TSO
Elite Member
Been wanting a grapple for awhile, but ended up spending the money on other things 
... oh well. So, recently, I found this new 60" Rock bucket on a local auction site, and won it for $228. :thumbsup: I figured I'd either sell it for a profit OR make a grapple out of it. Well, I wen't with option 2, so here's the project so far:
The bucket:
The metal: I picked up all the metal needed for less than $100 from my local metal shop (using scraps & cut-off's like always ) The lid/tines are 3/8" thickness steel X 5" width. I cut them to shape and welded them into the proper angle. Added some biting-teeth to them as well.
The lid is attached to the bucket with two 3/4" bolts at the pivots. The top of that bucket is 3" tube steel, so it's a good strong base to mount things, although I used some 3"x3" angle iron as the pivot mounts. The lid opens to around 36".
This is the progress so far, but it's only been a couple days so it's moving pretty quickly I suppose. Next step is to fab up the cylinder mounts, and add some more bracing & a center half-tooth to the lid.
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QUESTION for the guys that have already used their hydraulic remotes, as I haven't looked at mine yet: What size & style connectors did you use to connect to the factory remotes? How much hose is needed to run up to the front from the rear remotes?
... oh well. So, recently, I found this new 60" Rock bucket on a local auction site, and won it for $228. :thumbsup: I figured I'd either sell it for a profit OR make a grapple out of it. Well, I wen't with option 2, so here's the project so far:The bucket:
The metal: I picked up all the metal needed for less than $100 from my local metal shop (using scraps & cut-off's like always
) The lid/tines are 3/8" thickness steel X 5" width. I cut them to shape and welded them into the proper angle. Added some biting-teeth to them as well.The lid is attached to the bucket with two 3/4" bolts at the pivots. The top of that bucket is 3" tube steel, so it's a good strong base to mount things, although I used some 3"x3" angle iron as the pivot mounts. The lid opens to around 36".
This is the progress so far, but it's only been a couple days so it's moving pretty quickly I suppose. Next step is to fab up the cylinder mounts, and add some more bracing & a center half-tooth to the lid.
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QUESTION for the guys that have already used their hydraulic remotes, as I haven't looked at mine yet: What size & style connectors did you use to connect to the factory remotes? How much hose is needed to run up to the front from the rear remotes?
