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On Thu, 19 Oct 2017 06:49:29 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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"Christopher Tidy" wrote in message
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Am Mittwoch, 18. Oktober 2017 19:15:12 UTC+2 schrieb Jim Wilkins:

I practice that whenever someone lets me try their machine, most
recently a Kubota. Is there a control layout that makes it easier?


What layout does the Kubota use? I find the JCB cross-pattern levers
pretty comfortable for this, but I'm not sure if they're better than
other layouts.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavator_controls


IIRC Kubota uses Deere pattern (some were actually convertible "dual
pattern" if memory searves correctly