86 S450 Operation & Maintenance Manual
HYDRAULIC CONTROLS (CONT’D)
Selectable Joystick Controls (SJC) In ‘H’ Control
Pattern
Figure 79
Lift Arm Operation – (Left Hand Joystick)
Move the joystick outward (Item 1) [Figure 79] to
raise the lift arms.
Move the joystick inward (Item 2) [Figure 79] to lower
the lift arms.
Lift Arm Float Position – (Left And Right Hand Joysticks)
Press and hold the Float button (Item 3) while the
joysticks are in neutral. Move the left joystick to lift
arm down position (Item 2) [Figure 79], then release
the button.
Press Float button (Item 3) again or move the left
joystick to lift arm up position (Item 1) [Figure 79] to
disengage.
Use the float position of the lift arms to level loose
material while driving backward.
Figure 80
Tilt Operation – (Right Hand Joystick)
Move the joystick inward (Item 1) [Figure 80] to tilt
the bucket backward.
Move the joystick outward (Item 2) [Figure 80] to tilt
the bucket forward.
Hydraulic Bucket Positioning
This machine may be equipped with Hydraulic Bucket
Positioning.
The function of hydraulic bucket positioning is to keep the
bucket at the same approximate angle as the lift arms are
raised.
Figure 81
Press the top of the Bucket Positioning switch (Item 1)
[Figure 81] on the left switch panel to engage the bucket
positioning function. The amber light in the switch will
turn ON.
Press the bottom of the switch to disengage. The amber
light will turn OFF.
Bucket positioning functions only during upward lift cycle.