 

[RTSmith]

I think I'm with lumberjack on this one. I run a 72" on a Cat 242 where I usually run a 72" bucket also. There are a lot of things in life I sometimes wish were bigger- but the root grapple isn't one of them...