Fixing and Testing a $200 Hydraulic Rock Grapple
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Can I take this rock grapple that I purchased for $200 and make it strong enough for my backhoe?
DISCLAIMER'. this is not a how to video and I am not responsible for any actions you take on your equipment or property
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For $200 it is excellent value for your homestead with the abundance of rocks you have. Nifty piece of repairing and it's good to go, doing twice as much as it was intended to do!
Not sure why I’m watching since you started a Patreon….oh yeah, it’s cause I enjoy your content!!!
Appreciate the support!
*because. Changes everything!😂
Hey Capt. K, it's been a while but life slowed down so I'm checking to be sure everyone is doing, still.
Always enjoy the content & clean language, too. 😊
That curve in the reinforcement makes it look cool maybe do that to my 66” grapple if it starts cracking, the hydraulic lines on those are always a pain catching on things,great fix Mike, if you have any old tractor suitcase weights laying around you can hang them on rear bucket for more counter balance.
Obviously his salvage gene has an eye for beauty!
Good job. One thing to consider sometime is putting plates on the clamping units - that weld the center flats to the outer flat. The piston to the pivot on the tractor. Will fortify the hands and make them stronger and won't wobble sideways. Good buy.
Hello Mike. Your Engineering degree is sure paying off with the repairs so far on the grapple. Those rounded gussets look like they really mean business for what they were designed for. Have good days!
Great repair work, Mike! Moving that big rock is impressive!
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That's what I like to see, reinforcement of my own methods of first carefully determining the maximum capabilities of a piece of equipment,🤔 and then immediately attempting to exceed them by a factor of three🤪. Thanks as always for the video, and take care.
Cool repairs to the grapple. I really like seeing you test your welds right off the bat. Git er Done!!!!
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Captain another awesome repair! You never cease to amaze me! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Capt'n, your resourceful 'can-do' attitude is totally inspiring - and your self-deprecating humour is a killer! 😎😂
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Good job Mike she’s going to work a lot better. Think you rescued it before she broke completely.👍👍
Good Morning Captain !!
The 555 is rapidly becoming the “Swiss Army Knife” of the homestead. The repairs look great. The curve on the gussets look like a factory installation.
Keep up the good work God Bless and Stay Safe.
Tim
Wow that was a big ol rock and she held!! Win for the grapple and 555 combo!!
Nice repair job, like the approach to adding in gussets to strengthen the grapple bucket. The thing I found over the course of that type of repair work is as you strengthen one point it transfers the weak point some place else down the line, but as you repair that point one usually ends up with the heavy duty version of the attachment, and the repair experiences, one might call it a win win, who knew! Thanks for the update, enjoyed watching.
Nice grappling with a challenging issue :)
Get some tubing to bring the connection to the end of the cylinder? Great Show thankyou!!!!
Mike that was some pretty good backyard fabrication and repairs, enjoyed the video 👍🏻
Appreciate ya watching!
"Probably some repair videos too". LOL. That might just be an understatement Mike. That grapple will be another handy tool to have around in any caser. Nice find.
If you look at disks plows, check out the way the hoses are suspended up by a round rod that bolts on and has a curl at the top of it! Might be a good idea to keep the hoses out of the way! Just trying to help out my friend! Just something I thought of from my past days working for the farmers!🤷🏼👌🏻
Yet another example of good self help and ingenuity great video👍🔧🇺🇸
I bought a broken one almost identical to that. Guy ripped it apart with his skidsteer. Being a welder fabricator by trade I rebuilt the whole thing. Have $500 in it and it’s beefier than anything you can buy under $5k. I also made it a single grapple with a bigger cylinder instead of a dual. Wish I could post pictures on here. Might help give you ideas if you decided to beef it up.
I think this will work alright, maybe a few more gussets, my biggest hang up is weather or not to leave that cutting edge as is or weld teeth on it
@@CaptainKleemanI left my cutting edge but the bottom runners extend out past the cutting edge. Basically the cutting edge is flat on the bottom but has teeth parallel with the ground. I can rake and grade with it. Sorta look at it like a backhoe, Not the best equipment for a job but decent at doing everything.
