I live down South operating an open station machine, and my infrequent attachment changes don't justify going to the lengths you do to avoid getting off my tractor, but I do admire your ingenuity and problem solving skills.
I had a open station subcompact before this tractor and would have never dreamed of adding this upgrade to it. I do change attachments almost every time I use the tractor at some point, so to me it seemed worth it. Plus, I just like to upgrade things and try different stuff with my tractor. I don't do that with my truck, don't have a boat, or side by side, or even a quad, so my tractor is what I try things out on. Thanks for stopping in and commenting!
Absolutely great job! Good walk through and explanation. I used a lineal actuator but only because I don’t have a third function valve. When you get my age (76) climbing in and out of a cab tractor isn’t fun anymore.
I thought about going that route as well. Since I had the 3rd function and the low cost of this hydraulic cylinder, I went this way instead. I'm 50, but I am starting to understand what you are referring to. Thanks for stopping in!
Cool idea and fabrication. I use those on the skid steers and thought about that on my tractor but you still have to get off the tractor to hook up your grapple hoses. Also it would be good going from buckets to forks but any attachment that you need third function have to disconnect the lines to your quik tach lever cylinders
You are correct! I'd be getting off to hook those hoses up no matter what. I have a bucket, forks, and snow pusher, as well as a grapple. Saves time on 3/4 of the attachments I use, so worth it to me. Thanks for stopping in!
Nice job Tim! I like it! But I agree with someone's comment below, if you need your front hydraulics, this is unusable, unless you add a 4th hydraulic function kit to the front end, which I've seen Courtney use on his Goodworks Tractors channel. This is still very usable when using a snow pushbox, or bucket, or forks. I think I'm going to get a set of pallet forks for my 3pt., so that I can leave my grapple on the front. That way when processing firewood, I can use the grapple to load logs onto the bucking table, buck the logs, then split them and throw the splits into an IBC, and then use the 3pt. to move the IBC's without having to continually switch back and forth from the grapple to the pallet forks. Good video though Bud! I'm sure a lot of people who don't need to use a grapple often are going to jump on this idea!
Thanks Jeff! The plan is to just swap when I put on the grapple. I need to get out and hook up the hoses for the grapple anyway, so no difference in that. When I disconnect the grapple I'll hook the the quick attach hoses back up when I disconnect the grapple and will hop in the tractor and disconnect the quick attach and pull away. There is no getting away from having to get out to connect the grapple no matter if you have dedicated hoses for the grapple and quick attach so I'm not out anything. Thanks for stopping bud!
You should put electric solenoids on there so you did not have to be removing the hoses on and off That is my suggestion other than that I think you did a fine job it's just like what you would find on a skid steer
Nice job. I like it. The only potential problem I seen is the cylinder appears to have more stroke than you need. If you watch the quick coupler plates when you extend the cylinder you can see the pates pushing apart in the video. I can’t tell how it acts after you trimmed the angle iron but if it has more stroke left keep in mind that cylinder has a lot force. Keep up the good work.
Very nice. I have been thinking of doing the same. Know i know it works thanks. Have you thought about putting a electric splitter so you wouldn’t have to unplug your quick steer connect to run your grapple for example you wouldn’t have to unplug your hoses at any time. It’s just an electric switch that would switch over from uncoupling accessory and then you can use your accessory as well. I have one on a sickle mower you can switch it fromthe sickle mower working or you can switch it to have so you can change the angle of the sickle mower it works pretty simple.
You could just flip your cylinder around and that would eliminate the need for crossed hoses. Obviously you would have to change your male and female couplers. I've been looking at the electric actuators since I didn't want to tie up my hydraulics, but you have to get off the tractor anyway to hook up and unhook the hydraulics for a grapple, so you could hook up, then disconnect hydraulics to the quick attach and hook up to the grapple.
Great job! I like that version much better than the 12V ones I’ve seen. Any reason that you chose a 2” bore or was it what was available?Seems a little aggressive for the job at hand.
That was my first thought as well, but you have to dismount to hook up the hydraulics to the grapple. He can just disconnect these hydraulics after the grapple is attached and then hook up the grapple hydraulics. Same in reverse to take it off.
@@CliffsideStables i plan to hook the two hoses together and strap them to the bar when using the grapple. The quick attack will hold itself just like it normally does in that position. Good question!
Here is a link for the cylinder I bought amzn.to/4hbRUzD Keep in mind you'll want to verify the stroke length for your specific tractor. The hoses and fittings I bought at local farm store. Cylinder was about $90, hoses were $30 for both and the couplers were about $36 for the pair. Hope that answers your question.
