We sold 4500-6500 models knew, those were all 4 stick machines, and if I recall so were many others. I never cared for them later after 2 stick models were available, but I can recall having those from the shop here on occasion and no one was all that smooth with them, of course we never used any of them long enough to get used to it. Years later, while supervising a 3500' dual temp pipe line project, the contractor had mostly DynaHoe backhoes, all those had 4 stick controls, with large cue ball size handles, it seemed one could get used to that. I had to run them every so often and at the time it been a long time since I ran a 4 stick machine.
In the 5+ years I did this work on a full time basis, I ran just about every manufacturer, Cat, Deere, Ford, Case, JCB etc. and several models of each, none really ever stood out as being lame or what have you. Whatever task I needed to do with one, all performed just fine. At least that is my memory of my experience with these. Some were a pain to load on a tag trailer, had a 555 fwd go sideways on me once while loading. Maybe some were not as agile, like side shifting the machine using the hoe, or something like that.
The one that DID stand out and was a real challenge to learn was the CASE foot swing !!! Who the heck invented that LOL ?
I went to take a test at the Operating Engineers School Local #825, and I tested on all the various earth moving equipment. None of what I operated was anything new, I was well experienced by then. However that foot swing Case was something, I had to learn on the spot. I told the person observing me that I never ran a foot swing backhoe before. I was told to excavate a deep trench and bench it down once to get to grade. It was a bit rough at first, but I did complete the task, albeit... slower than someone experienced on one of these, but still as was directed. I have never seen one of those since and wonder if it was the machine they used as an excuse to weed people out, (you know ones like me that did not know someone in the local) I tried numerous times to get in that local with no results.
Years later I did small jobs with a Cat 420D, through a rental house, was a great arrangement for me, unfortunately he went out of that business, but is now a dairy farmer instead. Couple of photos of one of these on jobs I did.
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