Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[MinnesotaEric]

Have you had any limbs grab your hydraulic lines and mess them up?

What hasn't happened?

Good thing I did not lift the loader, or I would have been making another blooper video.

 

[Mikejeakins]

Have you had something like that happen before?

 

[IslandTractor]

If you grapple brush long enough, especially if you are doing more than simply moving piles around, eventually some "stick" will find its way to either tear a hose, pop off a coupling or knock a lever.

In about eight years of pretty aggressive grapple use, I've had one hose damaged. My Millonzi grapple has zero protection for hoses or cylinder. While driving the grapple into some brush, a stick wedged itself up around the cylinder and snagged the hose right were the JIC fitting enters the cylinder. It bent the hose it so that it leaked from the hose/fitting junction. No biggie to replace (although I had to do it twice as I cracked the first replacement when I installed it-- never knew before that JIC fittings should only be tightened gently, unlike SAE fittings).

A grill guard and grapple cylinder guard are certainly useful and having the hoses long enough to have a bit of slack/give (controlled with a bungee to keep them out of the way) can help too. However, nobody should be shocked if a particularly vicious stick manages to evade your defenses. Part of the cost of doing grapple business.

 

[Cord]

Here's a new use for a grapple: Clamped a Rail Road tie in it last night so I could pull up my well pump.

 

[dragoneggs]

Here's a new use for a grapple: Clamped a Rail Road tie in it last night so I could pull up my well pump.

Ingenuity! Nice job.

 

[Piston]

Used the grapple the other day (or rather, let my dad play around with it, I was the ground guy).

We moved some logs and chipped some brush, all in all a good day (despite finding water in my fuel and having to drain the tank and refill with fresh fuel).

 

[Xfaxman]

Here's a new use for a grapple: Clamped a Rail Road tie in it last night so I could pull up my well pump.

That reminded me of my wood clamp that I rigged in the Gorilla Grapple, to unroll sod next to the garage.
Here is link to the rest of the story: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...160568-compact-telehandler-2.html#post4144167

 

[NativeSon]

I am so jealous of you guys that have a grapple. I just showed some of the pics to the red head and she said, "what are you waiting for?" I'm like, What??? Looks like one just might be in my future! I'm feeling lucky now. :drool:

You are lucky!!!

Charlie

 

[terryknight]

just found the thread and thought i'd share some of mine





no it wouldn't lift this one

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Clearing lakeshore.