bdhsfz6
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- Joined
- Apr 11, 2015
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- Location
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Tractor
- Kubota MX5800 HST & L6060 HSTC Formerly L6060 HST B7100 HST, L2550, L3010 HST, L3430 HST
Now that I have a few hours doing FEL work with my new L6060 HSTC, I find I'm not happy with the cable actuated, fender mount joystick. Yes, it's more comfortable when using it with the armrest and it does make more room to mount the tractor on the right. I find however, that I lose the ability to make very fine feathering adjustments when working with the bucket and pallet forks due to the cable stretch effect. I had hoped I would get used to using it and have adapted somewhat to the cable action. I still much prefer the "Iron on iron" feel of a spool valve connected directly to an iron joystick.
I talked to the dealership about this and they verified the joystick cable mechanism is tensioned & lubed to spec.
Is it just me or have others noticed this difference? I doubt there is any fix for this so it's just a matter of adapting to the feel of the cable mechanism. Luckily, I have the standard FEL valve on my MX5800 to use when necessary.
I talked to the dealership about this and they verified the joystick cable mechanism is tensioned & lubed to spec.
Is it just me or have others noticed this difference? I doubt there is any fix for this so it's just a matter of adapting to the feel of the cable mechanism. Luckily, I have the standard FEL valve on my MX5800 to use when necessary.