Lubricate Skid Steer Grapple Attachment

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What happens here

Before operating the skid steer with the grapple attachment (specifically, a 'Hydra Bucket'), it's essential to grease its pivot points. Locate the grease zerks on both sides of the grapple. Using a grease gun, apply a full tube of grease to each zerk. If the attachment pins are stiff, use a pry bar to apply leverage while greasing to help distribute the lubricant. Once greased, cycle the attachment's movements to ensure the grease fully penetrates the pins and joints. This helps reduce friction, prevent wear, and eliminate any squeaking sounds during operation.

Goal: Ensure smooth operation and prevent wear on the grapple attachment by proper lubrication.

Tools and materials

Grapple Attachment — Grabbing and moving debris
Grease Gun — Applying grease to the zerks
Pry Bar — Applying leverage to stuck pins
Skid Steer Caterpillar — Operating the grapple attachment
Grease — Lubricating pivot points of the grapple

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so on the hydra bucket i learned you should put almost a full tube of grease in each side a full tube yeah you got a grease zerk on both sides because this it's got to fill up with grease all the way there's a band and it's got to fill that whole band up so he says just use a you get the automatic grease gun and when you grease it just just can blow a tube in on each side this morning did you where'd you find this yard must have been on that black skid loader because i didn't see it on the ground and then i grabbed the hydro bucket and then it was on the ground i knew i was missing one of these hey what's the problem you want me to run it on the grease gun or the machine what do you want me to do i mean i already squirted some grease in there can you push down on that it would be your left side what am i pushing down on this little red pin on the other side okay so what do we got to do we got to get this to go all the way down right see how the other side is yeah lift up looked up so i can get at it just a tip and you squirted it you said yeah i see all the grease in there already so you just gotta work it a little bit you were able to get grease on that one yeah up let's work it out i'll assist it a few times maybe that'll get it to pop home you just don't have a good angle you can push on the top of that spring too down in there there's that spring where it goes on to the top hold on is that spring off all right she's starting to work let's just keep her running i'll keep her keeper cycle through it a few times that grease will work into that thing he's done on all right that's a lot of grease in it now okay flip her flip her up so we can see it though i wanna there we go let's see her let's see her go i bet she goes a little smoother now we got grease on the top and the bottom of that cylinder

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