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Hand Throttle

Post by suprasurf »

Has anyone fitted a hand throttle ?? I find that heal / toe sort of works but is difficult on serious rocks where you want three feet !!

Lookin at an mtb brake lever on the gear stick so I can have one foot on the brake, one on the clutch and rev the ole beast with the left hand..

any thoughts ??
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Post by bj on roids »

i grew a third foot ;) :shock:

they come standard in all 40 series, have a look how simple they are (diesels they came in that i am sure of) and pull it out, i am sure a man of your skills can modify it to fit on a hilux!
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Post by suprasurf »

bj on roids wrote:i grew a third foot ;) :shock:


on the end of your third leg :shock: :shock:

I've got the factory diesel hand throttle but its not that easy to use, more interested in the brake lever style :D
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suprasurf wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i grew a third foot ;) :shock:


on the end of your third leg :shock: :shock:

I've got the factory diesel hand throttle but its not that easy to use, more interested in the brake lever style :D


what are they from? :twisted:
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Post by Juzza »

bj on roids wrote:
suprasurf wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i grew a third foot ;) :shock:


on the end of your third leg :shock: :shock:

I've got the factory diesel hand throttle but its not that easy to use, more interested in the brake lever style :D


what are they from? :twisted:


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i maybe on drugs again, but couldnt you use one of a boat?


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Re: Hand Throttle

Post by MKPatrolGuy »

suprasurf wrote:Lookin at an mtb brake lever on the gear stick so I can have one foot on the brake, one on the clutch and rev the ole beast with the left hand..


ZZZZ has a gear shifter off a push bike mounted on his gearstick as a hand throttle, if i remember rightly.

Similar to this

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/rehandthrottle/re1.htm

And this

http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/throttle.html
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Re: Hand Throttle

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Thats what I want :)
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Post by robbie »

interesting stuff

how many of you guys out there use a hand throttle while wheeling?
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Post by Gordo »

I was hooked after importing and modifying an RE one for my TJ so I started making them in kits for Jeeps (notorious light throttle spring mated with a 4.0L donk).

The levers are getting a bit harder to come by but not hard to fit. You can get electronic ones now too in the US (where else !?!)!
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Post by hypo »

yes i use mine heaps but the lux ones r pretty dum, u set them and as soon as u use yer right foot they increase in revs
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Post by 2car »

bj on roids wrote:i grew a third foot ;) :shock:

they come standard in all 40 series, have a look how simple they are (diesels they came in that i am sure of) and pull it out, i am sure a man of your skills can modify it to fit on a hilux!


Yeah, mines got one too.

I have seen the yanks attach bicycle gear levers to their gear sticks for hand throttle. I guess you could get like 5 or 7 preset positions - click, click, click!
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

2car wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i grew a third foot ;) :shock:

they come standard in all 40 series, have a look how simple they are (diesels they came in that i am sure of) and pull it out, i am sure a man of your skills can modify it to fit on a hilux!


Yeah, mines got one too.

I have seen the yanks attach bicycle gear levers to their gear sticks for hand throttle. I guess you could get like 5 or 7 preset positions - click, click, click!


Look 6 posts up :finger:
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Post by 2car »

MKPatrolGuy wrote:
2car wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i grew a third foot ;) :shock:

they come standard in all 40 series, have a look how simple they are (diesels they came in that i am sure of) and pull it out, i am sure a man of your skills can modify it to fit on a hilux!


Yeah, mines got one too.

I have seen the yanks attach bicycle gear levers to their gear sticks for hand throttle. I guess you could get like 5 or 7 preset positions - click, click, click!


Look 6 posts up :finger:


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Post by POS »

robbie wrote:interesting stuff

how many of you guys out there use a hand throttle while wheeling?


In normal weekend driving i never use the hand trottle only because like Hypolux said hilux ones are pretty touchy.

I do how ever us it in Comps, before the stage i wind it up to 2000rpm and leave it at that, i am only driving a short distance so the engine won't get to hot.

This seems to help when that third foot is required as it has enough revs to keep the engine alive while i can play with the clutch and brake!!
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Post by CJ Burns Esq »

I've seen the ones Gordo makes, in use by a lot of the guys in the JeepTraction club and they are pretty good. Several presets to give steady revs and all the guys and gals that have them swear by them. Mind you, you need them in a jeep cause you get thrown around so much, (that should be good for a bite). i now from experience 'cause I got out of the FtrUCK and into a Wrangler at Moab and got thrown all over and I could then see the benefit of the hand throttle.
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