Recent content by Moonshadows

Sounds Like you got it figured out, I hope your machine works well now! Mine has been perfect since replacing the fittings!! (I even used the cheap eBay fittings, no complaints)

FIXED It turns out the “push to release pressure” couplers wear out internally and bypass pressure. New couplers and it works perfect

I have an s770 with about 2200 hours in it, still a nice tight machine! I think it was used for a while with a shredder head. I meant ion that because it might be related to my problem. I posted a while ago because my grapple bucket would not hold in the open position (it would slowly close, it...

Thanks for the tip I’ll look into it

One thing for certain I’m going to have to tear into it one of these days to figure it out. I originally posted hoping someone would say “oh that’s a common problem, here’s how to fix it” —— I guess that didn’t workout :-)

That’s what I thought! It doesn’t make sense!!!

That would make the most sense!! However I pulled the grapple attachment off took it to my friends place and put it onto his s185 and it worked perfect rock solid up rock solid down didn’t drift close, held firm. I’m not a hydraulic expert but I can usually figure out what’s going on and I...

Is there any type of “float” function for the auxiliary hydraulics?

I was hoping someone had something to add ——- I took my grapple to a friends house to verify if it would work on another machine and it works perfect on his machine My guess is the aux valve on my machine might not be fully seating? But if that where the case wouldn’t it allow pressure out...

New to the forum New machine (new to me) I just purchased a 2013 s770 2200 hrs seems to have been well taken care of everything works as it should except I have an issue with the hydraulics I mounted my grapple to it and grapple opens and closes perfect but once I open it it slowly closes by...