II - CONTROL
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PRIMARY CONTROLS
1 – Lift Arm Lever
2 – Tilt Arm Lever
3 – Auxiliary Lever
4 – Left Hand Drive Lever
5 – Right Hand Drive Lever
6 – Grip Handle
DRIVE LEVERS, Item 4 & 5 Figure 3
The left-hand drive lever controls the
wheels on the left-hand side and the
right-hand drive lever controls the
wheels on the right-hand side.
Engage the drive levers slowly
because even a small movement of
the levers will cause motion. All lever
movements should be smooth and
gradual. To drive the Mini-Skid
straightforward, move both control
levers forward the same amount.
To drive the Mini-Skid Straight
backward, move control levers back
the same amount.
The Mini-Skid is steered by moving
one lever further forward than the
other. To turn left, move the right
lever further ahead than the left
lever; to turn right, move the left
lever further ahead than the right
lever. For the Mini-skid to perform a
spin-turn, or “Skid Steer”, move one
lever forward and the other
backward the same amount.
The “TASKMASTER” features single-
handed steering.
For normal
operation, the most comfortable
hand position is to operate the two
steering levers with the palm of the
right hand, with the fingers gripping
the grip handle. Flexing the fingers
will allow forward travel, and simply
rotating the palm will allow normal
steering. To reverse, slip the palm
back to the rear of the grip handle,
and use the tips of the fingers to pull
the steering levers backwards.
This position will allow for more
precise control of the unit. At the
same time, the left hand should grip
the grip handle for operator stability,
but can also be used to operate the
tilt and dump functions as required.
NOTE: Be sure to slowly move the
levers to the center (neutral) position
when stopping. The Mini-Skid will
stop INSTANTLY if the operator
releases the drive levers.
Figure 3
Figure 4 – Single Hand Steering
