Here's another picture of the backhoe controls area. Not sure if people have seen either of these pics before.
Looks like there will be plenty of room to move around and the levers look like they are straight off a CAT. Notice what appears to be multiple plugged hydro ports to the rear of the instrument control panel. Those must be the connections to the loader hydraulic ports for attachments like a PHD or broom. -Just a guess.
JimMorrisey
Thanks for the picture, it shows three of my bosses standing there in front of the L39. So now we know for a fact that they really went to the Dealer Meeting and wern't out partying.
Lewis
Jim, first congratulations on your L39 order. You know you are making a good number of us rather jealous. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
On the second photo you posted of the backhoe operators station the seat looks to be fairly close to the fenders like my B21. Does the seat fold some how so you can walk through to the backhoe position or is it a step over situation? I understand that the system has changed from the L35 and B21 that require you to get off the tractor; I just don’t see how it is done.
Apparently you just pull a lever and the seat swings into position. You don't have to get up, or do anything, really....Just pull the lever and twist. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I think the picture is deceiving.
I believe it works like the L48. I saw the familiar blue lever like the L48 has. It swivels countercclockwise 180 degrees or clockwise about 15 degrees to facilitate watching your 3 pt implement.
Thanks for the photo’s. I can see that there is more room than it looked to me in the other picture. One of the most frustrating things on the B21 is reversing to the backhoe position. As a result I often just twist my body around and operate the backhoe with the seat still in the forward position. Just the price you pay on a smaller machine I guess.