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Great Job Jinman! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Sure wish I had a FEL.
daedong
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Jim,
One mean looking bucket and claw, It would be great for handling citrus branches. Can you send one downunder, this is how to get it here.
Head down the east coast of OZ then go between the main land and Tasmania, head due west to you get to Kangaroo Island then turn back North and head up the Murray River about 200 miles /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
One mean looking bucket and claw, It would be great for handling citrus branches. Can you send one downunder, this is how to get it here.
Head down the east coast of OZ then go between the main land and Tasmania, head due west to you get to Kangaroo Island then turn back North and head up the Murray River about 200 miles /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Jim, great project, well documented and isn’t it fun to have a new tool to play with. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Do you know the combined weight of your rock bucket and grapple setup?
MarkV
Do you know the combined weight of your rock bucket and grapple setup?
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<font color="blue"> Slydog: </font> I had a tractor with no FEL for 8 years before getting my New Holland. The immediate jump in productivity was amazing. Now, I got the quick attach plate for my FEL and I instantly have another jump in productivity because I can so easily change out implements. I think tractor dealers should give away the quick-attach adapters because after getting one, you are gonna spend a lot on attachments. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
<font color="blue"> Daedong: </font>Let's see, the only boat I own is shown in the attachment. How long do you think it will take me to get to the Murray River? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
<font color="blue"> MarkV: </font> The bucket weighs a little over 500 lb, the attach plate about 150 lb, and the grapple and beam about 100 lb. I'd guess I'm pushing 750, but that might be a little high. My loader doesn't have any trouble handling the load, but I can pop my rear tires off the ground in a heartbeat. That rock bucket adds at least another foot to the length out front. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
<font color="blue"> Daedong: </font>Let's see, the only boat I own is shown in the attachment. How long do you think it will take me to get to the Murray River? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
<font color="blue"> MarkV: </font> The bucket weighs a little over 500 lb, the attach plate about 150 lb, and the grapple and beam about 100 lb. I'd guess I'm pushing 750, but that might be a little high. My loader doesn't have any trouble handling the load, but I can pop my rear tires off the ground in a heartbeat. That rock bucket adds at least another foot to the length out front. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
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A couple of words from ol' PineRidge /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Jim for your application I don't think there's a better bucket/grapple combination out there. Ill bet before long you're going to have one heck of a pile of rocks stacked up in an out of the way corner on your property. And you'll get your work done in a lot less time than if you were using your stock bucket. I can see the real advantage if being able to see the rocks that you're trying to scoop up. That open tine design is really nice.
Let's see a quick attach, a rock bucket, and a hydraulic grapple why I'm thinking it must feel like Christmas around there in the middle of February. Jim enjoy your new toys, er tools! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Jim for your application I don't think there's a better bucket/grapple combination out there. Ill bet before long you're going to have one heck of a pile of rocks stacked up in an out of the way corner on your property. And you'll get your work done in a lot less time than if you were using your stock bucket. I can see the real advantage if being able to see the rocks that you're trying to scoop up. That open tine design is really nice.
Let's see a quick attach, a rock bucket, and a hydraulic grapple why I'm thinking it must feel like Christmas around there in the middle of February. Jim enjoy your new toys, er tools! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Jim - I suspect you severly underate your welding talents. Where in the world did you find that rock bucket, never seen anything like it. Really great job on a neat, worksaving device. Just wish you were closer so I could borrow or steal it. Oh well off to the web to search for a rock bucket, need another project to build.