“Jack of all trades, master of none” 😉 I know you understand my point
Cut the cutting edge around the bottom runners making teeth.
When you take it off the machine, you can stand it on its side and weld everything that you couldn’t get! 👌🏻👍🏻
Thanks for the smile at the end. I needed that this morning.
The Repair, Test, and Break program is actually the most effective method out there.👌
Some may say it's not the most efficient, but both words start with E. 🤷
The 555 UniMog you are building sure gets a lot done!🤙
Agree, welder and grinder wheel can do so much!
That grapple was definitely a good buy, now you've got the extra capacity to use more attachments, you could like DP make your own tree limb cutting attachment. 👍
You are a good man Mike! Keep up the good work, it fits you well!
Insufficient material thickness is what it looks like Mike , that’s a big problem with factory made products on an assembly line! Downfall for the company! Double it up as much as possible, Mike! Metal isn’t supposed to tear like that brother, that’s why I say insufficient material thickness! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻 But that’s totally up to your choosing brother! I’ve repaired too many things that rip just like this! Good luck 🍀🙏🏻
Awesome, great job, always a pleasure follow your project and your modification, thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Mike could you rig up what they call a pogo stick on the top middle of the grapple with heavy springs to hold the hydraulic lines toward the middle of the grapple..?
That's the goal, appreciate ya watching
Great job Mike seems to work well now great video thanks
It needs some doubler pad like where it’s cracked and dented at the welded areas! I’m glad to see you stick welding the repairs, Mike! Good job my friend! Everything takes practice brother and I think you’re doing as well as anyone with your experience, my friend! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Glad yo got a needle scaler! makes cleaning those tight welds a summer breeze
Definitely a time saver!
I was trying to think why no propane would stop you welding, then remembered your welder generator is running on propane :)
Morning Mike
Had the idea, that maybe you and DP, could split the cost of a hydraulic hose crimper. Just a thought.
Hi Mike & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mike & Friends Randy
👍 I agree, as much as I abhor welding, DIY saves tons of cash and it's just something that has to be done for the repairs strength. Nice job.
NASCAR looking over the video to see if they can use you in the pits!! Nice work Mike 🤗🇺🇸
Thanks!
I was thinking the exact same thing just before you mentioned how essential the propane powered welder is to your operation.
Without it so much of what you’ve accomplished so far would have been a little more difficult to do.
Trauma shears, my favorite tool around the house. Can never have too many pairs of them - they seem to randomly disappear. Hope you're doing well Mike!
Thanks!
The Kleeman Khronikles continue....there's that employee who works really really fast....keep him on the payroll and pay him by the hour....I'd like to nominate him for Employee of the Month at Kleeman World Enterprises. And what a channel, you'll see yacht building, lawnmower repair, truck manufacturing, how to abuse and repair motorized machinery.....you can't get that kind of entertainment just anywhere Bud. Nope, it's a regular smorgasbord of eclectic and fun content here on the Admiral's First Mate's channel. As always, great channel, great content.
That was a tease ….taking us to the Rock Bridge but didn’t even let us see it. We know that YOU got to see it! My only guess is that she wasn’t presentable for company and the time available didn’t allow for getting that addressed. Oh well, next time.
The grapple looked infinitely more potent and if it doesn’t somehow break, something else will as you go further into unchartered territory (for you/your place/your machinery). I liked all the improvements especially the curved gussets…could become a stylistic statement for others to follow.
Haven't been down in a few months. But we will be back on it shortly
You seemed to fix the grapple up pretty good Mike👍👍😎😎🍮🍮
Thanks!
Mike love your videos and you have greatly improved in you welding but a great video would be to get Arron to come by it would only cost you a couple of 6 packs.
The whole point of learning how to weld is to be self reliant and not waste other people's time.
