hydroholic
New member
Well here's the "Oh Yeah". Got my ebayism valve a Prince MB11 series single spool. Received it as an Open Center but installed the included 'plug' to make it Closed Center into the 'C' port. Put 'T's' into the "IN" and "TANK" lines to run my new valve in parallel. Hooked up the whole business only to find one of my hoses is a tad short, Monday it's back to PRG to get an extension. Bottom line, my Grapples work as designed/advertised, pictures at 6:00, i.e. next week.
The Prince valve is an 8gpm 3500psi valve and my grapples open in LESS than a second and close the same way. Wow, I am a happy 'grabber'. :0)
Pictures are worth a thousand words so I'll cut it here and go into detail with the pics. BTW as you know I am a retired electronic tech and this stuff is really new to me but lots of fun and YOU too can get into the act with very little investment. That's another story and it there is interest I'll pass it along. Secret is buy used and ask a LOT of questions.
Oh, the grapple hooks and the whole assembly was a 'sort-of' copy of things I had around here and things I bought off ebayism. The cylinder came from some junked fork lifts at the scrap yard, some American some foreign. Trust me stay AMERICAN, the necessary assembly fittings for hoses and such are not necessarily cheaper but available. Here's a quick peak at what I have done, needs a little paint:
Tractor Valve
The Prince valve is an 8gpm 3500psi valve and my grapples open in LESS than a second and close the same way. Wow, I am a happy 'grabber'. :0)
Pictures are worth a thousand words so I'll cut it here and go into detail with the pics. BTW as you know I am a retired electronic tech and this stuff is really new to me but lots of fun and YOU too can get into the act with very little investment. That's another story and it there is interest I'll pass it along. Secret is buy used and ask a LOT of questions.
Oh, the grapple hooks and the whole assembly was a 'sort-of' copy of things I had around here and things I bought off ebayism. The cylinder came from some junked fork lifts at the scrap yard, some American some foreign. Trust me stay AMERICAN, the necessary assembly fittings for hoses and such are not necessarily cheaper but available. Here's a quick peak at what I have done, needs a little paint:
Tractor Valve