bmg hydraulic lines

[Adam Dawson]

I have a new toro tx1000 and just received my new bmg. When I hooked it up the hydraulics open and close super fast. Any way of slowing that down ?


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[Merle Nelson]

If no one chimes in with how to slow it down I will say you get used to it soon. Not sure if we speed up or just our minds perception of how long to stay on the controls.

Welcome to TreeBuzz by the way.

 

[Adam Dawson]

If no one chimes in with how to slow it down I will say you get used to it soon. Not sure if we speed up or just our minds perception of how long to stay on the controls.

Welcome to TreeBuzz by the way.

Thank you guess I will get used to how far to push it but man is it fast


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[deevo]

I have a new toro tx1000 and just received my new bmg. When I hooked it up the hydraulics open and close super fast. Any way of slowing that down ?


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Adam I found that as well on the Avant, just have to feather it, and adjust the throttle as necessary. It’s quite a bit faster then my Vermeer 725’s grapple

 

[southsoundtree]

Thank you guess I will get used to how far to push it but man is it fast


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Speed is your friend, once you learn to control it.

Adjust your engine speed for the task at hand.


If you want to grab a vertical/ upright trunk, you need to be able to get close, extend the grapple boom partway, rev up, quickly reverse then forward with the machine and up with the boom swinging the grapple forward and grabbing the trunk.


I "walked down" this uprooted fir until I was getting the tree trunk smaller and lighter. This is the last picture before I swung the grapple, grabbed the remaining part, lifted a little, and backed away.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

http://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com...s/Article/False/6409/TechZone-HydraulicValves

Thank you guess I will get used to how far to push it but man is it fast


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A chat with a hydraulic tech might be in order.

Feathering the control will work of course. But this can lead to herky jerky movements. Also, a learning curve for all of the operators

A flow control might be a solution. The concern would be that the flow control reduces the force at the cylinder notnjust the speed of the movement

 

[BTS]

I also have a tx1000 with a bmg. To slow it down I took off one of the 90 degree hydraulic fittings and threaded it, drilled a 1/16th inch hole in a bolt cut the head and thread it into the fitting.

 

[Adam Dawson]

I also have a tx1000 with a bmg. To slow it down I took off one of the 90 degree hydraulic fittings and threaded it, drilled a 1/16th inch hole in a bolt cut the head and thread it into the fitting.

Did it work??


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[tnttree]

I have a new toro tx1000 and just received my new bmg. When I hooked it up the hydraulics open and close super fast. Any way of slowing that down ?


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you can put a 3 dollar restrictor fitting on it, or a $40 adjustable flo control

 

[tnttree]

http://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com...s/Article/False/6409/TechZone-HydraulicValves
The concern would be that the flow control reduces the force at the cylinder notnjust the speed of the movement

not so, the PSI remains the same at the cylinder.
flo control or restrictor only reduces GPM which determines speed

 

[colb]

Wow, the bmg mods are all coming out of the woodz, lol.

 

[BTS]

Did it work??


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Ya it worked. I eventually got fairly good using it when when it was fast, I mostly just slowed it down for my employees, it's easier to operate now. The 1/16th inch is about the right size I thought I would have to drill it bigger but it's still pretty fast.

 

[southsoundtree]

How much flow do you have? I'm at 15 GPM.

 

[BTS]

Tx 1000 has 15 gpm

 

[tnttree]

Wow, the bmg mods are all coming out of the woodz, lol.

more like out of the snow

 

[Merle Nelson]

I wouldn't have thought a 1/16 inch hole would provide enough flow - interesting.

Now I wonder about oil overheating in the summer months. Any indication of whether that is a problem?

 

[BTS]

Overheating hasn't been a problem.

 

[Merle Nelson]

Amazing.

 

[rope-a-dope]

Ive seen a big ring welded to the top arm that routes the hoses up higher from the grapple. That could give some clearance from the pinch points but let the hoses move as needed. We have one with a rope scrap wrapped thru the triangle and a clove hitch on the lies which keeps the slack up and out.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

This is how I changed ours. Works out really well. I need to do it to our bmg HD yet.



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