Grapple Grapple "jaws" won't close

[gnawbone]

Aaron,

They are the same size but the hoses are way too short to hook it up to the FEL QDs.

 

[gnawbone]

So .... the somewhat local Kubota dealer picked up my tractor this AM. I got a call around 3:30 this afternoon from the "mechanic" and he asked me if the grapple had ever worked ...... yeah, he actually asked that .... He asked me if I installed the 3rd function and I told him I did not (a different Kubota dealer did - they are an authorized dealer for Construction Attachments). (By the way, I moved 52 trees with this grapple last fall when I was clearing an area in the woods to build a pole barn)

He then told me that "we cannot figure out how this thing is supposed to work" ...... sigh ...... oh, brother ..... In all fairness, I think the dealer gave this to the kid that sweeps the floor because he didn't sound like ... well, never mind.

I bought the tractor from this dealer but the "One Touch Kit" was installed by a different dealer because of the authorized dealer horse hockey. That dealer is also about 45 miles away and the one I bought the tractor from is only 20. I thought, mistakenly, that any Kubota service department could figure this out.

That is all of the bad news - the good news is I don't feel so dumb now! :laughing: - I'll let you know how this comes out.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

So .... the somewhat local Kubota dealer picked up my tractor this AM. I got a call around 3:30 this afternoon from the "mechanic" and he asked me if the grapple had ever worked ...... yeah, he actually asked that .... He asked me if I installed the 3rd function and I told him I did not (a different Kubota dealer did - they are an authorized dealer for Construction Attachments). (By the way, I moved 52 trees with this grapple last fall when I was clearing an area in the woods to build a pole barn)

He then told me that "we cannot figure out how this thing is supposed to work" ...... sigh ...... oh, brother ..... In all fairness, I think the dealer gave this to the kid that sweeps the floor because he didn't sound like ... well, never mind.

I bought the tractor from this dealer but the "One Touch Kit" was installed by a different dealer because of the authorized dealer horse hockey. That dealer is also about 45 miles away and the one I bought the tractor from is only 20. I thought, mistakenly, that any Kubota service department could figure this out.

That is all of the bad news - the good news is I don't feel so dumb now! :laughing: - I'll let you know how this comes out.

It is too bad you don't have one of us a neighbor who could look at it and supply special tools to puzzle it out.

If the solenoid is energizing, I'm going with a bit of teflon tape stuck somewhere blocking the passage.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Sorry to hear that your dealer is not of much help, maybe that's why they are not a authorized dealer.

 

[aczlan]

Aaron,
They are the same size but the hoses are way too short to hook it up to the FEL QDs.

Park the tractor next to the grapple so the lines can reach?

Aaron Z

 

[gnawbone]

It's fixed!

It was a quick disconnect where the hoses hook up to the valve/solenoid. Those QDs are much smaller than the ones that come off of the grapple so I'd have never found it without changing them just to be changing them.

Thank all of you for your advice, I learned a lot and I do appreciate it!

 

[bcp]

But aren't they the same QD's you had when it was working as expected?

Bruce

 

[gnawbone]

But aren't they the same QD's you had when it was working as expected?

Bruce

Yes.

When I spoke to the service manager today he told me they had it fixed and that it was a bad QD at the valve. They're bringing back to me Friday AM so I'll get a chance to make sure it is fixed and see exactly what they changed ..... but the above is what he told me. I don't know how they go bad - maybe it had dirt in it or, as Eric has said, it has a piece of plumbers tape in it. They also make money selling parts so it could have been something that could have easily been fixed but you'd have to define easily - easy on my wallet or easy on the cash drawer! :laughing:

I just need the thing back so I can clean up the mess - my OCD is in over-drive - the piles of limbs are right in my line of sight from my chair in our living room!

 

[MinnesotaEric]

This is still the internet: piles of sticks don't exist without photos.

I kid, I kid.

Happy for you that things are good to go!

 

[EverythingAttachments]

I'm glad it was something simple....and, more importantly not the grapple I kid a little too! hmmmmmmmmmmm....not really! :laughing:
Travis