Grapple Opinions Again

[AllDodge]

Cheaper than a damaged hose and downtime. I ran my hoses through some old fire hose.

The lines came with chafing guard, and the piece of string keeps it sake against the torque tube, so all good and safe.

 

[ovrszd]

Grapple hoses are very vulnerable. The type of work being done and the necessary length contribute to this. I keep the area behind the grapple clean. Don't reach over debris to pick something up. Be extremely aware if backdragging.

I like the apron design of your Grapple. Allows you to use it as a dustpan for everything but the smallest trash.

 

[jblac197]

I'm sure its nice, but $52 to hold a hose is a bit more then I want to pay

Bug can if zip ties is cheap. I just secure the hoses to the cross brace when using it. Snip em off if I'm switching to the bucket.

 

[AllDodge]

Spent 2 days moving a pile of crud out of a pasture. Wondered why someone would actually make a pile in the middle is just weird. The pile wasn't that large, but after digging into it, found it was full of fence post and barbed wire. That was when I thought oh boy, let the fun begin.

Moved the pile to a narrow out of the way place full of rocks. Thought I got it all, but was wrong again. Took a hand rake to the spot and kept coming up with more pieces of wire. Went back today and used the grapple to rip thru the soil digging for anything under. Found some more pieces of post and more wire. Back drag thru it, then more hand raking.

Drove across several times over the dirt, then back dragged and more hand raking. Probably didn't get everything, but feel I got all the big stuff. Put some grass seed on it, and called it a day. Will probably get a flat someday and wonder where the one piece of wire is

 

[ovrszd]

A Grapple puts abnormal stress on a tractor. Including increased chance of flats. Last year I ruined a front tire Grappling.

 

[AllDodge]

Found something not so good, grapple only has 2 grease fittings. The fittings are on the rod ends of each cylinder. All other pivot points have no fittings. Looks like I will be drill and tap for fittings. Don't see installing ones on the bottom of the cylinder since they don't move, but may do it anyway depending on how easy

 

[ovrszd]

Definitely need zerks where the claws hinge. Hopefully they are sleeved and can be tapped?

 

[AllDodge]

Definitely need zerks where the claws hinge. Hopefully they are sleeved and can be tapped?

Agree, already went through fixing and replacing ones on my loader which were never greased

 

[AllDodge]

MY BAD AGAIN
There are zerks at every location, including the lower cylinder, for some reason I didn't see them, so all is good

Need to get some better glasses

 

[ovrszd]

I'm guilty of doing that too. A glance just doesn't do it anymore.....