Pin-on attachments (< 300 lbs) for SCUT's - how difficult is it?

[GPintheMitten]

Not going to do the SSQA huh?

In setting mine up it wasn't a big deal taking the loader of and test fitting the SSQA. Granted it's not 255 pound grapple but my bucket is probably about the same weight as your bucket.

I also grabbed the bucket and slid it into the workshop from outside the barn.

For the grapple, just drive up and adjust the loader arms till you get get a pin in. If the other side isn't lined up justover either the loader arm up or down or drive forward or back etc.

If you aren't doing it on a frequent basis, it should be manageable. Would be easier with an assistant but we know that hardly ever works out.

I had a short rod just a little smaller diameter than the loader pins and used that to tap in or out as needed with a hammer.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Then again for about the same price of the up charge for Pin on you could convert to SSQA.

 

[Xfaxman]

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So for those of you who swap pin-on attachments on SCUT's how difficult (or easy) is it? ----------

If you haven't decided on a SSQA yet, take your bucket off drive the tractor around, and put the bucket back on, then you will know.

 

[newbury]

Not going to do the SSQA huh?

In setting mine up it wasn't a big deal taking the loader of and test fitting the SSQA. Granted it's not 255 pound grapple but my bucket is probably about the same weight as your bucket.

I also grabbed the bucket and slid it into the workshop from outside the barn.

For the grapple, just drive up and adjust the loader arms till you get get a pin in. If the other side isn't lined up justover either the loader arm up or down or drive forward or back etc.

If you aren't doing it on a frequent basis, it should be manageable. Would be easier with an assistant but we know that hardly ever works out.

I had a short rod just a little smaller diameter than the loader pins and used that to tap in or out as needed with a hammer.

W/ the B7610 I'm giving up what is to me a significant amount of the limited loader capacity due to both the weight of the SSQA and the increased distance from the pins. And I don't envision any other FEL mounted attachments.

 

[k0ua]

If you haven't decided on a SSQA yet, take your bucket off drive the tractor around, and put the bucket back on, then you will know.

Hey, now.... no simple answers to complex questions!..

 

[Xfaxman]

Hey, now.... no simple answers to complex questions!..

Yep, but experience is the best teacher! :laughing:

 

[k0ua]

Yep, but experience is the best teacher! :laughing:

Roger that!

 

[GPintheMitten]

Well, if you aren't going with ssqa, then it shouldn't matter how hard it is to switch pin on attachments. After all. It is possible, even if it is not easy.

 

[newbury]

If you've got a level concrete surface, no big worries, takes time. <snip>

I swap my bucket for a frame I made up to hang my forks from - back and forth. (Tractor is a Kioti Ck20) I've found it isn't too big a deal to deal with it on uneven ground. <snip>

I had a B2660 with a pin-on pallet fork attachment. It took some time to switch from bucket to forks, but was worth the effort for certain jobs. <snip>

Well, if you aren't going with ssqa, then it shouldn't matter how hard it is to switch pin on attachments. After all. It is possible, even if it is not easy.

I started the thread for info from those that do it. I'm still trying to decide if it is worth putting a grapple on the B7610. Apparently others find occasional swapping no big deal. If all I got were horror stories I'd give up on it.

 

[4570Man]

I have never changed a pin on bucket. I have SSQA. How would you guy say changing a pin on bucket compares to changing a backhoe bucket. How would it compare to hooking up a 3 point implement?