One hand operation of tractor ?

[dcyrilc]

only dangerous if you don't know how to use them... open palm setup works FINE.. just like a hand crank on a tractor.. if you try to get hurt.. you can break an arm.. if you do it right.. it's difficult to get hurt.

kinda like cleaning a loaded gun...

soundguy

I prefer to unload it before cleaning... LOL

 

[Egon]

Spare me from the safety police, 99% of whom wouldn't Know a PTO from the PTA.

I may not know the difference but I do know manual steering in four wheel drive can get interesting. Now add the power steering and things may be a whole lot different.

only dangerous if you don't know how to use them...

Yep, and with four wheel drive and manual steering anyone that has perception beyond the current moment will do just fine. The rest of us mere mortals keep the thumbs where they are supposed to be and give the spinners away! Shows we know how to use them!

 

[Johndeere3720]

the steering knob is pretty nice on my grandpas 2210 but it is mainly for mowing the grass and grading the arena. As for the moving the loader joystick, make it an easy thing to relocate whenever you need to. Just make it easy to put back to. Im sure it will take getting used to.

 

[radioman]

Looking at my BX, It doesn't look to hard to fab up a stick to clamp on the FEL joystick to go over the hood to the other side. Can yiou fab up a left hand side attachment or have a local letal working company fab one for you?

 

[jcummins]

Now you are showing your age!!! Back in the old mechanical gear driven steering days your concern was valid. As was the philosophy to always keep your thumbs outside the steering wheel.

On a modern hydraulic cylinder driven steering system that's not a concern. I can't imagine running a modern tractor without a knob. It's the first thing I buy for a tractor, color coordinated of course.

Absolutely agree. I've jumped on tractors without a spinner....and immediately you miss it.

 

[Soundguy]

Yep, and with four wheel drive and manual steering anyone that has perception beyond the current moment will do just fine. The rest of us mere mortals keep the thumbs where they are supposed to be and give the spinners away! Shows we know how to use them!

if the machine has articulating or hydrostatic steering it's a 100% non issue.

if it has power assisted mechanical steering it's less of a problem.. if it is straight mechanical steering.. then -could- be a problem.....again.. palm the spinner and it's hard to break a wrist or thumb.. foresight.. ya mean like anticipating a problem and palming the spinner instead of setting yourself up for an arm injury by gripping it or putting a thumb in the crook of the steering wheel? ah.. you are just talking about lack of common sense.. not foresight.... two different things.

someone with no common sense is just going to get hurt alot more in a given situation than another individual that has a normal dose of common sense.

soundguy

 

[Egon]

foresight.. ya mean like anticipating a problem and palming the spinner instead of setting yourself up for an arm injury

Ah, so you can see into the future and know exactly when a problem will occur and what the problem will be??

Where was the foresight when the finger got cut?? With anticipation that would never have happened or is that an indication that like the rest of us you just have ordinary attributes and can't see into the future.

 

[deepNdirt]

Ah, so you can see into the future and know exactly when a problem will occur and what the problem will be??

Where was the foresight when the finger got cut?? With anticipation that would never have happened or is that an indication that like the rest of us you just have ordinary attributes and can't see into the future.

Makes me think of the Nicolas Cage movie ( Next ) we only need a few secounds foresight, think of the possibilities,

 

[Reg]

I don't know the exact layout of your machine, but GENERALLY the joystick is just a control lever to a pair of cables that run to the loader's valve block.
It seems to me that an extra long pair of cables and a temporary mount on the left side would do it ?
Your parts counter guy MIGHT be able to find a pair of similar cables from the next size up tractor, but do some measuring first in case you need an extra 3ft and he can only get you an extra 14inches (-:

I am ***_U_Ming clearances and your ability to work whatever other controls are on the left.
If you are clearing snow with a rear blade and your lift control is on the right that would probably be harder to reach and operate than the joystick.
I think I could use my joystick with the left hand right where it is, but the 3pt lift would be an issue if I was bundled up for winter and had to get past a healing right arm.

 

[Soundguy]

Ah, so you can see into the future and know exactly when a problem will occur and what the problem will be??

Where was the foresight when the finger got cut?? With anticipation that would never have happened or is that an indication that like the rest of us you just have ordinary attributes and can't see into the future.

future? I think uh.. you may be on the wrong forum ?

You don't need to see into the future to take precautions.

( and taking precautions doesn't prevent injuries, but sure is better than not taking precautions ).

I think your re-hash of my cut finger, which happened when i reached into my hunting bag i hadn't used in years is a poor attempt at an analogy re using a palm spinner safely on a manual steering machine.

finding delight in others problems? I think there's a problem with that line of thinking..

soundguy