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I wanted to start a new thread about installing the Andy Tatro Bucket Grapple Attachment as a follow up on this thread: JOYSTICK & HYDRAULIC QUESTIONS
I received a lot of help from members but especially from MadReferee who gave me excellent advice and instructions leading to the purchase of a WR Long true third function electric solenoid valve and also an Andy Tatro Grapple. Andy was very good to work with and gave me instructions how to mount the grapples.
I'll start off by showing a few pictures of how it turned out and also a video of it working.
After much thought, and considering the size of my bucket and FEL lifting capacity, I decided to go with 2 grapples. This picture is late at night after assembling everything and still some tools left in the bucket.
This one shows the jaws opened up wide.
This one shows how the 2 grapples can work together and separately by hooking the hydraulic cylinders in parallel. Therefore, as the jaws go down together to close on an oddball shaped object, the jaw that finds resistance stops and the jaw that has not hit anything yet will keep closing until it does.
I received a lot of help from members but especially from MadReferee who gave me excellent advice and instructions leading to the purchase of a WR Long true third function electric solenoid valve and also an Andy Tatro Grapple. Andy was very good to work with and gave me instructions how to mount the grapples.
I'll start off by showing a few pictures of how it turned out and also a video of it working.
After much thought, and considering the size of my bucket and FEL lifting capacity, I decided to go with 2 grapples. This picture is late at night after assembling everything and still some tools left in the bucket.
This one shows the jaws opened up wide.
This one shows how the 2 grapples can work together and separately by hooking the hydraulic cylinders in parallel. Therefore, as the jaws go down together to close on an oddball shaped object, the jaw that finds resistance stops and the jaw that has not hit anything yet will keep closing until it does.