C175 - Switching from hand controls to foot controls?

[AdellAdam]

I currently own a LS170 and I'm looking to upgrade to a C175. The C175 I'm looking at has hand controls for the boom/bucket and my current machine has foot controls. I prefer the foot controls. The guy selling the C175 says it can be switched to foot controls. Is this true? Track machines seem to be hard to find, so I'd like to jump on this one, but I want foot controls. Any and all help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[Mike10]

As long as it is not a pilot control hand control, you can convert it.

 

[AdellAdam]

As long as it is not a pilot control hand control, you can convert it.

How do I tell? It's a 2007 if that makes a difference. All I could see was mechanical linkage from the sticks. What would all be involved in switching it? I know both foot pedals are there because when I test drove it I tried to use them (accidentally out of habit a few times...) and they moved a little, but didn't operate anything.

 

[AdellAdam]

How do I tell? It's a 2007 if that makes a difference. All I could see was mechanical linkage from the sticks. What would all be involved in switching it? I know both foot pedals are there because when I test drove it I tried to use them (accidentally out of habit a few times...) and they moved a little, but didn't operate anything.

I think I found my answer to the first question. It appears to NOT have pilot controls. It has lever controls because the whole stick moved to move the tracks, it did not have the "towers" that pilot controls have. Now to find out how to switch it, and what costs are involved.

 

[Mike10]

I think I found my answer to the first question. It appears to NOT have pilot controls. It has lever controls because the whole stick moved to move the tracks, it did not have the "towers" that pilot controls have. Now to find out how to switch it, and what costs are involved.

You can probably go to your local NH dealer and find the parts they took off a unit when converting one to hand controls. I would call around to area dealers and see what they have. Currently the right pedal is bolted tight and the left pedal controls the aux hyd.