What kind of controls does a Komatsu excavator have?

What kind of controls does a Komatsu excavator have?

My second excavator was a Case Drott 35 with 2 hand and 2 foot controls that were mirrored patterns. That was a pain to learn due to the mirror image but I would run both machines all day and NEVER miss a lick once my head was wrapped around the pattern.

How to change the controls on a Komatsu PC 200?

I just got an older 1992 komatsu pc 200 to work in brush and rough stuff. The controls are wrong for me. I like the bucket and crowd in the same hand and boom and swing in the other. This machine doesn’t have a switching valve so I’m guessing it needs the pilot hoses changed. Does anyone have a diagram on which hoses to switch?

Where is the shuttle valve on a Komatsu?

The easiest way is at the shuttle valves behind the cab but moving a control function to the opposite handle will be aggravating. You will have to trace the hoses to which shuttle valve and then figure if you have enough hose to reach the opposite side shuttle valve.

How does the crowd work on a Komatsu?

The crowd has two valves feeding into the circuit when you extend the stick out. That way you have two pump flow for a fast out. When you bring the stick towards you it has two pumps going to the cylinder but only one return. This keeps the stick from hitting straight up and down and then going limp until the pumps catch up.

My second excavator was a Case Drott 35 with 2 hand and 2 foot controls that were mirrored patterns. That was a pain to learn due to the mirror image but I would run both machines all day and NEVER miss a lick once my head was wrapped around the pattern.

I just got an older 1992 komatsu pc 200 to work in brush and rough stuff. The controls are wrong for me. I like the bucket and crowd in the same hand and boom and swing in the other. This machine doesn’t have a switching valve so I’m guessing it needs the pilot hoses changed. Does anyone have a diagram on which hoses to switch?

The easiest way is at the shuttle valves behind the cab but moving a control function to the opposite handle will be aggravating. You will have to trace the hoses to which shuttle valve and then figure if you have enough hose to reach the opposite side shuttle valve.

The crowd has two valves feeding into the circuit when you extend the stick out. That way you have two pump flow for a fast out. When you bring the stick towards you it has two pumps going to the cylinder but only one return. This keeps the stick from hitting straight up and down and then going limp until the pumps catch up.