Summary of Contents for MDS Ultra-Grip Attachable Grapple Mounting System
- Page 1 Attachable Grapple Mounting System™ Patent # 9,169,614 OWNER / OPERATOR’S MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION & GENERAL INFORMATION SERIAL NUMBER b. PRODUCT WEIGHT SAFETY ..5-10 a. SAFETY TERMS & SYMBOLS .. 5 b. YOU CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTS .. 6 c. SAFETY WARNINGS ..7-10 3. OPERATION 4. MAINTENANCE 5. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 6. - Page 3 The purpose of this manual is to assist you in safely attaching & detaching your grapple and maintaining your MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™. With proper usage and service as outlined in this manual, the MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™ will provide you many years of dependable operation.
- Page 4 The serial number for the grapple is located on the back side of the left grapple tower. Please refer to the serial number when ordering parts or requesting additional information. Grapple serial number location PRODUCT WEIGHT The MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™ weight is 1,450 lbs.
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Page 5: Safety
SAFETY SAFETY TERMS Throughout this manual, the terms DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION are used to indicate the degree of hazard to personnel if proper safety procedures are not followed. These words will be used in conjunction with the Safety Alert Symbol: a dark triangle containing a white exclamation mark. -
Page 6: You Can Prevent Accidents
YOU CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTS! The best safety device is a careful operator. MDS Manufacturing Co., Inc. and your dealer ask that YOU be that careful, responsible equipment operator. Pay attention to the job at hand. Do not let your mind lose concentration on what you are doing. - Page 7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Obey all safety instructions listed in this section and throughout this manual. Failure to obey instructions in this section could result in death or serious injury. BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY TYPE OF ASSEMBLY, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE OR OTHER WORK ON OR NEAR THIS PRODUCT: READ AND COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THIS MANUAL.
- Page 8 - Does not wear loose fitting clothes, loose or uncovered hair or any accessories (jewelry, necktie, scarf, wrist watch, etc.) that can catch and entangle on moving parts. - Has annually reviewed all safety instructions. Know and follow good work practices when assembling, mounting, maintaining, •...
- Page 9 This product should fit onto the quick coupler of your power unit the same as the original • products that were designed by your wheel loader/quick coupler manufacturer. If this product does not fit properly, contact your dealer or MDS Manufacturing Co., Inc. • before operating.
- Page 10 BEFORE EACH USE, THOROUGHLY INSPECT THIS PRODUCT AND: Replace all damaged or excessively worn parts and hardware only with genuine MDS • Manufacturing Co., Inc. parts or with properly rated fasteners, hydraulic hoses or fittings.
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Page 11: Operation
OPERATION INTENDED USE: The MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™ is designed for material handling such as loading, unloading, transporting, and land clearing. Use in any other way is considered contrary to the intended use. OPERATING THE ATTACHMENT: Read all safety precautions before operating the attachment. Reference the power unit’s and quick coupler’s operator’s manual for additional instruction on attachment operation. -
Page 12: Maintenance
• Check all nuts and bolts for tightness. • Replace any missing bolts or nuts with MDS approved replacement parts. • Check hydraulic system for hydraulic oil leaks. • Visually inspect the attachment(s) for worn parts, cracked welds, bent or broken parts, and have repaired as necessary. -
Page 13: Installation Instructions
• Lower the attachment to the ground and turn off the engine of the power unit. • The MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™ comes with the hydraulic hoses to tie the two cylinders together. You or your dealer are required to supply the hoses from the tees to the couplers on your power unit (these vary based on loader model, location, and type of quick coupler). - Page 14 UNINSTALLING ATTACHMENT • Close the attachment and lower it to level ground. • Turn off engine of power unit and move the control levers back & forth to relieve the pressure in the hydraulic lines. • Disconnect the attachment hoses from the power unit. Cap or plug the hoses to prevent contamination from entering the hydraulic system.
- Page 15 Weld-On Grapple Bracket Your MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™ has been professionally installed. The following steps will help you to safely and easily remove and reinstall the grapple. 1. Find a hard, level spot; preferably a concrete surface to store your grapple.
- Page 16 7. Return to the cab and start your wheel loader; raise the boom to approximately 6ft. 8. Slowly roll the bucket over to begin the removal process. 9. Using the parking stand and the grapple tines as legs, place the grapple on the ground. 10.
- Page 17 12. Use the MDS supplied Wrench to slightly turn the coupler nut on the patented Attachable Grapple Mounting System mechanism until the T-handle pin moves freely and can be removed. (Wrench is supplied to assist in one-person operation – if not available, may use large crescent wrench.)
- Page 18 WARNING: Grapple must be secured to the bucket before removing the connector tube. Failure to do so would make each side unbalanced and could result in serious injury or death. 10. You are now ready to use your bucket and MDS Ultra-Grip Grapple™.
- Page 19 PART IDENTIFICATION Cylinder Cylinder Guard Grapple Arm Connector Tube Pivot Parking Stand Pins Clip Parking Stand Saddle Pin Grapple Tine ATTACHMENT GRAPPLE MOUNTING SYSTEM Weld-on Bucket Brackets T-Handle Pin (specific to bucket spec) Adjustment Locking Plate Grapple Tower Adjustment Bolt 1/2"...
- Page 20 DIMENSIONS 70.000 60.250 22.938 96.000 HYDRAULIC LAYOUT SKETCH & DETAILS Grapple comes standard with cylinders and associated hydraulic hoses & fittings to hydraulically join the independent grapple arms using one hydraulic source. 73" hydraulic hose (rod end cylinder) (2x) Hydraulic Elbow -08 Male O-Ring x -08 Male JIC 54"...
- Page 21 PARTS LIST ARM WELDMENT OUTSIDE TINE INSIDE TINE 300-3389 RH TUBE WELDMENT TUBE WELDMENT 300-3390 LH 300-3436 X2 300-3437 X1 TOWER WELDMENT 300-3392 RH 300-3393 LH PARKING STAND 300-3394 2X TINE 5X CYLINDER 3X19 120-1537 190-0464 2X ALIGNING BOLT PARK STAND PIN GREASE ZERK BOLT-ON PLATE 300-3404 2X...
- Page 22 MDS. The obligation of MDS is limited to repairing or replacing at the factory any part or component determined to its satisfaction to be defective. MDS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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