Skid loader Stump Bucket w/Grapple

[HainesNYT]

this is out extreme duty root grapple. After having a grapple on an attachment you will want all of them to have it...they come in so very handy all the time. This was a good chunk of my inspiration. I just have to figure out the geometry on the cylinder & grapple to make sure there is something close to a good alignment.

[HainesNYT]

checking movement and angles

[HainesNYT]

that will be about fully open, around 44"

[HainesNYT]

still thinking

[HainesNYT]

5/16 angle supporting the 1/2x 10.5 vertical straps for the cylinder.

[BrianL]

I see what you are going for, but not sure the grapple will be out of the way enough when digging. BUt looking forward to seeing it in action!

[justintyme8303]

I love it! My brother and I went halves on their MicroCut 380 plasma cutter about 12 years ago. I have taken it all over the US and cut plenty of 3/8 (slowly). Just keeps rocking. My Mig 200 I have had for about 7 years. It makes me smile often. Last year I bought their little Mig 130 (110v) for doing stuff like carports/purlin. They are all well built and haven't given me any problems. I know I won't buy another Lincoln. Great customer service too.

I was going to buy my son a small Lincoln from Home Depot I may look in to this 130 now.

[HainesNYT]

I see what you are going for, but not sure the grapple will be out of the way enough when digging. BUt looking forward to seeing it in action!

That is a concern of mine as well; however, I think it will work out fine. A few photos up it is connected to the machine and there is a board propping the jaw open...the bucket is rolled all the way forward, so that's about as bad as it will get. And without the bucket on a longer boom, I will only be able to go as deep as the attachment plate will let me. But we shall see pretty soon

[HainesNYT]

I was going to buy my son a small Lincoln from Home Depot I may look in to this 130 now.

You will like it. Call them, you can tell they are good folks.... 1-800-USA-WELD

[HainesNYT]

+ hydraulics are working great
- cylinder touches plate, just under the sticker. It's minimal, so I am going to try notching the plate instead of drilling a new mount.

[Dale Moser]

Are you gonna box the back of that lower hydro mount?

[HainesNYT]

screwed up! I notched 2" then notched another 2"...cylinder kept hitting the plate. Almost cleared it, so I cranked it back with the hydraulics again and it busted the tack welds on the bucket side...which almost immediately have me the idea to then raise the mount with a 1/2" spacer...BAMMMM, done. Seems to be aligned correctly now.

[HainesNYT]

Are you gonna box the back of that lower hydro mount?

. Just added some square tubing on the quick-attach plate backside. I put a piece of wood in the bucket and bowed-up on it with the hydraulics....in horror I watched the (combined) 9/16" plate bend/bow. When I pulled back on the hydraulics it went "mostly" back into shape...slight curve.

I will add more to the grapple side mount as well.

[HainesNYT]

** the square tubing was added in response to the bending of the 9/16.

[Dale Moser]

I'd still box the back of those 1/2" plates on the lower hydro mount. And the base of the lower hydro mount as well with looong gussets going down and apart from each other...if that makes any sense.