NormL
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- Joined
- May 9, 2011
- Messages
- 662
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Tractor
- Craftsman GT18, Ford 601 / FEL, Oliver 550 / FEL
Thanks aczlan, that helps a bit. I should have clarified that I am working with what must be old-fashioned system here - spool valves operating one cylinder per valve. So I have four valves to operate the boom, dipper, bucket and swing. I have a separate set of three valves to deploy the stabilizers and the dozer blade that serves as a substitute for the FEL that one normally finds on a backhoe. What I am leaning toward is to assign as follows: from left to right - swing, bucket, dipper and boom. Since I am left handed, I would keep my right hand ready to operate the boom and move my left from one to the others as needed. Most operators are not lefties which is why I'm looking for the accepted standards for these controls. I am ambidextrous enough to handle whatever the standard may be.