Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Matthew Storrs]

There's actually a bit more to it if you want it? Basically for an ultra simple setup you get your preferred fabrication guy to knock up an extension, but house inside it a six way electric diverter valve.

Neatly pipe up the grab to this using the fact you can run hoses through this mount and have just one pair of hoses running back to the machines dual acting auxiliary circuit.

All you now need is a cable running back to the machine to a button on top of your lever (could even be the horn button) that you simply press to switch from grab to rotate, as and when required.

It gives both functions without the need for an extra dual acting circuit to be fitted, and can if done well result in an ultra tidy installation.

 

There is an image of a nice extension here, but this is more optimised in angle to a harvester geometry, as for using a grab you'd be looking for more height/reach.

 

http://www.jaspwilson.co.uk/upload/image/harva_digger_5.jpg

 

 

Eddie.

 

 

Thats a great simple idea- I wonder how the micro size diggers would cope with the extra weight or rather added extension/leverage, but could solve the problem for those who want to be able to load transits and the like.

[LGP Eddie]

Who makes the screw splitter grab Eddie? That's awesome and exactly what I want!

 

Here you go Stephen, and it looks like Andrew at Exac-One got there first yet again, so a call to him will get you all the info on it I'd expect.

 

Doesn't it look a handy bit of kit though!

 

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Eddie.

[LGP Eddie]

Thats a great simple idea- I wonder how the micro size diggers would cope with the extra weight or rather added extension/leverage, but could solve the problem for those who want to be able to load transits and the like.

 

A bit of a lash up with some box section would soon see what can be achieved real world, before the main fabrication took place.

 

Eddie.

[Gray git]

I'd quite like something a bit like the 3rd leg setup you have for your mulcher head but with the grab on the end instead so could tilt it back and have something solid to help turn or aid pulling up slopes, bit like this American style end, if done nicely could also help carry logs lengthways by wedging 1 end under the foot

[LGP Eddie]

I'd quite like something a bit like the 3rd leg setup you have for your mulcher head but with the grab on the end instead so could tilt it back and have something solid to help turn or aid pulling up slopes, bit like this American style end, if done nicely could also help carry logs lengthways by wedging 1 end under the foot

 

Funny you say that but that's what i'm currently working on, but with a telescopic extension in it too?

 

This is great setup just ignore the fact it's a harvesting head, and with suitable brackets fitted you simply grab the extension to stop the grab swinging about when travelling.

 

http://www.yanmarquis.com/images/604/%20img-1441.jpg

 

 

 

Eddie.

[briquette_seller]

Now this is an extension

 

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[joe p]

Iv got an extension on my grab for the 5.5t works really well gives you extra hight. but it's mainly the reach that helps and keeping the timber that bit further from the cab if handling and stacking longer lengths will try and get some pics up.

I have it piped as lgp Eddie says via another valve block which diverts the boom pivot circuit . As mine only has a one way beaker.

[LGP Eddie]

Iv got an extension on my grab for the 5.5t works really well gives you extra hight. but it's mainly the reach that helps and keeping the timber that bit further from the cab if handling and stacking longer lengths will try and get some pics up.

I have it piped as lgp Eddie says via another valve block which diverts the boom pivot circuit . As mine only has a one way beaker.

 

Nice one mate, but we only believe you in this thread if you stick up some pictures for us all!

 

Only joking, it would be really useful as I can't find the ones of the setup I'm talking about at present.

 

 

Eddie.

[joe p]

Ha ha. Well it's only right really. I know I have some pics when it Was on the old kubota so will dig them out to morrow if not will have to weight till I'm back in the yard in the week.

 

I like the look of the extending arm. Has that got a internal ram powering it? Do you find it unbalances the machine or is it counterbalanced by the wider track base?

 

Joe

[joe p]

 

This is it without the extension on.