Grapple Like a Pro | Tips & Tricks | Kubota B2601 & Land Pride SGC0660
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- Grapple techniques, tips & tricks: How to use a grapple: how to grapple logs, maneuvering through tight trails with a grapple load, raking with a grapple, grading dirt with a grapple - how to bleed a hydraulic line to free a hydraulic connector that is stuck on the grapple.
Activities and techniques on this channel apply to the B Series of Kubota tractors: B2601, B2301, B2401, B2650. Most may also apply to the BX series and LX series such as the LX2610.
Grapple Like a Pro | Tips & Tricks | Kubota B2601 & Land Pride SGC0660
How to use a grapple like a pro / How to use a grapple / Tips and Tricks using a grapple with my Kubota B2601
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EXCELLENT demonstration. You gave me the opportunity to narrate every move and "giration" that you did for my wife. She was very impressed with your techniques...and that is saying a lot! She then asked, "Well, then when are you going to get a 'grabble'?" Good job, my Friend...good job!
Hi Dwayne that is Awesome! :) Thank you so much for letting me know. So when ARE you getting one then? :) Take care and I'll see you on the next one! - David
@@PaleHorseOutdoors going to order one very soon. Fall/Winter is the best time for cleaning and thinning the growth. I have 3-4 acres that desparately needs thinning to become firewood for the Family Fire Pit! But in addition and really for the long term, my soon-to-be planted 2 acre vineyard will yield tons of finger diameter sized prunings to be raked, gathered, moved and burned annually. As any vineyardist know....you've got to get the old stuff out! I might even become as good as you are with the "grabble" someday! I didn't have the heart to correct the "wifey's" pronounciation with her excitement!
@@dwayneloftice2326 Wow, sounds like you definitely need one! Once you get it and have done some work, I'd love to hear more and see some pics. If you haven't already, you can join my facebook page facebook.com/PaleHorseOutdoorsFB or group facebook.com/groups/kubotabseries/ to share. I've got a few tons of logs to sort through this fall/winter and get the burn pile done before we get the burn bans next summer. I don't know if I can do it all with all the rain we get here, but I'm going to try! Thanks for sharing the story about your wife. I just shared your comment with MY wife and she was tickled pink! Thanks again for sharing and see you soon!
I loved the rake tip. Thanks a lot!
You'll find if you put your loader in float mode before rolling over to grab your material, you will eliminate picking your front end up off the ground.
I love a good Kubota.. Hello New Sub here from Texas! 🚜
Welcome to the channel, Barb! I've subscribed to your channel and I look forward watching. I love my Kubota! I hope it shows. :) Thanks again - David
@@PaleHorseOutdoors
Thank you so much! 😉
You're welcome! 😀
I like that tractor set up with the grapple. Really wish we had a grapple. Those trails look great.
Hi Scott, thanks! I use the grapple more than anything - it's perfect for what I do. Thanks for watching! - David
Be careful pushing on anything with the loader bucket cylinders fully extended. That is a good way to bend the hydraulic cylinder rod.
Hi Matt, yep very true. I assume you're referring to the battering ram config. They're not fully extended there and I only do that to push over old wood fence posts, samplings and dead Alders that are about to fall over with the wind. I have more concern when using the stump bucket and after watching THAT video myself, I see that I'm going to start using the bucket with way less steep bucket angles. Thanks for watching! :) - David
@@PaleHorseOutdoors yep that's it. I bent a rod on my B3200/BH76 backhoe and it was $300 for just the rod from Kubota. I don't want to make that mistake again!
@@MattN03 No doubt, buddy! Thanks for reminding the community about that. I mentioned in the video to be careful, too. :) - David
Great tips and demonstration, David. I have a grapple and have used it only a couple of times. This is all new to me starting just this year. I appreciate these tips. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful! I use mine pretty much all the time unless I need to move/smooth dirt (rarely) or just my clamp-on pallet forks (even more rare). Thanks for watching all of these videos, buddy! I'll have to catch up with yours over the weekend! Take care! :)
Excellent video on grapple use, David! You covered some tips and tricks I haven’t seen on other grapple videos so this video will be valuable to new grapple owners. Very well done!
Thank you, Martin that's great to hear! I was hoping to provide some new information of both new users and even some folks that have been using a grapple for a while. That thing is amazing, man. I'd love to see you get one and work with it on your channel some day. Thanks for watching! - David
All great tips David. I was hoping to get a grapple this fall. In fact, I was counting on it. Having to drill a new well has put that off at least for this fall.
Thanks for sharing this David. Full watch and a thumbs up. See you for the next one.
