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I was able to use the joystick steering on a 12M grader the other day. I was a bit apprehensive at first, but once I got used to it, I loved it! Never thought I'd say it, but I wish my loader had the joystick like this one instead of a steering wheel.
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Nice looking loader, would be cool to see that pick up a huge block of stone Jason
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ITmachine wrote:I was able to use the joystick steering on a 12M grader the other day. I was a bit apprehensive at first, but once I got used to it, I loved it! Never thought I'd say it, but I wish my loader had the joystick like this one instead of a steering wheel. They SUCK for snow plowing and and "roading" over a long distance and in traffic. Motorgraders need a steering wheel too. Deere in on to the right idea, they have both.
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hummer13 wrote:Nice looking loader, would be cool to see that pick up a huge block of stone
Jason I want to know HOW it picks anything up. I thought it was a quick coupler bit I dont see any hooking points  
regards, Jim "Once again, concussion by safety" -Mike Rowe
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It is a quickcoupler, they have various buckets and blockforks for it.
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Tarantula wrote:It is a quickcoupler, they have various buckets and blockforks for it. Ok, can you explain to me how it "locks" to the forks and buckets?
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Think along the lines of a skid steer type coupler. There are vertical wedges at the bottom that come down hydraulicly through eyes on the attachment. Most of the "block handler" couplers are this type.
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Jimi wrote:[quote=Tarantula]Ok, can you explain to me how it "locks" to the forks and buckets It has two locking pins comeing down from the underside and locking the attachment.
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jimi, the locking pins are located behind the two flat areas that are pointing down and resting on the ground.
It's interesting to see the "bumpers" on the bucket linkage too. Also the fact that it's a mono-boom is nice to see as I haven't seen many out and about.
Nice shots Niklas!!!
Dain
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