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Hand Throttle

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Seabee_BUC:
I'll toss a little info in on this topic. JD's Jeep is a 5 speed and when I put the winch on, a hand throttle was pretty much mandatory for winching duty. The one I purchased is from Rubicon Express ($30). It is similarto your homebrew one Kirk, in that it can be adjusted and then locked down but if you're going to try to drive and crawl with this type of setup it's a PITA >:(. It's always just a little too much gas. The best setup for using it to drive with is one that works just like your foot pedal only somewhere that's within hand reach and easy to feather. Just my .02  ;D

kirksjeep:

--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on June 18, 2009, 02:51:26 AM ---I'll toss a little info in on this topic. JD's Jeep is a 5 speed and when I put the winch on, a hand throttle was pretty much mandatory for winching duty. The one I purchased is from Rubicon Express ($30). It is similarto your homebrew one Kirk, in that it can be adjusted and then locked down but if you're going to try to drive and crawl with this type of setup it's a PITA >:(. It's always just a little too much gas. The best setup for using it to drive with is one that works just like your foot pedal only somewhere that's within hand reach and easy to feather. Just my .02  ;D

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I looked into the brake handle set up like you are talking about, but I settled on this one since the adjustment is pretty accurate.  I'll hopefully will get a chance to use it on Saturday.  I figure worst case I am out $13.54. I still have brake cables from my 4 pack of cables if I switch to a brake handle.

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