Thank you, Gary! Oh man, I feel for you. I use my grapple just about 99.99% of the time and there's no way that I could have done all the work I've done here in just 3 months without one. I messed up my body pretty bad during a couple decades in the Army and that grapple has made me like some kind of forestry mech LOL. Thanks again and Oh I watched your Stihl chainsaw video last night - I loved it! I just need to get over to that comment section. :) - See you on the next one! - David
Great tips and advice! I've had that problem with too much pressure in my grapple lines before too - bleeding them out a little is the easiest way I've found to get the connection made. Our grapple is a little different, in that the rake teeth on the bottom are longer -so I can often just scoop underneath what I want to pick up, then clamp with the grapple and lift. I don't usually need to tip the grapple forward to pick things up.
Thank you! Yep when those hoses won't go on, it's a real pain. I've heard of a few other ways to try to relieve the pressure but for me bleeding is the easiest. Which grapple do you have?
Excellent tips! You did a wonderful job explaining and demonstrating each step!
Hi Ben, thank you buddy! I know you've got a stump bucket, do you use a grapple?
Thank you for the great tips on using the grapple.
You're welcome, my friend! Thank you for all of your support! :)
Such a beautiful property. Great demonstration and tips.
Thank you very much! I appreciate it 😀 - David
Another great presentation David👍 I have been missing out on some great content. Finally getting a chance to catch up😁👍🚜💨💡
Hi Mitch, better late than never! LOL Thanks for catching up, buddy I really appreciate you taking the time to go back and take a look at my older videos. See you soon!
Awesome
I have a lot to learn!!
Thanks David, some excellent tips. Recently found your channel, enjoying it, still learning to use my B2601 along with the grapple. Look forward to seeing more. Bruce from Aus
Hi Bruce! That's awesome! I'd really love to see your setup. I'm really happy you found the channel and thank you for reaching out! See you on the next one :) - David
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@@PaleHorseOutdoors David, would love to send some pics, but don’t use Facebook, not sure how else I can get the, to you.
@@brucelarcombe3229 No problem. My email address for the channel is on the About section and you can send them to me there!
Really great video David, very good tips 👍🏻, I also have to bleed the hydraulics to connect my grapple but I might do it your way the next time 👍🏻. Have a great one 🙂🙋🏼♂️👍🏻
Thank you, Luc! You know, I've only had to bleed it twice in 4 months - including during the making of this video! Thanks for watching :) - David
Thank you for sharing, your video is very good, I love it. Nice to meet you. Wish you happiness and success in life.🍟💝💘💛
Nice to meet you too! Thank you for watching!
Very useful information
Glad you liked it :)
very beautiful place you got there.
Oh I agree! We love it here. Thanks for watching! :)
Thank you for the great tips on using the grapple. I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my new tractor and I purchased the same grapple with it hopefully it’ll be here by the middle of May 2022
Hey Herb! You are welcome and thank you very much for watching! I went through the same wait last Spring. It's a tough wait knowing that you could be out on your tractor. It's good to see you my friend!
Great work, sub'd!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!
Wow amazing beautiful video, I’m new friend always like
Really good presentation. Thank you. East or Western WA?
Great video. I used to weave through my trails like that, but I bought a 110 horse power New Holland Powerstar with a Heavy Duty Skid Pro grapple last year and did I forever more remove lots of trees away from my trails. I do not have to weave anymore.
Wow that's a beast! Thanks for watching :)
Nice video,,
Thank you, Dan!
Connect the 2 grapple hoses to each other. Solves the issue of bleeding and keeps the sealing surface of the male fitting clean. I have flat face fittings too.
That worked for me until I couldn't get them uncoupled! I ended up buying a set of couplers and installing a ball valve on each half. I plug these into the grapple hoses, crack the ball valve, remove the "pressure relief valve" and then plug in to the tractor.
@@kylerayk That sounds like a great solution I hope I remember it when I get a grapple 😁👍🚜💨💡
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Best grapple how to video on internet!!! Thank you
Thank you Todd! I appreciate that 😄
Great video. If you put the loader in float mode when picking up the logs it will make easier and not pick the front end of the tractor off the group. GP Outdoors has a great video on it, I can't remember what the video number is.
Thanks for the idea!
I had a similar problem where I had to bleed the line. To prevent this from happening never close the grapple completely before taking it off
Hi David, great video with lots of tips on using the grapple. I see you say you dont use your rake much anymore. I just purchased a landscape rake from EA, it was delivered about 3 weeks ago. its still sitting in the back of my truck. have no idea when I am going to get to use it.
