T25 (2024) grapple stopped opening/closing

[Yogi05]

Started to pour rain so I came in to ask rather than looking for myself

Using my grapple for about 3 hours. Worked fine. I was just finishing up by relocating two beams to another pile.
As I backed away after picking them up there was a steady pour of oil from one end of the grapple but nowhere near the piston
and not really close to any hoses either.
Before we get excited, it was pitch BLACK oil, and I took the beams from where I had a jug or two of old engine oil
used for treating logs. I don't think there's any way pitch black oil came from anywhere in my tractor because I just went
through all that in another thread about hydraulic oil being so clear I overfilled it.
Strange thing is, I thought I just pinched the oil jug with the logs, and shrugged it off.
Moved about 30 feet and my grapple won't open, or close (although it was already closed all the way - but it didn't even try.)
The sky opened up and I just threw the grapple off and put the tractor away.
Also, disconnecting the grapple lines was too easy I think, but I've only done it twice, almost a year apart so maybe it's normal.
They just popped right off one handed. Like there was no pressure there.
Haven't checked the hydraulic oil yet because I had just shut it off. And I was getting wet. We can't have that !
The FEL and drive works fine.

I'm thinking there may be a fuse gone?? When I depressurized the system to kick the grapple off, there was no click from the remote buttons with the key on.
Is there supposed to be? Something?

I'm off to try and find out if there's a fuse added when the 3rd remote was added. 15 minute search gave me nothing so far.

Any ideas?

Appreciated.

 

[oldnslo]

Yes you should hear the valve shifting when you push the button. No clue how the 3rd function is wired but the correct way would be on a fused circuit.

 

[Rtintwo]

Fresh diesel oil will be black with in minutes of starting to run. Would be good to check your engine oil level.

 

[Yogi05]

Yes you should hear the valve shifting when you push the button. No clue how the 3rd function is wired but the correct way would be on a fused circuit.

That's what I was thinking. It was added when purchased, but the wiring comes standard on that model and is tucked away until needed, so I assume a fused circuit. They just add the hydraulics if required.

 

[Yogi05]

Fresh diesel oil will be black with in minutes of starting to run. Would be good to check your engine oil level.

I checked it a little while ago and it was clear/clean. First time running it since checking it, and if it is that black then there's another problem
Plus, I saw the oil streaming out from the grapple area (or pinched oil jug) nowhere near the engine.

 

[Yogi05]

Anyone have leads on wiring diagrams or fuse location chart?

 

[2515R Dude]

before tearing your tractor apart just wait till the rain stops and there is enough light, go and check again where it comes from.
It might be noting (most likely) and while it is reining watch the Olympics with a couple of cold ones.

 

[Yogi05]

For those who were losing sleep over my predicament.........

Finally got a chance to look at it, but still haven't had time to hook it all
up and try it.

Here's what I saw. In the 3rd function harness.
Must have been loose and vibrated off because when it quit working I was nowhere
near anything that would pull it off at that moment.

Now, if I can just figure out how to fix it

 

[Yogi05]

Just to close this thread off, that wire in the pic fixed it........ obviously was going to. Glad it did too.

 

[2515R Dude]

Just to close this thread off, that wire in the pic fixed it........ obviously was going to. Glad it did too.

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