Grapple Light Duty Grapple

[Builder]

I'm looking at the Markham LD grapple for my JD 790 with a JD 300 loader (recently acquired...). I am ignorant about the hydraulics - there are only the four lines to the front... do I need a fifth for the grapple? and how much trouble is it to add? Thanks

Depends on your mechanical ability. I bought a WR Long third valve kit for my FEL and it took me a full day to install (I didn't rush) and I really like it. Kit is ~ $6-700. Dealer might do the job for ~$950.

Buying the grapple is the easy part. Adding the hydraulic circuit is where all the "fun" is.

 

[257NH]

An 8 ft section of 24" oak will run around 1600 pounds
Brian

 

[brambo]

Not only a fifth..... but a sixth too !

OK, thanks I will check it out... hadn't looked into the search functionality yet but I appreciate your pointing me to the right place... I saw an attachment on ebay that doesn't use another hydraulic line - it's just an arm that attaches to the materials bucket - and just wanted to know what the Markham requires...

 

[Ductape]

Not only a fifth..... but a sixth too !

OK, thanks I will check it out... hadn't looked into the search functionality yet but I appreciate your pointing me to the right place... I saw an attachment on ebay that doesn't use another hydraulic line - it's just an arm that attaches to the materials bucket - and just wanted to know what the Markham requires...

In the simplest of terms, if you need one hose to push fluid into one side of the hydraulic cylinder to close the grapple, then you need another hose to push fluid into the opposite side to open the grapple.