@tcmits3699 view it however you please. As I stated in the video, it's about saving time and convenience. Want to be a troll? Have at it. You know nothing about me or what I do. Have a great day!
@timbervisions There's a video out there where the QH wasn't properly engaged and the pallet forks gave way while operator was lifting overhead. Why do think airline pilots physically walk around a plane before takeoff. Don't leave it up to idiot lights for verification.
@@tcmits3699 Whenever I switch attachments, whether from my cab or getting out to hook them up, I first set the tip of whatever I put on to the ground and lightly lift the front tires off the ground. Quick and easy way to verify it's hooked up. I learned that tip decades ago when I first started running equipment with ssqa. You are right though. Verifying that you are hooked up is important.
@@timbervisions Just one problem with that method the implement might be cocked slightly giving a false sense of confidence that it's fully seated correctly and locked in. Those SSQH are one of the best advancements for convenience, l even converted my rear 3pt to SSQH, for my heavy equipment, and now when l do work needing both my bucket and forks, l can now take both front and rear
I've considered that as well when I'm processing firewood. Then I could leave the grapple on the front and move bulk firewood bags with the back forks. Would be the ultimate setup. I can raise up my attachments and see that they are fully engaged as well. There is more than one way to skin a cat.
I live down South operating an open station machine, and my infrequent attachment changes don't justify going to the lengths you do to avoid getting off my tractor, but I do admire your ingenuity and problem solving skills.
I had a open station subcompact before this tractor and would have never dreamed of adding this upgrade to it. I do change attachments almost every time I use the tractor at some point, so to me it seemed worth it. Plus, I just like to upgrade things and try different stuff with my tractor. I don't do that with my truck, don't have a boat, or side by side, or even a quad, so my tractor is what I try things out on. Thanks for stopping in and commenting!
Great DIY! now that I've seen how easy this was for you, I think I may give it a try with a cheap cylinder from surplus center.
Sweet! Hope it works out well for you. Thanks for dropping in!
Absolutely great job! Good walk through and explanation. I used a lineal actuator but only because I don’t have a third function valve. When you get my age (76) climbing in and out of a cab tractor isn’t fun anymore.
I thought about going that route as well. Since I had the 3rd function and the low cost of this hydraulic cylinder, I went this way instead. I'm 50, but I am starting to understand what you are referring to. Thanks for stopping in!
Cool idea and fabrication. I use those on the skid steers and thought about that on my tractor but you still have to get off the tractor to hook up your grapple hoses. Also it would be good going from buckets to forks but any attachment that you need third function have to disconnect the lines to your quik tach lever cylinders
You are correct! I'd be getting off to hook those hoses up no matter what. I have a bucket, forks, and snow pusher, as well as a grapple. Saves time on 3/4 of the attachments I use, so worth it to me. Thanks for stopping in!
Nice job Tim! I like it! But I agree with someone's comment below, if you need your front hydraulics, this is unusable, unless you add a 4th hydraulic function kit to the front end, which I've seen Courtney use on his Goodworks Tractors channel. This is still very usable when using a snow pushbox, or bucket, or forks.
I think I'm going to get a set of pallet forks for my 3pt., so that I can leave my grapple on the front. That way when processing firewood, I can use the grapple to load logs onto the bucking table, buck the logs, then split them and throw the splits into an IBC, and then use the 3pt. to move the IBC's without having to continually switch back and forth from the grapple to the pallet forks.
Good video though Bud! I'm sure a lot of people who don't need to use a grapple often are going to jump on this idea!
Thanks Jeff! The plan is to just swap when I put on the grapple. I need to get out and hook up the hoses for the grapple anyway, so no difference in that. When I disconnect the grapple I'll hook the the quick attach hoses back up when I disconnect the grapple and will hop in the tractor and disconnect the quick attach and pull away. There is no getting away from having to get out to connect the grapple no matter if you have dedicated hoses for the grapple and quick attach so I'm not out anything. Thanks for stopping bud!
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Thanks for the love! 😊
You should put electric solenoids on there so you did not have to be removing the hoses on and off That is my suggestion other than that I think you did a fine job it's just like what you would find on a skid steer
Others have made that same suggestion. We'll see how things go in the future. Thanks for stopping in!
Good evening Tim !
@tractortalkwithgary1271 hello Gary! Thanks for stopping in
Well Dun!
thanks geezer!
Sometimes little exercise is good 😊
It is! I usually get that when I'm splitting firewood though and I get to that quicker when I save time switching attachments. ;)
Nice job. I like it. The only potential problem I seen is the cylinder appears to have more stroke than you need. If you watch the quick coupler plates when you extend the cylinder you can see the pates pushing apart in the video. I can’t tell how it acts after you trimmed the angle iron but if it has more stroke left keep in mind that cylinder has a lot force. Keep up the good work.
