Hand drive controls enables the forward-reverse driving of the loader with a switch on the joystick, instead of the drive pedals. The hand drive is proportional like the drive pedals: the more the switch is turned the faster the machine will travel. It is possible to use either the hand drive or the standard drive pedals; selection between hand drive and pedal control happens with a switch on the dashboard.
Hand drive controls make it possible also for paraplegic people to make full use of the machine.