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    Temps at Pilot Control Joystick Plungers

    Thanks! I appreciate the input!
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    Temps at Pilot Control Joystick Plungers

    Thank you for commenting in!
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    Temps at Pilot Control Joystick Plungers

    Hey everyone - I am doing some R&D I wanted to see if someone here could weigh in. I am working on a small 3D printed insert that slips over the pilot plungers under the joysticks. The material we want to use is PLA and the topic of heat came up. I plan to take some laser temp readings when...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    I pm'd you a moment ago. Thanks.
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    If you have one, I would love to see a picture of your joystick under the boot(s).
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Here is the video of my friend's joystick wobble on a CAT 323.
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    I just read your post yesterday. SK210LC-10?
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Good morning. Thank you for commenting in. I have a use case currently in-process. My friend, who is a journeyman union operator here in Oregon mentioned an annoying characteristic involving his CAT 323 machine. He does not like autopilot for moving that machine long distances so he will go...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Here is a pilot control spring mod install video. Machine is the IRE20.
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    I am prototyping the new spring design. Excited to get them into some machines. Here is a short video of the barrel springs running. Barrel Spring Coiling Video
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    We built this machine "Compatibility Checker" to help people confirm if the spring mod kits will fit their controls. https://springpilot.com/#excavator-compatibility Please let me know if your model is missing or if you get an inaccurate response...brand new and a work in progress. Thanks!
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Working on some cool pilot control spring mod enhancements. A relatively frequent concern I see/hear about from forum threads is that the springs could scratch the pilot valve plungers. For my current GEN2 kit I addressed this by incorporating a custom coiling feature that prevents the cut wire...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Actual reviews can be browsed on my site at https://springpilot.com/products/gen2-pilot-control-spring-kit.
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    All good points and I appreciate your comment very much! True, the feedback or Use Cases are anecdotal if not coming straight from the customer and crowd the "selling" line. There are also many DIY solutions, spring-based or otherwise in the forums for this particular mod. Knowing full well the...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Understood thanks. Is it okay for me to add to my own thread with comments like I have been doing here? I want to make sure that I am following the rules correctly. Thanks again! I am trying not to sell at all. I am trying to learn if there are name brand machines that could benefit from my kit.
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    USE CASE: TIGERCAT 724G FELLERBUNCHER - A customer in Louisiana installed a kit into his Tigercat 724G Feller Buncher. His "steering control was soft and a bit snappy". After his install he fed back to me recently..."Fit like a glove and a much more comfortable resistance on the sticks than...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    USE CASE: SANY SY75 - A couple days ago I received feedback from a customer who runs a land clearing / forestry mulching company. He owns a Sany SY75. He and his crew love the mod and that it "smooths everything out". While still an imported machine (I believe), much bigger and more mainstream...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    May I ask what machine you installed your springs into?
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Yes - back in April I began prototyping a kit to fit my import mini-ex. My primary design focus for my GEN2 Kit was plunger protection, pre-load (to counter bounce-back effect common on the import minis) and to see how much load I could fit in the pocket available under the sticks. I checked all...
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    Jerky, Touchy Pilot Joystick Controls - Name Brands??

    Hello Everyone - I work for a spring manufacturer based in Oregon. I designed and manufactured a spring mod kit that retro-fits externally over the plungers under the joystick boots on remote actuated control systems. The kit is popular on the cheap imported minis because friction zones on those...
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