That grapple will be a life changing tool maybe a toy too.
Good morning Mike!
Good morning!
You really got to grips with your grapple..... and grappled with the metal to make it work for you 💪💪💪
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@ 4:23 noticed the tarp on the dump truck build, I know you like to recycle and reuse, since you are in Evansville all the time for your job, find an outdoor advertising company BECAUSE the printed vinyl cover they use on billboards now make the best tarps and covers for log piles you can find / another trick I have used in the past is concrete testing facilities have the left over cylinders that they stress test they give away and they make great curbing on driveways, walks and landscaping and can be stacked at the transitions around your bridge projects and to stabilize intakes and outtakes of driveway culverts
Love your wit Mike. Toss these in the woods and we will work it, till we need to wield it. CK motto.
Mike impressive work on the grappler, I believe after a few hiccups you will have that tuned the way you want.great video,great job.just keep doing what you do best.be safe 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Sometimes it's good practice to drill holes at the ends of the cracks. You may need to scab on reinforcing plates since the metal is likely fatigued past the area of the crack.
I just weld past
Until you picked up that heavy boulder, I didn't see the value in your $200.00 grapple. Good call, and good work.
After all this time. You FINALLY made the backhoe a little too heavy on the front. 😂😂😂
I never thought I would see the day 🤣
Working it. Learn by doing. Thumbs up 👍
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good stuff ..."maybe some repair videos too!" maybe? ...look forward to them.
Nothing better than having one of those harbor freight, precision swinging press's handy. A fine adjustment tool.
Nut and bolt, swing the cylinder out of the way?
My concern, are cardboard guests strong enough?
No safety crocks, Mike will be soooo disappointed.😂😂
You could really use a seat on the triple nikel. 😂
You kinda remind me of every kid that ever wanted to drive grandpa's car, having a hard time seeing out the window? 😁😁😂😂😂😂
New back tires would greatly help with the mobility, filled with whatever they fill them with, would help counter weight.
Trust me, I stayed at a Holiday inn express once, and just had my first monster energy drink this morning. 😁😁😂😂
I have a plethora of knowledge just begging to get out, and no one once to listen to me and my you tube knowledge.
So, here I be. 😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👊👊👊👊
That is getting to be one useful tool.... now if it only had a seat.... well, one inside the cab.... lol 🤣
Keep up the great videos
Thanks!
also google "pulling tire through culvert to clean" WOW especially the one that says Turd ! LOL
definitely, more repair videos will come out of that but it's a great start.
When I first started watching your channel, I was a little puzzled by your choice of stick welding. The fact that your engine driven one is also a generator makes sense for your situation, but the whole world seems to be doing the "trendy" thing of wire welding now. Well, since then, another UA-camr, "Making Mistakes with Greg" has opened my eyes to things like root penetration and weld strength, and stick seems the way to get more of that. Flux core is better than MIG, but MIG is the worst for root penetration. Stick is a little harder to learn, but worth the pain. Now I wish I had a good stick welder!
That's part of it, but mig can be plenty strong if done right. The main reason is most of my welding is down outside. mig requires shielding gas, the wind can greatly affect the quality of the weld.
A lot of fellows would bevel out the cracks, weld it 7018, grind flat, then plate over it.
A lot of fellas be wasting time
That’s a great video Mike💪🏼💪🏼
Thanks!
Good morning sunshine! Love your videos! Much love from Henderson Ga USA
I enjoyed your video as always
Thanks!
Before you get the new hoses look at the length of the pipes you have as the shorter 1 may be ok for the longer position?? Then you just need 2 new short ones 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
Yay for adjustable counterweights and built in jacks!......yes...thats what I took out of all of this. Ok...not really but I feel it.
Yea, that thing that everyone said wouldn't work.....guess what? It's Awesome!!! Good Job!
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I hope those welds work. It looks good to me, but I don't know anything about it.
