Land Pride grapple on the BX.

[Wildfire]

Well wifey bought me a new Land Pride grapple and 3rd function kit for the BX. I took the day off and did the install. I was very impressed with the quality and the speed of it operating.
Looks like it's going to be a nice addition to the BX.

 

[Kubota_Man]

Pure envy my friend
Can your Wifey talk to my Wifey-Poo PLEASE????????

 

[KBorange]

That is one sweet setup!

 

[Eric McCarthy]

WOW I'm shocked Paul bought something this time! Well Mrs. Short did but you installed it! I think I foresee a Speciality made quick-con for the loader coming up...

 

[Kubota_Man]

I think I foresee a Specialty made quick-con for the loader coming up...

Kubota already took care of that one

 

[Wildfire]

Pure envy my friend
Can your Wifey talk to my Wifey-Poo PLEASE????????

I'll see what I can do lol.

That is one sweet setup!

Thanks!

WOW I'm shocked Paul bought something this time! Well Mrs. Short did but you installed it! I think I foresee a Speciality made quick-con for the loader coming up...

Ya sometimes there's no point in reinventing the wheel so we bought it. I had it in my mind to design and build a complete aluminum grapple for the BX until Land Pride came out with this so I figured I'd get it.

I spent two weeks off and on last fall building a grapple for the 5740 to add to its bucket so this time I went this route with the grapple and 3rd function set up.

I'm taking the week off to spend in the shop so it's a Kubota week for me. Next phase is to convert the mechanical thumb over to hydraulic and that will start today .

Kubota already took care of that one

Yup. Your right. When the BX25-D cam out last year it had some new optional features such as optional back hoe thumb and FEL quick hitch and it's got them.

 

[Kubota_Man]

So I have a question for the Master. With the 3rd function for the grapple do you think it can be adapted to control a hydraulic ram for the shoot deflector on a front mount snowblower?

Btw. I for one am looking forward to what you have planned for the BH thumb

 

[Wildfire]

So I have a question for the Master. With the 3rd function for the grapple do you think it can be adapted to control a hydraulic ram for the shoot deflector on a front mount snowblower?

Btw. I for one am looking forward to what you have planned for the BH thumb

MASTER! ME!
I know you kidding right?

To answer your question YES. It can be done plus by putting in the third function set up it can be used for other things like a hydraulic thumb
(See new thread I started) http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13519

That being said if you just need a power deflector you could just add a 12 volt linear actuator, a two way switch and two brackets and you got it.

They're not expensive and work very well. I'm after doing a few of them with no reported issues.

 

[skeets]

WAIT?????
Mama bought you a grapple
You didn't work through your lunch hour and build it?
Ohhhh the inhumanity a store bought thingie on lil killer,,
Ohhh where is the justice????
Well knowing you my friend, I have a sneaking hunch it aint gona stay stock too long,,,

 

[Kubota_Man]

[That being said if you just need a power deflector you could just add a 12 volt linear actuator, a two way switch and two brackets and you got it.

They're not expensive and work very well. I'm after doing a few of them with no reported issues.
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I had one of those. It didn't last a season. Water found its way in to the motor and fried it

So I was thinking (yes I know that is a bad thing for me to do) using the power off the 3rd function to power a ram.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Kubota already took care of that one

AH! I never knew that, I'm lacking the opposable FEL....

 

[Wildfire]

WAIT?????
Mama bought you a grapple
You didn't work through your lunch hour and build it?
Ohhhh the inhumanity a store bought thingie on lil killer,,
Ohhh where is the justice????
Well knowing you my friend, I have a sneaking hunch it aint gona stay stock too long,,,

I know, I know. I'm embarrassed about it too
But she told me to buy it, she didn't tell me to build it! What could I do? She would have been mad if I didn't get it lol

Listen here my friend. My wife isn't stupid. When I cut down a tree she's the one who picks up the branches and piles them up. She knows this grapple will take care of 90% of HER work

Oh your right. It's been modded

I had one of those. It didn't last a season. Water found its way in to the motor and fried it

So I was thinking (yes I know that is a bad thing for me to do) using the power off the 3rd function to power a ram.

That's to bad. Awful when stuff like that happens. I guess the third function set up would be the way to go.

You come on up with the tractor and between the two of us we'll get one on and test it out