John C.
Senior Member
Here is the link to Wikipedia with the explanation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavator_controls#SAE_controls
Backhoe loaders started with four lever controls for years before they ever considered joysticks. I have backhoe loader customers that won't consider running one with joysticks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavator_controls#SAE_controls
Backhoe loaders started with four lever controls for years before they ever considered joysticks. I have backhoe loader customers that won't consider running one with joysticks.