Posted by Ecnerwal on December 17, 2009 at 16:15:36 from (71.123.91.232):
In Reply to: Excavator Controls posted by wjt091 on December 17, 2009 at 15:58:29:
If you won't be switching around to someone else's machine that's set up one way or the other, and won't be loaning it to others who are used to one or the other, whichever seems more natural to you. It's usually an easy switch, so you could try it for an hour each way and see what you thought. If you are really 6 on the one hand and half a dozen the other, go ISO.
Whichever you use, make sure that if you do loan it out, rent it out, or permit anyone else to operate it that you be sure they understand which mode it is in before they get in the cab, and if they are wedded to the other one, flip the switch - but be sure to flip it back before you use it again if you have gotten used to the one you use.
Switching between them is where you get into trouble, IMHO - you expect this control to do that thing, and it does something else.
Had to rent an excavator - coming off my 4-stick backhoe. The joystick boys were sure I'd love the joysticks, but really it's whatever you are used to - I've been running 4 sticks for 10 years. Most things you can do with joysticks that are awkward with 4 sticks are not things that you actually need to do when digging, IME.
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