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- 55HP 4WD KAMA 554 and 4 x 4 Jinma 284
Richard,
The FEL and grapple are controlled by these valves below.
That valve is an after market valve I bought from Ronald at Ranchhand Supply. It has power beyond (like the dump trailer valve) and has float and rapid regen. It's much better than the stock ZL-20 FEL valve. It's attached via a custom mount to her right FEL tower. It has a joystick control for the FEL and an electric over hydraulic solenoid valve to control the grapple. There is a rocker switch on the joystick handle for open and close of the grapple. It is plumbed to be a true third function operation. If you "feather" the FEL valve to restrict flow, you can operate dump/curl/raise/lower and the grapple all at the same time. Realistically, there is not enough flow to operate them all at the same time, but feathering the FEL valve properly will allow you to do it.
The FEL and grapple are controlled by these valves below.
That valve is an after market valve I bought from Ronald at Ranchhand Supply. It has power beyond (like the dump trailer valve) and has float and rapid regen. It's much better than the stock ZL-20 FEL valve. It's attached via a custom mount to her right FEL tower. It has a joystick control for the FEL and an electric over hydraulic solenoid valve to control the grapple. There is a rocker switch on the joystick handle for open and close of the grapple. It is plumbed to be a true third function operation. If you "feather" the FEL valve to restrict flow, you can operate dump/curl/raise/lower and the grapple all at the same time. Realistically, there is not enough flow to operate them all at the same time, but feathering the FEL valve properly will allow you to do it.