Eddiebackblade
Well-Known Member
Very valid point that Andy, and one I got the wrong answer to when I was sold the unit.
I was under the impression that I would have to press a button to switch between tilt and grab and control it with the same roller.
However the set up and also John Craig are much smarter than that, and what happens is there is an extra button on the outside edge of each lever that you operate with your first finger.
This allows you to keep your thumbs on the rollers at all times and then use your fingers to open and close the grab i.e all the functions at once!
There is a changeover switch between this and the integral grab which operates the same way.
The really clever bit is if you feel the need to pick up something very carefully, you can switch the grab onto the tilt roller for greater control.
Basically with the proportional set up and the right person to set it up on the control box you can have what you want.
I hear you with the 'tilt' on a selector grab, but it's just another thing that you would never go back having tried it.
Hard to imagine until you use one, but the time and repositioning saved is massive.
I know some mean person who specced a CAT 320 D with two foot pedals to operate a big selector grab and everyone who's tackled it has made some pretty bad comments!
It would be a long shift in that.
What part of the country are you Andy?
I was under the impression that I would have to press a button to switch between tilt and grab and control it with the same roller.
However the set up and also John Craig are much smarter than that, and what happens is there is an extra button on the outside edge of each lever that you operate with your first finger.
This allows you to keep your thumbs on the rollers at all times and then use your fingers to open and close the grab i.e all the functions at once!
There is a changeover switch between this and the integral grab which operates the same way.
The really clever bit is if you feel the need to pick up something very carefully, you can switch the grab onto the tilt roller for greater control.
Basically with the proportional set up and the right person to set it up on the control box you can have what you want.
I hear you with the 'tilt' on a selector grab, but it's just another thing that you would never go back having tried it.
Hard to imagine until you use one, but the time and repositioning saved is massive.
I know some mean person who specced a CAT 320 D with two foot pedals to operate a big selector grab and everyone who's tackled it has made some pretty bad comments!
It would be a long shift in that.
What part of the country are you Andy?