have a redrock and a mckenna and i,d pick the mckenna any time over the redrock
i,ve 2 loaders as i keep one in a yard away from the homeplace to feed cattle and its a great backup if one of them breaks down , haven,t seen a new mchale for a long time and i think a lot of places have given up making sheargrabs as bale silage has become more popularHave you 2 loaders ?
Have a 4 ft 8 inch Old Parmiter here , received a new barrel and tines when previous owner , a neighbour bought it. I replaced the straight edge with new v blades when I bought it.
The previous owner sold it to me , when he bought a new McHale. The Parmiter cuts out 3 x times the amount of silage per year here than it did with him , and cuts cleaner than the McHale . I don't think McHale make shear grabs anymore ?
Same here on my second johson this year after the first one since 1998. It feeds out over 150 acres of pit silage every yearIm on my 2nd only ever grab in 25 years
Both of them johnsons
Local hydraulic shop should get something5 ft nugent on a matbro only 4 years but happy enough so far.
Veering slightly off topic here but someone might be able to help.
Had an accident with our grab, tore a port off one of the rams, as in pic. does anyone know where to get a port that can be welded back in? have done a bit of searching but can't seem to find any readily available.
TIA
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Get a male/male adaptor to suit the pipe and cut one half of the threaded side of leaving the but part to weld to the ram. Anywhere that fixes hoses will have one.
5ft Nugent shear grab here and I'm pleased with it. It's easier closed then the Redrock the brother has and does a cleaner job on the pit face. McHale grabs weren't all that great I was told and they've since stopped making them.
It's on the Volvo. It would be no bother on a tractor loader either.Diesel power is that 5 f nugent you have on a tractor and loader ?
I have a 5 f 2" redrock would a valmet a 95 manage this ?..
If it's a bit fast in the high box work it in the medium range. A shear grab wouldn't be nearly as hard on a clutch as a tine grab because your not ripping the block out if the pit with a shear grab whereas a tine grab you've to pull the silage out.I have wheel weights on it and a weight block. Do they how much would a clutch be to fit ?