Whats the buttons on the cat controls used for? Or better yet what designates what buttons you get? Ive seen (when viewed from seat) Right side Either just a thumb wheel or Thumb wheel and a button or two Left side either 2 buttons or 4 buttons
All I know for sure is one is a horn and one is idle down control. The others don't work on our 385 since all we have is a bucket on it.
Forgot to add. This would be on the D series. Not sure if that makes a diff from other models
It does make a difference actually on the D series. On the right stick the thumbwheel is your auxiliary flow control. If there are two other buttons they are for running auxiliary electrical functions through the work tool hookup if equipped. The trigger is the float switch when you push stick all the way forward and click it. It's also used for Return to dig and work tool positioner if equipped. The left stick trigger is two speed. I cannot rememeber the specific order but of the four buttons on top one is the horn, one activates continuous flow, one activates creeper and one is used for aux electric. The activate continuous flow you have to have it in standby already which is activated via overhead rocker switch and indicated by flashing light on display. You then roll thumbwheel to your desired setting and hold it there, then push continuous flow switch and let off both and it will stay and indicator will go solid. I can't remember if it was like the C series where you had to release thumbwheel first and then continuous button or not. The creeper mode used to be an overhead switch on C series, now you just press button on joystick, but just like before you have to come to a complete stop before it will engage, when it does the settings will pop up on the screen and you can adjust the speed setting from 1-20 using the buttons for the screen.
I thought the continuous flow on the D series I ran was activated by pushing the toggle switch which produced a "stand by" flashing hydraulic sign on the display and ran the thumbwheel to the on position and held it there for about 2 seconds. if you wanted continuous flow to stop you just moved the thumbwheel. to turn the continuos flow stand by icon off you just switched off the overhead toggle. I think it was on the upper right panel.
Auxiliary electrical function on the right controller and the one on the left for aux electric are all used for the electric hook up that runs out next to the hydro hookups on the loader arm? Giving your attachment 3 modes of operation? whats the two switches in the headliner for. One- labeled with what looks like a circle with a dot in center with appears to be maybe rough ground shown under it? One- labeled with what looks like your bucket in the air and another smaller 'something' under it.
Yep you're right, I was mixing in the C series control with it for some reason. The continuous flow button on the C is now the creeper on the D which used to be a rocker on the C. I like the new setup a lot better. The Ride control is the tire driving over rough ground, you can adjust the speed it comes on at through the display. Should be in the front of the rear bank of switches on right side. 5th one from front. 4th is continuous flow standby, 2&3 are lights, 1 is hydraulic lockout. Bucket in the air rolled back with the little line under it is self leveling should be 2nd back on left side. 1st is coupler lock/unlock, 3rd toggles two speed trigger between 7th aux electric function and two speed control. If your two speed doesn't work for some reason make sure its flipped the right way lol, had that happen to some people. Last one is the 8th electric aux function, just an on/off switch for the function itself. On the left stick, lower left is creeper, upper left is horn, right two buttons are 5th and 6th function. Right stick has 3 and 4 buttons to the right of thumbwheel (if equipped) thumbwheel is considered 1 & 2 IIRC. The aux electrical functions all controls pins in the electrical hookup if you have it, these control whatever functions are on the work tool. For tools with multiple functions,
Haha I got confused I was thinking excavators for some reason.
He said cat controls and I assumed he was talking about excavators and didnt realize he posted in the skidsteer forum when I answered about our 385's controls.