500K_773
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Just want to see what type of controls people use on their skidsteers.
When I bought my machine, I choose the model which had the ACS (Advanced Control System, both foot and hand controls). I didn't even try the machine before I bought it, just went off my previous knowledge of Bobcat equipment. When they delivered it, I decided that I wanted to learn hand controls. Over ten years ago when I had a 753, I had used foot controls, but that was all Bobcat had at the time. I was rusty with foot controls, so I had nothing to lose.
Everything went well and I really enjoy operating the machine with hand controls. It seems less fatiguing than foot controls, maybe because I can brace myself again the foot pedals in rough terrain without accidently moving the loader arms or bucket. I also thought, employees who were proficient on foot controls, or maybe came from Case machines with hand controls, would feel more comfortable and work more effectively if they could choose the style they were experienced with. In normal mode, the control levers forward and backward movement control the wheels, and the foot pedals control the bucket functions. In hand control mode, the levers forward and backward movement control the wheels, while inward and outward movement of the handles on the levers control the loader functions.
I tried the new SJC (Selectable Joystick Controls) in a all-wheel steer Bobcat loader, but did not spend enough time on the machine to form an option either good or bad. The Selectable Joystick Controls allow you to choose either ISO controls or H control configurations. The ISO mode allows the left joystick to control movement of the machine forward and backward, plus steering. The right joystick controls the loader funtions. The shorter throw of the joysticks might be even less fatiguing during a long day, but I only ran the machine about 15 minutes. In the H function mode, the left lever controls the left wheels and lift arms, while the right lever controls the right wheels and tilt fuctions, just like hand control mode with the ACS. I believe there is no foot control option with the SJC.
If you have any experience with the Selectable Joystick Controls, please let us know what you think of them.
When I bought my machine, I choose the model which had the ACS (Advanced Control System, both foot and hand controls). I didn't even try the machine before I bought it, just went off my previous knowledge of Bobcat equipment. When they delivered it, I decided that I wanted to learn hand controls. Over ten years ago when I had a 753, I had used foot controls, but that was all Bobcat had at the time. I was rusty with foot controls, so I had nothing to lose.
Everything went well and I really enjoy operating the machine with hand controls. It seems less fatiguing than foot controls, maybe because I can brace myself again the foot pedals in rough terrain without accidently moving the loader arms or bucket. I also thought, employees who were proficient on foot controls, or maybe came from Case machines with hand controls, would feel more comfortable and work more effectively if they could choose the style they were experienced with. In normal mode, the control levers forward and backward movement control the wheels, and the foot pedals control the bucket functions. In hand control mode, the levers forward and backward movement control the wheels, while inward and outward movement of the handles on the levers control the loader functions.
I tried the new SJC (Selectable Joystick Controls) in a all-wheel steer Bobcat loader, but did not spend enough time on the machine to form an option either good or bad. The Selectable Joystick Controls allow you to choose either ISO controls or H control configurations. The ISO mode allows the left joystick to control movement of the machine forward and backward, plus steering. The right joystick controls the loader funtions. The shorter throw of the joysticks might be even less fatiguing during a long day, but I only ran the machine about 15 minutes. In the H function mode, the left lever controls the left wheels and lift arms, while the right lever controls the right wheels and tilt fuctions, just like hand control mode with the ACS. I believe there is no foot control option with the SJC.
If you have any experience with the Selectable Joystick Controls, please let us know what you think of them.