Gary825
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Working out of a union hall most of us will run back hoes or excavators with either controls , some won't . When asked which I can run I usually reply " I can run either but I am only good on what I ran last " and it don't seem to matter how long ago it was . At times I get kind of stuck in between , not so great on either when you get jumping from company to company although this usually pertains to the little back hoes and today that is almost a thing of the past as most all can be changed by the fip of a switch ( finally ) . I have to say I don't think I was ever as confident on JD pattern as I am Cat SAE and thats after almost 30 years of trying . I used to like the old case with the foot swing being their was nothing to confuse it with until I ran across a Cat 416 that looked similar except the stick that would be for the extend-a-hoe on a Case was the swing on this Cat . Finally got used to that and then was sent out on a 580 and kept extending the stick when attempting to swing . Thank God for Joy sticks and the switch to make them do what " I " want it to do finally ........... Then JD decides to remove the forward and reverse shifter handle in the rubber tired loader and only has a rocker switch on the side of the boom lever, GREAT ! Stop trying to reinvent the mouse trap for a couple more years please ?