Demand for a PT Grapple??

[MossRoad]

Its cheaper to have two female couplers on the PT and male couplers on each implement.
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Sometimes the answers are so simple!!! :mur:

 

[KentT]

And male couplers are far easier to clean, plus the females on the PT would almost always connected to something.

I agree Moss! Duh! :duh:

 

[woodlandfarms]

OK, what am I missing here? I have one Male and One Female. That way I know which hose goes to which (not really that hard but I am not the smartest) and when the implement is sitting, I just connect the hoses together and they stay super clean. Maybe I skipped over a note?

 

[MossRoad]

My main PTO has a male and female. That PTO is for things with hydraulic motors.

My AUX PTO, the smaller one under my right knee, that operates the quick attach, has two females. The quick attach itself has two males. The power angle snow plow, which runs off the QA, has to males. I think the mini-hoe has two males. Pretty much anything that is a cylinder, runs off of the AUX PTO, and has two male ends. Anything that has a motor, and runs off of the larger MAIN PTO has a male and female.

 

[MossRoad]

Here's a picture.

The larger BLUE caps are for the MAIN PTO and are male/female. The smaller outboard connectors are the AUX PTO connectors and both are female. In this photo, the AUX PTO has the quick attach cylinder hoses hooked up.

View attachment 481093

 

[KentT]

My 425 had two males on the Aux circuit, while each attachment (grapple bucket, mini-hoe, snow/dirt blade) had two females. Those females on the attachments tend to collect dirt/dust in storage while disconnected. I've tried dust caps, and they tend to get torn off and lost in brush. I've tried putting Baggies with rubber band around them. I ended up just carrying a rag looped around a ROPS post to clean the with, in addition to a 3/8" extension and hammer in my tool box to relieve pressure.

I don't don't have those kinds of issues with the larger 1/2" hoses for the PTO since I connect them to each other, keeping them clean, and letting the pressure balance as needed from one side of the circuit to the other...

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Say hello to my new little friend. Just under 33" wide.
This one has a mini universal skid steer quick attach.
Travis

 

[KentT]

Now that is just too cool!!!!!
What does it weigh?

 

[cqaigy2]

Sweet!

 

[Marks481]

Nice!

How much with the PT425 QA?

How much does it weigh?