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    Newbie needs help! Depressurizing hydraulic lines for grapple attachment

    No way! What self-respecting guy could sit on the front porch sipping tea while some dude flexes his attachment all over the front yard. You guys have been doing this so long you forget its F-U-N...especially for nerds like me that get stuck behind a keyboard all week. I got a free lessons in...
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    Newbie needs help! Depressurizing hydraulic lines for grapple attachment

    Thanks Tazza. Turns out the equipment was just hot from sitting in the sun and i guess it makes the fluid expand. I went back out after it spent 20 minutes in the shade and the connectors popped on like butter. (The mechanic made your same recommendation about cracking a fitting.) Turns out i...
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    Newbie needs help! Depressurizing hydraulic lines for grapple attachment

    Quick correction, looks to be a Deere CT322
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    Newbie needs help! Depressurizing hydraulic lines for grapple attachment

    Hi Folks, My weekend warrior has been stopped by my inability to attach the hydraulic lines from a grapple bucket to the connections on my loader. The loader is, i believe, a Bobcat T-140 or T-190 (rental), and the connectors are _extremely_ stiff. I was able to get the loader-side male...
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