MULTIQUIP WHITEMAN MD105 - Operation - Steering Controls Usage; Operator Presence Safety Interlocks; Joystick Directional Positioning Guide

PAGE 30 — MD105 RIDE-ON TROWEL • OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/29/24)
OPERATION
Operator Presence Safety Interlocks
1. Full engine throttle is allowed only when operator
presence is detected.
2. Engine speed changes to idle (1,740 rpm) when the
operator leaves the seat or the foot pedal is released.
STEERING
Two palm-grip joysticks (Figure 23), located to the left and
right of the operator’s seat, provide directional control for
the trowel.
Figure 23. Steering Control Joysticks
RIGHT
JOYSTICK
LEFT
JOYSTICK
OPERATOR’S
SEAT
Table 7 illustrates the various directional positions of the
joysticks and their effect on the movement of the trowel.
NOTICE
All directional references with respect to the joysticks
are from the operator’s seat position.
Table 7. Joystick Directional Positioning
Move
FORWARD
LEFT Joystick
Move Joystick
BACKWARD
LEFT
Move Joystick
FORWARD
RIGHT
Move Joystick
BACKWARD
RIGHT
Move Joysticks
FORWARD
BOTH
Move Joysticks
BACKWARD
BOTH
Move Joystick
to the RIGHT
RIGHT
Move Joystick
to the LEFT
RIGHT
CONTROL JOYSTICK
&DIRECTION
RESULT
Causes only the
left side of the
ride-on trowel to
move forward.
Causes only the
left side of the
ride-on trowel to
move backward.
Causes only the
right side of the
ride-on trowel to
move forward.
Causes only the
right side of the
ride-on trowel to
move backward.
Causes the ride-on trowel
to move backward in
a straight line.
Causes the ride-on trowel
to move to the right.
Causes the ride-on trowel
to move to the left.
Causes the ride-on trowel
to move forward in
a straight line.