You'd pay extra for these fancy curves on a new attachment
That's right lol
Cap they are such a useful tool
Hey look it’s Blueberry’s dad making an appearance or should we call him Jody. 🐶
I’m curious, what you sitting on in the 555? It looks like you’re on a bucket. Kinda low rider vibe.
Remember the golden rule when welding stress welds root, fill, and cap welds are the strongest.
Amazing Mike!!
Each hydraulic cylinder is probably worth $200, so that thing is a win.
Yup!
I see you use CAD captain.
Cardboard Aided Design
When i first saw how that rock grapple was made i was thinking….that thing barely stands a chance on the little tractor, its really going to be hating life on the 555 especially when he shoots the backhoe to lift heavier stuff…first test run on that rock was what i was expecting you to do😂😂, that kind of work is probably how it was used though
I think you need a new seat in the 555. You look tiny in that thing, like a kid driving dad’s equipment. 😀
Working on it
Pre heating metal before welding will give you better penetration, let's call it tips from Tim. Who is Tim? Be safe
What would a fireman do without bandage scissors?🤔
Good evening Mike, I have a curiosity question for you. When you were using the jack for the quick attach plate, i wondered why not just jack it up and hit the welded corner with a hammer to encourage the top piece to band back flat again. Why cut the weld and reweld it back curved up higher? Again curiosity has me asking. It will be interesting to see how your reinforcement holds up. I suspect ypu are correct that it will help. Time will tell if it spreads out the load enough or needs a larger surface. Thabk you for sharing. Speaking of wding, i need to pull out little 110v mig/flux welder out and tackle a few repairs myself. You have almost inspired me to go do so. But it is getting dark soon, so will have to be in daylight hours on a Sunday. Thank you again.
It was repaired in the wrong spot prior. It needs moved
Howdy Captain
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I'm curious. Couldn't you fill your bucket with a big load of rocks, or iron/steel, and use that as a counterweight for using the grapple? Is that even possible? Don't own a backhoe; don't drive a backhoe; just fairly proficient at watching UA-cam videos. But I watch all of yours. And Like, Comment, and Subscribed, 😁
Definitely possible. Appreciate ya watching!!
Gotta say. I've never seen someone chip slag with an air chisel.
@18:04 it's an air scaler
Beautiful work way better got way better welding
Thanks!
All wheel drive used on 555
It's a 2WD machine
kick butt and the price Score
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If you pick up something heavy like that again move that backhoe out further and you can pick up more
Doesn't really change the strength of the hydraulics lol. Thats all that loader wants
For leaks in tires use tireject Thin but stuff stuff works great must have magic mixed into it idk but works
These tires have tubes. Tube is cheaper than tire tireject
You sure about same price but what ever least look into it and work on ALL tires 🛞
@@NotmeGK123 it doesn't worked on tubes tires, which is what these are.
@@CaptainKleeman lol ok just keep it in mind works great on lawnmower and four wheeler tires
Captain, you never, I repeat you NEVER lube or grease your lug nuts on vehicle tires. That is the main cause of the lug nuts undoing themselves. Every Tire personal will tell you that.
Incorrect
@@CaptainKleeman Whoever told you to lube or grease the lug nuts for wheels obviously is not really trained in the job classification for wheels, but a back yard mechanic.
@@darylb4814 nah
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To much weight tour going to break King pins on don't always and you can't weld the casted axles I know that from experience, do you ever grease machine or just blow n go 😂
mostly repair video"s
Do you really need the jaws to open that far…seems like stops limiting travel might make those hoses have an easier life? The return on investment with the grapple is going to workout to be one of your biggest successes ..I’m betting.
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Mike, I miss your awkward outros
Are you saying you enjoy unfinished thoughts? Because I agree that he
Why he uses ”we” when some horrible welds and hacks are done? He should use I, nothing else.
With the benefit of my youtube armchair and 20/20 hindsight, it might have been better to have put your reinforcement pieces at an angle to spread the force across the top of the claw.
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