Hi Joey! Yep, but funny enough I've used it twice since I said that. LOL When I first got it, I used it every day cutting about a mile of trails but once they were cut, I didn't go back over it with the rake anymore because it brought up too many roots. I may still use it for some gravel raking, but I don't know yet. Thanks for watching man! See you on the next one :)
@@PaleHorseOutdoors I bought mine to get up some of the larger rocks and roots in the orchard. And for when I clear anther 5 acres to make my orchard larger. We use to pick up the rocks and debris by hand, but no more, lol
Man you have all kinds of chaga on those birch. Has a ton of health benefits
Hmm, I'll make the wife harvest it then. ;)
When parking any hydraulic cylinder relieve any hyd pressure before disconnecting the hoses. even better move the cylinder away from bottoming out first. then even if there is pressure in one hose when you recouple- cycling the valve with one hose attached will make draining opposing hose unnecessary.
Great tips, but please show how you grapple a bunch of wonky, twisty logs at the same time. Picking up a grip of nice straight, round logs is pretty straightforward.
Hi Kyle, thanks for watching. The technique of aligning, pushing/pulling, curling (pinching) and adjusting the loader arms while grabbing apply to anything you pick up whether it's straight or gnarled logs. For the most part, you want to block and limb the logs before picking them up or you might punch your grill with a limb. Twisted/gnarled logs can be picked up in a group, but personally I always limb and buck them so that they are as straight as possible so I can fit more at a time in a single load. Take care! - David
Hi David, this video got you a sub from me. I'm looking forward to using my new grapple on my new B2610. I'm still getting used to operating the tractor. Can't figure out why a machine would be designed with such poor visibility in the front. I'll be looking for all those gadgets to indicate exactly where my attachments are in respect to the ground, etc during operation.
Thank you, Charlotte! I really appreciate it! I say this a lot, but I don't know what I'd do without my grapple! It is so versatile and saves so much time, not to mention my back! Which grapple did you decide to get? Thanks again for subscribing and for you comments. I'll see you on the next one!
As much as you use your grapple David, have you considered a grill guard? That would be my top concern.
I welded expanded metal onto the back of my grapple all the way across. I don't like how most grille guards block the headlights.
@@kylerayk , my guard blocks my headlights. On these loader tractors the loader and buckets pretty much hinder the lights anyway. I added an led light bar to the top of my tops which does a far superior job of lighting. Can’t use it on the road though.
I think your idea of the expanded metal on the grapple is the best one I’ve heard yet.
Hi Gary! Yes it's on my very long list of needed mods. I don't have any welding experience myself, but I've watched a few videos and seems pretty straightforward. I have a friend that welds, but getting him out to the property is a challenge LOL - Thanks for watching! - David
@@PaleHorseOutdoors , Hey David, one of my videos a while back shows where I got a custom made grill guard from Zook’s Welding in Fremont Ohio. He makes them and shipped they are around $200.Very cheap when compared to a new radiator,battery, and all the other stuff right up front where any crunching sound coming from there probably means hundreds of dollars.
I liked Kyle’s idea. Certainly better than nothing at all.
I am one of the lucky ones. I used mine for three years without any oops. Ed from My Cluttered Garage got his the first time out.
Kyle’s way would be much cheaper but will have a couple other drawbacks. Still much better than not having any protection
I've thought about doing something similar. I use my grapple to pick up small amounts of dirt when I'm doing grapple work in the woods and it grabs quite a bit if there's a fair amount of leaves/twigs/roots mixed in. Your idea would probably help it grab more loose dirt than without one and still offer a nice level of protection for the grill area.
I can`t find my comment either so I muffed it I guess....I have some tractor videos 2 but I drive a John Deere and with that, I`m not saying it`s better than Kubota....there all better than doing the work with hand tools....CHEERS
Ha no worries, buddy! I don't hold nothing against a Deere myself. Kubota was the best choice for me because of few things and the dealer support in the area. Anyway, I'm glad the comment worked this time! Thanks for subscribing and I'll see you on here and on your channel, my friend! - David
Pioneer couplers not flat faced
On the list. Thanks for watching!
Nothing like a grapple. Used mine todsy to clear storm damage never left the machine to complete the task
Good clip overall but LoL friend, all you had todo is push the hydraulic line against something to release the pressure. Removing the line, really?? 🤦
Morning David, how do you like the Landpride grapple? I'm upgrading my tractor to the LX and considering that grapple. Have a great weekend. 👍🏝🚜🪵🌴🍁
Hey Mark. Well after more than a year using it almost every day, I could not be more happy with this grapple. For the way I use it grappling brush and logs, raking and light grading of dirt/gravel, this clamshell design is perfect for me. I highly recommend.