whitedogone
Gold Member
Well I finally got around to finishing the plumbing of our Wildkat 48" econo grapple that we got late last year. I didn't want to go to the expense or trouble of an elec/over hydro setup. But I didn't want to drape lines up and over fenders either. I got all my lines/fittings from Discount Hydro. It ran about $220. I borrowed a portable fitting press from a buddy.
Coming out of the rear remotes, I switched everthing down to 1/4" lines and fittings:
Although I rarely got without the loader on, I wanted the option of a quick disconnect if needed. So, I made a bulkead fitting mount that I connected to the loader mount with some SS hose clamps.
I continued up the loader in similar fashion as Deere did on the other side. I fashioned a bracket same as the deere one on the other side at the top because Deere wanted over $30 for the same thing:
I fabricated another bulkhead out the loader arm so it would be a quick deal to hook up to the grapple and get to work. I had to adapt back up to the Wildkat supplied 1/2 fittings here. It's kinda bulky, so I may change to 1/4 lines on the front end as well.
Coming out of the rear remotes, I switched everthing down to 1/4" lines and fittings:
Although I rarely got without the loader on, I wanted the option of a quick disconnect if needed. So, I made a bulkead fitting mount that I connected to the loader mount with some SS hose clamps.
I continued up the loader in similar fashion as Deere did on the other side. I fashioned a bracket same as the deere one on the other side at the top because Deere wanted over $30 for the same thing:
I fabricated another bulkhead out the loader arm so it would be a quick deal to hook up to the grapple and get to work. I had to adapt back up to the Wildkat supplied 1/2 fittings here. It's kinda bulky, so I may change to 1/4 lines on the front end as well.