@andy153490 after i trimmed it, it no longer pushed against the sides as you noticed. Good eye, thanks for stopping in!
Nice Job...5*s
@davidkarath6549 thank you!
Very nice. I have been thinking of doing the same. Know i know it works thanks. Have you thought about putting a electric splitter so you wouldn’t have to unplug your quick steer connect to run your grapple for example you wouldn’t have to unplug your hoses at any time. It’s just an electric switch that would switch over from uncoupling accessory and then you can use your accessory as well. I have one on a sickle mower you can switch it fromthe sickle mower working or you can switch it to have so you can change the angle of the sickle mower it works pretty simple.
I have thought about that, maybe in the future when this has proven itself. Thanks for the idea!
@ you know. Now I will have to do one. Lol. Thanks for the video
I look forward to seeing you install one. Will be interesting to see a different take on it.
You could just flip your cylinder around and that would eliminate the need for crossed hoses. Obviously you would have to change your male and female couplers. I've been looking at the electric actuators since I didn't want to tie up my hydraulics, but you have to get off the tractor anyway to hook up and unhook the hydraulics for a grapple, so you could hook up, then disconnect hydraulics to the quick attach and hook up to the grapple.
@rmeav8er677 correct, same amount of getting out i figured.
Yea seems to work great unless you use a grapple a lot.
True, but a guy needs to get out to hook up anyway, so no real difference at that point. Thanks for stopping in!
Great job! I like that version much better than the 12V ones I’ve seen. Any reason that you chose a 2” bore or was it what was available?Seems a little aggressive for the job at hand.
@CrazyManAI it is plenty of power. It's what I could get my hands on basically. Thanks for stopping in!
Will it work the way you want if you flip the cylinder and the hoses without the hoses crossing?
No, out is out, and in is in no matter which direction the cylinder is in there. I like your thought process, though. Thanks for dropping by!
What’s the plan when you want to use your grapple? Thanks for sharing this “hack”. Tim in northern TN
That was my first thought as well, but you have to dismount to hook up the hydraulics to the grapple. He can just disconnect these hydraulics after the grapple is attached and then hook up the grapple hydraulics. Same in reverse to take it off.
@@CliffsideStables i plan to hook the two hoses together and strap them to the bar when using the grapple. The quick attack will hold itself just like it normally does in that position. Good question!
What brand cylinder is it?How much was it?Where did you buy all the materials?
Here is a link for the cylinder I bought amzn.to/4hbRUzD Keep in mind you'll want to verify the stroke length for your specific tractor. The hoses and fittings I bought at local farm store. Cylinder was about $90, hoses were $30 for both and the couplers were about $36 for the pair. Hope that answers your question.
God forbid ya gotta get off tractor 😂
Yep, God forbid. It's my tractor and I'm doing my thing. Feel free to do things your way with your tractor. Have a great day!
Här i Sverige är hydrauliskt skoplås standard… ni i Amerika är 30 år efter när det gäller maskiner😂😂😂😂
Alle Traktoren sind mit hydraulischem Schnellanbau ausgestattet? Hübsch!
If you're too lazy to get out and make sure you have proper engagement, go play video games. Jeez🥴
@tcmits3699 view it however you please. As I stated in the video, it's about saving time and convenience. Want to be a troll? Have at it. You know nothing about me or what I do. Have a great day!
@timbervisions There's a video out there where the QH wasn't properly engaged and the pallet forks gave way while operator was lifting overhead. Why do think airline pilots physically walk around a plane before takeoff. Don't leave it up to idiot lights for verification.
@@tcmits3699 Whenever I switch attachments, whether from my cab or getting out to hook them up, I first set the tip of whatever I put on to the ground and lightly lift the front tires off the ground. Quick and easy way to verify it's hooked up. I learned that tip decades ago when I first started running equipment with ssqa. You are right though. Verifying that you are hooked up is important.
@@timbervisions Just one problem with that method the implement might be cocked slightly giving a false sense of confidence that it's fully seated correctly and locked in. Those SSQH are one of the best advancements for convenience, l even converted my rear 3pt to SSQH, for my heavy equipment, and now when l do work needing both my bucket and forks, l can now take both front and rear
I've considered that as well when I'm processing firewood. Then I could leave the grapple on the front and move bulk firewood bags with the back forks. Would be the ultimate setup. I can raise up my attachments and see that they are fully engaged as well. There is more than one way to skin a cat.