FTG-05
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I bent my hydraulic cylinder mount on my grapple, so this thread is to document the problem, the repair and the final configuration.
Pics of the problem. You can see that both plates are bent backwards; this also means that the "teeth" no longer fully close.
About a 4" gap:
You can see that the mount is two vertical 1/4" plates; pretty thin IMO. The bend is easier to see as well.
Worse, the bottom rear edge of both plates are cracked. This would explain why I had no holding power on logs the last time I used the grapple.
I went to my local welding supply store and got 3' of 3/4"x3" flat stock. I'll use this to replace the two 1/4" flat bar used now.
Thanks for looking and stay tuned!
Pics of the problem. You can see that both plates are bent backwards; this also means that the "teeth" no longer fully close.
About a 4" gap:
You can see that the mount is two vertical 1/4" plates; pretty thin IMO. The bend is easier to see as well.
Worse, the bottom rear edge of both plates are cracked. This would explain why I had no holding power on logs the last time I used the grapple.
I went to my local welding supply store and got 3' of 3/4"x3" flat stock. I'll use this to replace the two 1/4" flat bar used now.
Thanks for looking and stay tuned!