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Read articles →This is part one of a personal rock-garden project, showing an owner using a Kubota compact tractor's grapple to pull large boulders out of a yard bed. It's hands-on and unscripted, with real trial-and-error moments (flipping flat rocks, handling shifting loads, deciding one-at-a-time versus multi-rock grabs) but no specs, model talk, or buying info. Best for owners wanting practical grapple technique tips, not shoppers researching the tractor itself.
Posted by the Pale Horse Outdoors channel, an owner sharing a personal yard project rather than a dealer or reviewer.
If grabbing it flat might not work, try flipping it over first and then grab it from the top instead.
Tap the bottom button to adjust the jaws when the load shifts, though it may not help much if a big rock keeps the jaws too open.
It is possible when rocks are in a tight group and similar size, but once the biggest rock is grabbed, smaller shifting rocks are hard to hold, so often it works better one at a time.
