Hay Grapple Accumulator build part 6 (THE END)

[@rodney5656]

I am so glad I watched this! I’m in the process right now of building an accumulator and I only have 18-1/2 inches betweeen! Believe before I go any further I’m going to move everything over… I might build a grapple just like yours next, thanks for putting these videos together. Liked every one of them

[@PAFarms]

With how good it looks on my end, I would say build one a month, sell on Craigslist. For what you have in it, should be able to double your money. (If you paint one green then you can charge 3x as much)

[@DennysCountryLife]

Lol! Green with yellow hooks, I'll bet JD owners in the market for one would be thrilled! Thanks for the compliment. If I sold one of these a month, I could almost quit my job!

[@michaelforeman4089]

I'm gathering parts to attempt this build myself What is the stroke of the cylinder? I know you said that you would use a 2 1/2" bore. Also, the square tube that your forks are mounted, are they pivoting in a round hole? Or was something round welded on the square at pivot points?

[@crslyrn]

The finished grapple looks great. I can't wait to see how well it works in the field. Good luck with the seal project. I don't care how big or small the tractor is, it's never that much fun to split one. You'll have to build a set of brackets to mount onto the tractor so it'll be a little easier doing the split process. Stay safe.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Yes, it'll probably throw me some challenges and I'm not really looking forward to it. It will be something to learn from though! Thanks a lot for watching bud, I always look forward to seeing what you have to say. Take good care!

[@marchindy]

I think it looks awesome. Will be a huge time amd back saver...your back will thank you later in life. Tools that save you time and labor is what I always look for. Good job sir.

[@DennysCountryLife]

My back feels better already! Lol. Yes, it'll be a huge help for us, and hopefully we won't have to hire help this year. Thanks for the compliment, and take good care bud!

[@markheintz1878]

I bought a new 10 bale for 2600, going to use it as a pattern for the 2nd one so I can have one in the field and one at the shed for next season. Should be a good winter project to play around with in the shop. Glad yours turned out great, the hardest part is done , now you can tweak it if you see something that you think can improve it. But it works, and that was the main idea.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Awesome! You will really enjoy that setup. Have fun with the build. Having two would definitely be ideal. Thanks for watching Mark!

[@DougFrantz]

Fantastic build! Thank you for also showing the price info. From what I've seen, when you do factor the hours spent, it's not a huge savings, but you've got the skill and pride of a tool you made with a few improvements over market versions. And as you said, you enjoyed it and had time to use! But certainly if you can simply make them and sell them and pay yourself the labor you could quit your job!

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks Doug! That's something I wouldn't mind making happen one day. It's always been a thought in the back of my head, starting a fab shop. I would definitely need some better equipment though! Lol. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.

[@Masseydriver]

That thing looks amazing! You did a great job on it. Looking forward to seeing it in action. This was a very enjoyable series of videos to watch.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks man, I really appreciate that! I'll make sure to get plenty of footage picking up/busting bales! Lol

[@farmboy30117]

That turned out really nice! I don't see you having any issues as long as the bales are nice and rectangular :)

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thank you very much! I don't foresee any problems.. not unless I crash it into something! Lol

[@kennymysak2079]

Turned out great nice idea on the spacers should work out fine. The true test comes when it haying time. If you deside to try and sell them just use yours as a idea and take orders for what size they want that way you won't get stuck with it. Keep up the great video's

[@DennysCountryLife]

That's a really good idea Kenny, thanks! Not having the overhead would be great. Maybe have half the total as a deposit and half when delivered. I think the spacers will be fine, but it's not as beefy as I'd like it to be. We'll see how it goes in a few months! Have a good one man!

[@kennymysak2079]

Denny's Country Life looking at the spacer you could always add some bracing to help

[@LVFFarmVlogs]

It looks really nice bud! Have fun fixing that seal!

[@DennysCountryLife]

I will be a good learning experience! Lol. Have a great day man!

[@farmerscottie1269]

Great job! Turned out awesome. You may have inspired me to fab one now.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks Scottie! Much appreciated man. Check out my 1000 bale review prior to making any plans if you do decide to build one. This one works pretty good, but will require some mods to make it great. Thanks a lot for watching!

[@joshlawrence4512]

that's a nice build!! spacers or not for now, you'll get it how ya like. it looks really well built

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks Josh! I think it should hold up. If not, there's nothing on it that can't be beefed up. Thanks for watching man!

[@joshlawrence4512]

that's a distinct sign of a good build. if you can add to it easily if needed. that'll sure make bale collection a hell of a lot faster for ya

[@DennysCountryLife]

It's going to totally changes things for us. Definitely looking forward to hay season!

[@michiganfarming1955]

Looks great can’t wait to see it in the field!! Have fun fixing the seal! Lol. At least it’s in the winter months tho!

[@DennysCountryLife]

Ha ha, yes it should be a fun job. I was hoping to wait till next winter, but it's getting pretty bad. I guess it never hurts to learn something new!

[@mrnate4280]

Wow man great build series I just watched it all turned out really well

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks Nate! It was a fun project. I'm impressed that you watched the whole series, that's a lot of youtubn'! Lol. I appreciate it very much, and I hope all is well for ya.

[@farminwithfergusons]

I have always liked metal fabrication myself, wished I would have at least took a picture of sum of the stuff I built with just a grinder, welder, and torches

[@DennysCountryLife]

Yes, it's pretty amazing what you can do with those very tools. I wish I had taken more picture as well. Fabricating is a very fun side job/pastime for sure. Thanks a lot for watching!

[@farminwithfergusons]

I hit the subscribe button too

[@DennysCountryLife]

Much appreciated!

[@jimcox6687]

Thank you for sharing

[@WormHoleFarming]

Nice job. It seems to work well enough. There's something gratifying in building something for yourself. Keep on goin' and I'll keep watching.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it. And yes, it truly is a good feeling using something you built!

