Any chance of a basic run down of all the control for us southerners? We don't have anything like this down here.
Any chance of a basic run down of all the control for us southerners? We don't have anything like this down here.
Thanks for the low down I have never been close to one so that was great. ThanksDown and dirty grapple yarder controls, madil 124 style
When sitting in the seat
Left pedal is Haulback brake
the 2 middle pedals with the levers are the travel
the 2 right pedals are the mainline brakes, close together so your foot can run both and by leaning foot one way or the other you can apply each separately ( used when opening and closing grapple)
Left joy stick is swing and possibly throttle, depends on configuration
Right joystick (the one with the white handle) is the rigging control. This is the lever that makes the grapple go in and out and tensions the cables. Middle position is neutral. Push forward one notch and the haulback engages and the grapple will start to move away from you. Keep pushing the lever forward and the Mainline regen brake will start to apply and the lines will start to tension, the farther you push ahead, the more tension on the cables. From neutral, one click back will make the grapple come back towards you, keep pulling back and the lines will tension just like when you push ahead. The buttons on the white handle will open and close the grapple.
That is it in a nutshell, way more involved then that. you need to use the foot brakes and the rigging control together to make things happen.
I'm a mechanic, I just keep these things running. When I sit in the seat I have to think about everything that I am doing. Step on this pedal, move this lever, push this button.
Then you watch a real operator and man do things move.
Does it have a main operator lever by the knee.Down and dirty grapple yarder controls, madil 124 style
When sitting in the seat
Left pedal is Haulback brake
the 2 middle pedals with the levers are the travel
the 2 right pedals are the mainline brakes, close together so your foot can run both and by leaning foot one way or the other you can apply each separately ( used when opening and closing grapple)
Left joy stick is swing and possibly throttle, depends on configuration
Right joystick (the one with the white handle) is the rigging control. This is the lever that makes the grapple go in and out and tensions the cables. Middle position is neutral. Push forward one notch and the haulback engages and the grapple will start to move away from you. Keep pushing the lever forward and the Mainline regen brake will start to apply and the lines will start to tension, the farther you push ahead, the more tension on the cables. From neutral, one click back will make the grapple come back towards you, keep pulling back and the lines will tension just like when you push ahead. The buttons on the white handle will open and close the grapple.
That is it in a nutshell, way more involved then that. you need to use the foot brakes and the rigging control together to make things happen.
I'm a mechanic, I just keep these things running. When I sit in the seat I have to think about everything that I am doing. Step on this pedal, move this lever, push this button.
Then you watch a real operator and man do things move.
Looks good Tyson!