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BALE GRAPPLE MOUNTING
16.
Insert the long legs of the two Hydraulic Bulkhead Run Tees (Item 5) down through the two
holes in the plate on the inside of the Right Mounting Tube. Point the horizontal legs of the
tees directly toward the other mounting tube so that those legs are parallel with the back of
your bucket. Rotate the horizontal legs 30° toward the bucket and secure the tees in that
position by installing the two Hydraulic Jamb Nuts (Item 3) on the long legs underneath the
mounting tube plate and tightening to 27 ft. lbs., + or - 2.0 ft. lbs.
17.
Install the two 90° Female-Male Hydraulic Elbows (Item 2) on the long legs of the Hydraulic
Bulkhead Run Tees, just below the jamb nuts. The male legs of each elbow should be
rotated so that exact alignment (i.e. 30° angle) is achieved with the horizontal leg of the tee
above. Tighten the elbow to 27 ft. lbs., + or - 2.0 ft. lbs.
18.
Install the Hydraulic Orifice (Item 7) on the male leg of the rear 90° Female-Male Hydraulic
Elbow. Tighten the orifice to 27 ft. lbs., + or - 2.0 ft. lbs.
19.
Install the two 1’-6” Hydraulic Hoses (Item 8): one between the top elbow on the right
Hydraulic Cylinder and the vertical leg of the front Hydraulic Bulkhead Run Tee and the
other between the bottom elbow on the right Hydraulic Cylinder and the vertical leg of the
rear Hydraulic Bulkhead Run Tee. Tighten all four fittings to 27 ft. lbs., +/- 2.0 ft. lbs.
20.
Install the 6-0” Hydraulic Hose (Item 1) between the top elbow on the left Hydraulic Cylinder
and the horizontal leg of the front Hydraulic Bulkhead Run Tee. Tighten both fittings to 27 ft.
lbs., + or - 2.0 ft. lbs.
21.
Install the 5’-3” Hydraulic Hose (Item 9) between the bottom elbow on the left Hydraulic
Cylinder and the horizontal leg of the rear Hydraulic Bulkhead Run Tee. Tighten both fittings
to 27 ft. lbs., + or - 2.0 ft. lbs.
22.
Install and snug up a Nylon Cable Tie (Item 30) around the two Left Hydraulic Cylinder
hoses just below the lower Male-Male Hydraulic Elbow.
23.
Install and snug up another Nylon Cable Tie around the two Right Hydraulic Cylinder hoses
just above the lower Male-Male Hydraulic Elbow. Note this will result in the rear hose being
held twice in an inverted “J” shape by the tie.
24.
The remaining Nylon Cable Tie will be installed as a part of the BALE GRAPPLE
HYDRAULIC
CONNECTION.
25.
Carefully raise the loader and cycle the tilt cylinders to check clearances and to verify that
all mounting procedures have been successfully completed. Make sure that no portion
of this product makes any contact with your loader arms or dump cylinders. If such a
problem is encountered, stop the setup procedure immediately and contact
FFC before proceeding further.
IMPORTANT
Lubricate all grease fittings before connecting this product to your prime
mover’s
hydraulic
system.
Refer to BALE GRAPPLE MAINTENANCE and follow the instructions.