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Read articles →An owner update at 175 hours on a Kioti CK2610, focused almost entirely on grapple work, specifically picking up logs left by a power company crew. The main practical insight is the creator's no-ballast, no-beet-juice approach and his technique for working close to the pivot pin to manage front-heavy loads safely. Brief and conversational; most useful for owners curious about real-world grapple handling without added rear weight.
Posted by the Worth Doing Right channel, presenting as a hands-on owner sharing field experience from their own property.
No. The owner runs the grapple with no added ballast and no beet juice in the tires, keeping the load close to the pivot pin and moving slow and steady.
Keep the weight close to the pivot pin, roll it back, and don't lift it high. If the back starts coming off the ground, drop it quickly since you're close to the ground.
It's a Construction Attachments dual grapple, sometimes called a CA4 or C4, and the owner says it works great for picking up logs.
