Lit. No. 30118, Rev. 00
June 15, 2020
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CONTROLS
Function Description of Operation
L
(Angle
Left)
Move the control lever straight to the left to
angle the blade left.
R
(Angle
Right)
Move the control lever straight to the right
to angle the blade right.
* FLOAT mode activates immediately when the One-Touch
FLOAT feature is enabled. See "One-Touch FLOAT" in the
FLEET FLEX Electrical System section for more information.
BUCKET BLADE™/COMPACT Blade Positions
Moving the control lever from the center position
toward "BUCKET BLADE" or "COMPACT" on the face
of the control body will cause both wings to move at
the same time, as described in the table below.
Function Description of Operation
BUCKET
BLADE
Move the control lever toward the words
BUCKET BLADE on the control face to
extend both wings forward into the scoop
position.
COMPACT
Move the control lever toward the word
COMPACT on the control face to draw both
wings into the fully retracted/vee position.
Wing Positions
Moving the control lever from the center position
toward "L WING IN/OUT" or "R WING IN/OUT" on
the face of the control body will cause one wing to
move independently of the other, as described in
the following table.
Function Description of Operation
L WING
IN/OUT
Move the control lever toward the
left
side
of
LOWER
on the control face to move the
left wing. The
fi
rst time the lever is moved
into the slot after the control is turned ON
or another function is used, the wing will
extend. Repeated use of the lever in the
same slot, without using another function,
results in movement in the opposite
direction from the previous movement.
R WING
IN/OUT
Move the control lever toward the
right
side of
LOWER
on the control face to
move the right wing. The
fi
rst time the
lever is moved into the slot after the
control is turned ON or another function is
used, the wing will extend. Repeated use
of the lever in the same slot, without using
another function, results in movement in
the opposite direction from the previous
movement.
Control Functions
Raise, Lower, Float, Angle
Moving the control lever straight up and down or
from side to side on the control body will result in
the blade movements described in the tables.
Function Description of Operation
RAISE
Move the control lever toward the top of
the control body to raise the blade and
cancel the FLOAT mode.
LOWER
Move the control lever toward the bottom
of the control body to lower the blade.
Release the lever to stop the blade at
desired height.
FLOAT
†
Move the control lever to the
LOWER
position and hold 3/4 second to activate
this mode. The FLOAT light in the upper
right corner of the control face will
illuminate. The blade will lower to the
ground surface and follow the contour of
the surface as it dips or rises. Function
does not time out; however, the control will
shut down after 20 minutes of nonuse.
Move the lever to the
RAISE
position
momentarily to cancel FLOAT. Angling
left or right will not interrupt (pause) the
FLOAT function.
2
1
L
R
RAISE
LOWER
ON/OFF
FLOAT
COMPACT
3
WING
IN/OUT
4
WING
IN/OUT
BUCKET
BLADE™
FLOAT Light
(green)
NOTE: If a control function times out before the desired blade movement is complete, release the
control lever to the center position, then move it back to the desired function.
SnowEx
®
Joystick Control Function Time-Outs (seconds)
Model
RAISE
L (Angle
Left)
R (Angle
Right)
BUCKET
BLADE™ COMPACT
L WING
(OUT)
L WING
(IN)
R WING
(OUT)
R WING
(IN)
RDV Snowplow
4.0
3.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
FLOAT = 0.75 seconds (does not timeout). Control will shut down after 20 minutes of nonuse.
