Deere & Company

Charles Jon Paul Asp

Martin Lavern Ruhter

Neil Vincent Harber

Michael Eugene Kennedy

Josh Dean Graeve

Richard Arnold Valenzuela

Richard John Gotto

James Michael Frett

Nathan Joseph Horstman

Darrell Jeffrey Rowan

Maurice Thomas Nesbitt

Giovanni Ananda Wuisan

Ronald James Huber

Daniel R Klein

Brent Allen Smith

Jed Douglas Polzin

Darrel Jeffrey Rowan

Nathan Joseph Hortsman

The present disclosure provides a control system for a machine having a transmission. The control system includes an open gate shift pattern having a plurality of defined positions disposed within an outer perimeter. Each of the defined positions corresponds to one of a plurality of forward and reverse ranges of the transmission. A control lever is movably disposed within the shift pattern. A first set of defined positions is aligned in the shift pattern corresponding to the plurality of forward ranges and a second set of defined positions is aligned in the shift pattern corresponding to the plurality of reverse ranges. The control lever is moveable in a single movement to any of the plurality of defined positions for selecting between a forward range and reverse range.

Drivetrain range selector control

A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly of the motor grader.

Arrangement of steering wheel and operator seat assembly

Armrest mounted grader control

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Epworth, IA, United States of America

Charles Jon Paul Asp