Grapple WR Long Grapple

[goldduster]

Alright! Where are the metric screws?

Found them! 8mm 1.25 x 16mm

Turned the cover around and bolted it back down.

Bolted the QD bracket in place.

Took the QD off the lower backhoe line and reinstalled on the hose provided as instructed.

Got all of the hoses routed and in place. May have to reroute a couple of them since I am not sure I like where they ended up. I just used some wire ties to keep them away from moving parts.

Removed the loader knob and installed the knob provided.

Found a hot wire behind the seat. Routed the others down to the valve.

Let's get that thing out of the truck.

Fits like a charm.

Now if someone can just tell me how to properly bleed the air out of the hydraulic lines and how much fulid I will need to add I would be in business.

 

[goldduster]

#&@%$... Problem #3

The instructions warned about not damaging the wires when securing the new knob but they failed to warn about pushing it on too far. A poor engineering design allows the hot terminal on the switch to contact the joystick shaft shorting out the switch. A simple change to the molded plastic inside the knob would keep this from happening. Sorry no pic.

I knew I wouldn't get away with only one trip to the hardware store. Off to get some fuses.

 

[kennyd]

Nice looking grapple!

There is no need to "bleed" the lines, just operate all functions completely a few times through their entire range a motion...the system is self-bleeding and will push the air into the tank or out of the seal.

Enjoy!

 

[goldduster]

Nice looking grapple!

There is no need to "bleed" the lines, just operate all functions completely a few times through their entire range a motion...the system is self-bleeding and will push the air into the tank or out of the seal.

Enjoy!

Yeah, I figured that out once I corrected the blown fuse problem.

What a monster!

The first load goes on the burn pile.

Picks up logs too.

This is going to be fun. What a great toy...er...tool.

 

[J_J]

Nice install and good pictures.

Thanks for sharing.

Are the grapples independent, or both work at the same time on one lever, or maybe even sequential.

OK, I went back looked again and only saw two hoses, so they both must work together.

 

[goldduster]

Nice install and good pictures.

Thanks for sharing.

Are the grapples independent, or both work at the same time on one lever, or maybe even sequential.

OK, I went back looked again and only saw two hoses, so they both must work together.

I put about three hours today. I have created the mother of all burn piles. The county says I can have a 4 foot fire without a permit. So I can't measure.

The grapples work together on the same toggle switch. About 90% of the time the left one closed before the right one was halfway closed.

I pulled out some rotting stumps with no trouble. It wouldn't touch even a small fresh cut one though. Did a good job pulling the roots and debris from the ground. Next weekend I try some live brush. It will be mostly salal and huckleberries.

 

[J_J]

In a parallel situation like you have with one hose going to two cylinders, the cylinder with the least resistance will close first.

 

[pitt_md]

I have the exact same grapple of my Kubota. It has never given me a problem and still amazes me with what can be done with it.