Grapple American Soulutions Grapple BX23 install

[Berniep]

I ran the wire through the existing hole for the wiring harness

 

[Berniep]

and back along the hydraulic lines that go to the loader valve.
It's hard to tell the wire from the hydraulic lines but the wire is a little smaller.

 

[Berniep]

I put the loader back on and put the wires together with weather resistant spade connectors. I thought I had a picture of them hooked together but I can't find it right now. I left a little slack so I would have room to pull them up a little and get a good grip on them. They don't have enough slack to hang down and get caught on anything.
Start the tractor, hold down the button and move the loader handle to the right to close the grapple and the grapple cross bar will rotate down into place and then you can install the pins.

 

[Berniep]

I guess that's about it. One BX23 grapple installed. I got this done about 10 pm saturday and had to grab something. About the only thing close to the shop was an empty (I thought) 55 gallon drum that turned out to be about 1/3 full of water.

 

[Berniep]

Sunday, the Kubota, a Husqvarna chainsaw and Me did in about 2 hours what would have taken me all day if I had to push, chain, drag, etc.

 

[Berniep]

Another from Sunday

 

[mwood]

Seeing such cool toys -- er... tools that people around here have just makes me realize that when I do get my tractor, I will be adding a grapple.

Very impressive.

 

[twinsticks]

How long did it take to instal on your bx

 

[Berniep]

I think I had Could have done it in 2 to 3 hours easy if I wasn't stopping to take pictures. as it was it took maybe 4 hours. And thats with some minor troubleshooting when I hooked some lines up backwards.

 

[SkyPup]

Nice work, it is truly amazing what one can get done with chainsaw and a TLB Grapple! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif