Hi Alex,
I have one on the 110 that came from a supplier of disabled
equipment, but being in Australia isn't going to help you re supply.
However I can offer the following:
1. To get maximum benefit needs to be on the rim and not a spoke
(basically about radial leverage)
2. Mine is fitted at 2 o'clock position which is great for me as a
right handed person
3.Perhaps the most important facility on the one I have is that it can
be quickly removed and refitted by a simple press of a button. The
benefits that come from the steering wheel knob or spinner, are
obtained at low speeds when parking or backing a trailer etc. These
benefits can however become negatives at med to high speeds ie 30-40
mph upwards, as you risk extreme "oversteer".
I actually remove mine when I'm driving on main roads or anything
above 40 mph, as the oversteer can be a bit of a heart stopper.
The normal 10 and 2 o'clock postion is much easier to maintain on a
long trip without the spinner being in the way-can assure you that
while its great to use when new, a long trip soon identifies its
limitations.
4. Whatever position you choose take into consideration the possible
ramifications of having an accident.
5. Check with AA or similar about any applicable road rules-I would
imagine that being pulled up in the M4 with one of these in use may be
an issue, due to the problems associated with above (3).
Having said all of this, they spinner is brilliant for low speed
turning with min effort (this is why they fit them to forklifts).
Cheers
Phillip
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:49:35 GMT, Alex <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:58:07 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>so Alex was, like...
>>> Anyone know a good source for steering wheel knobs? You know, the ones
>>> truck drivers have. I need one to anchor to the spoke on a wheel
>>> ideally, not the rim. The examples i've seen in Halfrauds/TMC etc are
>>> all made of ****ty materials and look like they'll last about 15
>>> minutes when in constant use on a landrover
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Alex
>>
>>I got mine off an ebay seller in (I think) Ireland. Works well on the
>>trialler, where it does get a bit of hammer. You could also try suppliers
>>of equipment for the disabled, as these are often fitted as part of
>>modifications for someone with limited arm mobility.
>
>This is what i really require. I don't know if there is a standard for
>these things, but i'm quite sure the halfrauds ones don't comply with
>any known standard. They certainly aren't TUV approved.
>
>Alex