[@nathanburt6053]

I have question of how they bearings work. How they were installed? Can you do a video with a closeup of them. Thank you

[@DennysCountryLife]

I tapped 5/16-18 threads into the frame, and bored through holes through the UHMW, and just bolted them on. Going on many seasons now, and it has worked fantastic! Moved thousands of bales without issues.

[@howardyounger5456]

real nice job Denny. that saved you a lot of money. the tractor dont look like fun ive split a few of them. not real hard but time consuming.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks Howard. I'm not looking forward to it, but it will be a good learning experience and it'll be great to not have a leaking tractor! In fact it'll be the only tractor I've ever owned that didn't leak! Ha ha

[@anthonyevers149]

great job, I watched right through. you should be proud

[@DennysCountryLife]

Hey thank you very much Anthony! I appreciate ya watching, and I hope it helps if you decide to build one!

[@jerrilcallaway570]

Hey great job man can you send me a set of plans for it would really be appreciated thank you

[@oldschooltractors3674]

Which bearing did you use for the rotating square tubes?Do you have possibly a dimension or a plan to rebuild them?

[@DennysCountryLife]

I used 1/2" thick UHMW and a hole saw to bore out a hole the same size as the outer dimensions of the square tube (measured corner to corner). I drilled 11/32 through holes for the 5/16-18 bolts that I used to mount them to the C-channel.

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

really cool how you kept the cost at such a reasonable level. I got an Agri Supply store about 25 miles away from me and I can drop by there on the way to my part time job. very nice build. thanks for the video series.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thank you Soybean Farmer! I wish I had an Agri Supply close by. They have many things I want at a great price, but I just don't like to pay so much to ship. I guess it's maybe a good thing I don't live next to one... I might go broke! Thanks for watching, I hope all is well!

[@DLKHAY]

great job building this grapple.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks man!

[@jimcox6687]

After watching your build process I have started to build my own. I don't think my welds are as good as yours. I have spent $2000 and not done yet.

[@DennysCountryLife]

I glad my videos inspired you to do so! It doesn't matter what the welds look like, just as long as the penetration is good. Prices on everything have gone up, and not by a little. Its all worth it though. Have fun!

[@GerraldFarms]

Looks good.👍🏻

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks!

[@piperjones9922]

looks good would like to build one.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thank you! It's not a very difficult build, it's just a little time consuming. If you do build one and have questions, let me know.

[@oKFarmer]

Nice work, man!

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thank you very much!

[@hiddenmeadowfarm4451]

Awesome job! I'm looking to build a 10 bale. How did you get your initial measurements and dimensions? Do you have a build sheet, material list, etc. It would be greatly appreciated if you wanted to share that info. Thanks! Keep up the cool videos.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thank you very much! I got all my measurements from hay bales. I let the product determine how I engineered it. I got the initial concept from the Maxilator obviously, but I didn't copy any materials or measurements, or have a build sheet. I did some horrible hand drawn prints just so I wouldn't forget dimensions as I went, but I'm not sure I have them anymore. Sorry I'm not much help in that respect! I appreciate you watching, and hope you have fun building your own! Make sure to watch my follow up 1000 bale review. There's some details there that might help you make one better than what I did here.

[@hiddenmeadowfarm4451]

Ok good deal! Yeah I actually watched it this morning before I decided to reach out. I know steel prices have gone up alittle so even if it cost $2k or less I’m still a head of the game. Thanks again. Take care!

[@hiddenmeadowfarm4451]

Hey Denny, I’m in works building my 10 bale accumagrapple. Where in the world did you find 1-1/4” square u bolts to attach the actuating mechanism to the hay hook shafts?? I found a place that would make them but wow$$$.

[@piperjones9922]

there might be several people interested in building one of these handy tools , if not to hard you might put the cut list and mat. list on the comments .

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks Piper Jones. That's something I've been meaning to do. Now that I've used it a bunch and have a better idea of what to change, it might be a good time to make that list. I just need to find time to get around to it.Thanks for watching!

[@mikepowell3873]

Can I have plans ? Will pay .

[@mikepowell3873]

Denny --please send me plans on hay grapple .

[@DennysCountryLife]

I'm sorry Mike, I'm not giving plans for certain reasons. If you watch the series and have a tape measure (to measure bales), you can get all the dimensions you need to build a nice hay grapple. If you run into a spot where you need help, let me know and I'll do my best to help!

[@DavidRodriguez-wm4nw]

Great video, is it possible to get list and dimensions to make one myself?

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks! I've been meaning to make a cut list, but just haven't gotten around to it. I'll try and get to it this weekend and sent it to ya. Thanks for watching!

[@caseyfenlon2238]

@@DennysCountryLife did you ever get around to this? haha ik this is 2 years ago but with the covid19 stuff going on right now this seems like the perfect time to build it with the extra time I have

[@jimcox6687]

Where do you get the hooks at

[@DennysCountryLife]

Agri Supply I believe. If you watch my last video on the build, I share where I got a lot of the stuff and how much I paid. Thanks for watching!

[@austinillum9119]

Where did you find the hooks? Sorry if i missed that

[@DennysCountryLife]

Agri Supply. Thanks for watching! www.agrisupply.com/hay-grapple-hook/p/68279/?sid=asf10&eid=Easf10&zmam=77232640&zmas=1&zmac=1&zmap=68279&NB_PLA_Targeted_GOOG&GKq0X_dc|pcrid|71486709671|pkw||pmt||product|68279||&gclid=CjwKCAjwqarbBRBtEiwArlfEILs-Y__1J8IffdWSHNpsC4dlqrz7tdatovxwXpmMFOjN8HtanpI_3BoCrYgQAvD_BwE