Compact Tractor Grapple Build

TractorTYMe · Jul 26, 2021

Crazy fabrication skills man, looking good.

suncoast · Jul 27, 2021

Table area grinder storage you will like. I hate changing from grinder wheel to abrasive wheel to cut off wheel to flap sand discs so I have 3 or 4 grinders always set up. They take up a fair amount of work area.

fasttruck860 · Jul 28, 2021

TYMNorsky said:
Crazy fabrication skills man, looking good.

Thanks a lot. As long as I don't rush too much I do okay.

suncoast said:
Table area grinder storage you will like. I hate changing from grinder wheel to abrasive wheel to cut off wheel to flap sand discs so I have 3 or 4 grinders always set up. They take up a fair amount of work area.

I've been using three grinders lately and it's just about right, but I could always use one more. I always find it difficult to spend time building stuff for the shop when I always have another project in the works.

Smokeydog · Jul 31, 2021

Detail how EA does their pins.

Smokeydog · Jul 31, 2021

Spring for hydraulic line slack. Danuser Intimdator uses one too. Helps keep the lines from hooking on the ssqa levers and dragging the ground.

Gordon Gould · Aug 1, 2021

Smokeydog said:
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Spring for hydraulic line slack. Danuser Intimdator uses one too. Helps keep the lines from hooking on the ssqa levers and dragging the ground.

I really like that vertical spring idea. Seems like a better way to go compared with my horizontal ones.

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Xfaxman · Aug 1, 2021

Yep, the vertical spring does it's job on the Tilt-Tach with the land plane:

Smokeydog · Aug 1, 2021

https://www.(Temporarily blocked du...re)/Tractor-hose-reroute-kit-p/hose-saver.htm

I think the OP can make one better.

fasttruck860 · Aug 2, 2021

I like that spring idea as well. Right now mine are just hanging, but I planned on drilling and tapping a bracket in as soon as it got some use and figured out what the pinch points were or where they needed to be.

I was able to get some time in this weekend and finish painting the grapple. Epoxy primer and gloss acrylic enamel to finish, I couldn't find a low sheen finish that shipped quick enough. I hooked it up to test out but I wanted to give the paint a couple of days to dry before I put it to work. I'll snap some more pics of the setup once I start using it. I also decided to add some bars in the center to hopefully avoid a direct hit to the grill from a stick. The hoses are 1/4" which help with slowing the speed of the top lid from slamming shut.