New Wicked Grapple....Root Rake Style....Start to Finish!!!

EverythingAttachments · Oct 30, 2013

xtn said:
Will the upper tines close completely against the lower round tube? Or do those pics show the maximum closed position?

xtn

That is the maximum closed position.

TomSeller · Oct 30, 2013

Guesseral said:
It looks really nice, I'm just afraid to ask what it will cost. What kind of hydraulic connectors will it come with, and if it does not have the flat face type what will the adder be for flat face connectors? Is there a size tractor that this is designed for, you probably have that question answered previously but I can't remember.

I wish I had standardized on flat face couplers that you did many years ago instead of ags.

EverythingAttachments · Oct 30, 2013

1/2" ag couplers are standard, or 3/8" by request. We do offer flat face as a $75 option on our Wicked Grapples, so it will be the same for the grapple rakes.

Poopdeck Pappy · Oct 30, 2013

My limited experience with the flat face couplers is that they are much more difficult to connect than ag couplers. They just seem to have a lot more resistance to coupling than the ag ones do.

And they're a lot more expensive than ag couplers too.

Xfaxman · Oct 30, 2013

Poopdeck Pappy said:
My limited experience with the flat face couplers is that they are much more difficult to connect than ag couplers. They just seem to have a lot more resistance to coupling than the ag ones do.

And they're a lot more expensive than ag couplers too.

My machines have a pressure relief system, not hard to connect at all.

TomSeller · Oct 30, 2013

Poopdeck Pappy said:
My limited experience with the flat face couplers is that they are much more difficult to connect than ag couplers. They just seem to have a lot more resistance to coupling than the ag ones do.

And they're a lot more expensive than ag couplers too.

With any hydraulic connector you have the internal pressure that has to be relieved, not too worried about that. Keeping the Female side of the ag connector clean always seems to be a chore . I like to have opposite connectors at each location to keep things lined up. And it seems I often drop the connectors or the dust caps themselves come apart when in operation. Then the dust caps get dirty. Flat faced connectors just seem like they would be easier to keep clean or at least wipe clean.

Guesseral · Oct 31, 2013

Poopdeck Pappy said:
My limited experience with the flat face couplers is that they are much more difficult to connect than ag couplers. They just seem to have a lot more resistance to coupling than the ag ones do.

And they're a lot more expensive than ag couplers too.

Yea they are a but harder to couple than ag's but it is not a deal breaker for me. I also believe they will last longer than standard ag's.

Yea they cost more, but they are a much better connector and they don't seem to have any leak or drip problems, they are also the standard connector for skid steer that my local rental place uses.

They also keep the dirt out! Now granted nothing absolutely nothing will keep all of the dirt out that is just the nature of our world but the flat face couplers will keep out way more than any other type. All you have to do is wipe them off before you use them just like others but the difference is they are flat faced without any groves or depressions to collect the dirt or any other contaminate.

This is just my opinion I like them, I want to keep ag type connectors on ag type equipment and industrial type of connectors on industrial type equipment. The best thing I find with these connectors is that I don't have to have any kind of plug or cap to insert or place over when I get done with the connector they don't get lost or ripped off as they hang there when the connector is in use, it's just way more convenient to me. The biggest problem I have with them is pressure build up in the grapple hoses but that only happens when my son disconnects it and doesn't plug the two ends together. But yea they do cost way more than ag's, but when you look at it just how many different pieces of equipment can I run off the front loader two a grapple or a plow I don't have the flow rate to run much more and being on the loader that is almost always involved with dirt they just seem to make sense to me!