Mounting Millonzi LD48 on Deere QA LDR

[4000su]

I am changing tractors. My Ford 4000SU that I am selling had a pin loader and my Millonzi LD 48 had brackets to mount with pins. I now have a John Deere with a 400X Loader with quick attach brackets. Anyone have advice on how I should revamp the Millonzi grapple to attach the QA fittings? I figure I need to remove the pin brackets but not sure what needs to take their place, if anything. Thanks in advance.

I tried reaching the company and learned tonight here that John had died. What a shame--so young.

 

[kennyd]

You can buy the hooks and pins through JDParts for the JDQA setup, or you can make your own, just need to get rid of what's on your bucket now, and weld on the new parts. The JDQA setup is very easy to make things for...

 

[4000su]

Thanks for the reply Kenny. I did pick up the JD QA hook and pins already. My focus is what kind of plate or brackets I need to attach them to as opposed to welding them directly onto the back of the grapple. My guess is that I need some type of bracket that maintains the same vertical line as the pin brackets did so I have the correct tilt range for the grapple. Make sense? If that's the case, I suppose all I'd need is to weld a flat plate onto the current pin brackets and then weld the JD QA adaptors to it?

 

[kennyd]

Here is a picture of how Markham does it. Just a 3/8" plate from the top to the bottom.

I need to attach them to as opposed to welding them directly onto the back of the grapple.

Why is that?

 

[4000su]

That looks easy enough. Thanks for the picture!