Homemade add on grapple build

Kwill · December 19, 2018, 07:31:54 PM

Kwill · December 19, 2018, 08:59:07 PM

Magicman · December 20, 2018, 09:09:11 AM

Looks nice. I always like your git-er-done attitude. 8)

Kwill · December 20, 2018, 02:53:27 PM

Thanks magicman.

Crusarius · December 21, 2018, 09:24:26 AM

Looks great. can't wait to see it in action.

SawyerTed · December 21, 2018, 04:23:31 PM

Great work on the grapple!

I'm looking at this thread closely. I've been thinking abou modifying a set of pallet forks with a couple of grapple arms.

Kwill · December 21, 2018, 08:29:12 PM

Thanks guys. I was hauling some scrap in today so I didn't get much of a chance to work on it today. I did get the tilt cylinder mount put on. I should get some action shots tommorow. I have to get the hydraulics part finished which I'm going to work on in the morning. I will try it out then paint it. Need to get it finished up. Going to be nice the next few days and I'm going to get some cedar cut and milled out for my saw mill shed.

Kwill · December 22, 2018, 02:17:31 PM

It works 8) first thing I tried to pick up. Always nice when a plan works out.

Kwill · December 22, 2018, 05:24:38 PM

Magicman · December 22, 2018, 05:26:33 PM

Yup, you grappled it and that is a nice ERC log. Looks like you also solved your "tops" problem. ;D

thecfarm · December 22, 2018, 05:31:57 PM

You will like it!!!

Don P · December 22, 2018, 05:46:06 PM

Sweet! Getting the tops outta the way is the biggest time killer, that looks like the ticket. I spotted my box scrape teeth sitting on a shelf in the sawshed the other day. Only one has been repurposed in place of an old single bottom plow as a subsoiler, root and rock hook.

Kwill · December 22, 2018, 07:35:36 PM

Kwill · December 22, 2018, 07:46:12 PM

This thing works great. A real time saver with the cedar. I got to try it out this evening for about a hour. The worst part of cutting cedar is the limbs. This thing takes care of that with little effort and I can load the logs to. So glad I took the time to build it. I have 25.00 in it so far. 5.00 for the cylinder and 20.00 for some metal pieces i needed. Everything else i had laying around. I will need to replace the hoses as the ones I have are used and to long. Calling a few rainy days next week so I will get it painted then. The next couple days it's going to get a work out.

mike_belben · December 22, 2018, 08:27:59 PM

Yeah buddy. :laugh:

TimGA · December 23, 2018, 12:12:34 AM

Nice job you won't know how you got along without it.

Crusarius · December 23, 2018, 08:35:39 AM

Looks great. Always a good feeling when something you build works beyond expectations. My forks I made turned into that.

Kwill · December 26, 2018, 04:46:42 PM

Well it's went through a testing period and has been tried and trued This thing works great and I should have built it long ago. From picking up branches to clean up after limbing cedars to loading the logs it works great. I can pick up a log setting flat on a trailer. Got a rain day today so I pulled it off the tractor and in the shop for a little paint. I wanted it to be highly visible like my log arch 8)

Kwill · December 27, 2018, 04:50:36 PM

Got it painted and back on the tractor.

Crossroads · December 27, 2018, 08:24:40 PM

Well, isn't that just as handy as a pocket on a shirt! Looks like you did a nice job too.

LeeB · March 30, 2019, 03:03:20 AM

How did you get hydraulic function to the grapple cylinder?

Kwill · March 30, 2019, 10:04:43 AM

My remotes

Crusarius · March 30, 2019, 10:36:31 AM

Westendorf now makes a really kool double acting grapple with no hydraulics required. pretty sweet. Uses the upper rams that you would usually use for curl. Looks like the claws are geared so when you roll the bucket the claws open and close. The grapple is actually a fixed position the curl rams are used to grab.