The ideal excavator transmitter

[Rakthi]

Hi Stein,

Never thought about the track controls! ... I'm using the Commander SA1000 with the 3D sticks and the 3rd little stick on the bottom right with was assigned to the tracks by default in the programming that came with the sender. Push forward, excavator goes forward, push left left track works, etc. a diagonal push has one track forward and one reverse. Works well for me as with a bit of practice one can control both tracks with one finger. The 3D stick are not really put to full use for my excavator (fumotec 490) They control boom bucket etc. simple up down, left right use. Even the slewing is a left right movement and not rotation.

Actually, the Commander SA1000 is overkill to use with the Komatsu 490LC and I have been thinking of getting a cheaper transmitter to go with it, so friends can join in as at the moment I only have the one Commander for the trucks and excavator. But then I think about the head ache of setting it up with mixers etc. for the pump ...