Recent content by twozeroseven

Good deal. Spoke to dealer. Deleting the OEM kit in favor of an aftermarket option speeds up delivery by several weeks, so that seems like the right choice for me given there won't be much functional difference. Thanks.

Yeah thanks. Maybe we should play more video games to up the hand/eye coordination... In any event, I'm not going to be doing production work with the grapple so maybe it doesn't matter much as you say. In fact, I assume that with the diverter type that you have you can feather the grapple...

I have seen a 3PH splitter designed with a wedge on both sides of the ram, so it can split on the push or return stroke. Can't remember who makes it though -- a Canadian company I think. Anyway, never used one and I generally agree that a separate splitter is better but I could see how the...

Thanks Dave, appreciate learning a bit more about hydraulics. I understand your point this way: the physical limitations of the hydraulic system on that machine mean that there may not be enough juice to run all three loader functions at once (in the same way the 3PH and the loader might not...

Long time lurker, first time poster now that I've traded up from a Deere to a M5660SUHD (on order/not delivered yet). Based on everyone's posts here, I feel pretty confident on the choice -- thanks. The one major information gap I have regards third function valves. The OEM third function valve...