Xfaxman
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- Joined
- Feb 8, 2013
- Messages
- 12,885
- Location
- Guthrie, OK
- Tractor
- Toolcat 5610 G - Bobcat V417 - TORO+Loader
This is perhaps the best "alternative use" of a grapple I have put into practice so far.
I needed to drill some post holes for some 9X9 white oak timbers I was using as posts for a retaining wall. The retaining wall was being built on the opposite side of a fence, which I could not gain access to with the tractor. What I did was, pinch the mounting bracket to my hydraulic auger with the mini ex bucket/thumb, and then using my tractors hydraulic outlets, parked my tractor close enough to the fence to where I could hold the auger with the mini ex, and run the hydraulics using the tractor. My father was on the tractor running the remotes, and I was on the mini ex lowering the auger to drill the holes. It worked better than I could have imagined, and saved a WHOLE LOT OF WORK!
Very clever. :thumbsup:
Too bad you didn't have my Versahandler.