Low Buck grapple build

[3RRL]

Ryan,
If you are considering going that way, there is a WR Long third function solenoid operated valve which I installed on the loader joystick. It is not foot operated, but finger controlled while operating the joystick.
If you're interested, I installed mine in this thread.
INSTALLING GRAPPLES, WR LONG VALVE, PLUMBING

 

[Ryan03]

hey everybody, well I finaly got around to picking up the 1 inch plate today, traced my patterns and got the brackets cut out, ended up cutting them out with a torch, plasma cutter would not handle the 1 inch thickness, brackets came out pretty good though, as you can imagine, I have some smoothing to do as the torch does not cut as smooth as plasma cutter, hope to finish smoothing tomorrow and maybe weld them on wednesday

 

[firefighter9208]

I wish my cuts with a torch were that smooth. Looks like you don't even need a plasma cutter, maybe you need to send it to me.

Chris

 

[2310 guy]

Yeah those are some clean cuts.

 

[Ryan03]

Thanks for the compliments fellas, actualy I cheated and used a peice of 1/4 flat stock as a guide for the torch tip, I simply c clamped it in position and repositioned it as nececary. have been very busy this past month and have not had a chance to work on grapple, hope to finish it in the next couple of weeks, when I do , pics and vids of it in action

 

[IslandTractor]

I cheated and used a peice of 1/4 flat stock as a guide for the torch tip,

That's not cheating, that's smart.

 

[2310 guy]

Any updates?

 

[Northland]

Nice job on the grapple. I just picked my new Tatro grapple and WR Long valve kit and will install it on my Kubota B7800 in the next few days. While it's very heavy duty I do wish it was as wide as yours.

I'm looking forward to seeing your completed project

 

[Renze]

Ryan03, i see you use the same ingenious method to remember which hose belongs to what port as i do... The coloured zip ties !!!

 

[alchemysa]

You are doing a great job but I wonder if a heavy duty piece of bar running between the teeth wouldnt give you much more versatility for things like picking up rocks, or ripping scrub or posts out of the ground. I do have a little experience with this. I have a kubota with a 4in1 bucket that is just fantastic, but I usually cant exactly 'see' what I'm grabbing so I have to guess the position. That would be pretty hard if I just had a couple of skinny teeth to play with. And apart from the visibility i think the extra wide grip provided by a bar would open up a whole lot of useful options. Perhaps a bar is something you could add or remove with a few bolts as needed.