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grapple on a Cat 330 excavator

delsol ยท 2021-03-03 11:45

Looking to mount a grapple on my 1991 330, currently it is plumbed with a live line from the main hydraulic pressure feeding the spool bank and has a return tied into the return side of spool bank. I was hoping to add a 1" electric over hydraulic valve to control the grapple opening and closing with a switch on the joystick. Would this be a closed system? Is there any concerns to controlling a grapple in this way? This would also be used for a thumb and bucket combo so i would like to add a pressure relief valve so as to not bend the cylinder if the bucket came up against it. Thanks, Dave

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  1. #1uffex2021-03-03 12:04

    Good day Dave There is an abundance of option information how to control a thumb/grapple at excatech.org The files are a large due to the illustrations it can take a while to download. Click on the site choose Library > adapted applications > begin with thumb? & answers. Any questions drop me a line hope you find it helpful. Kind regards Uffex