In the rough stuff that has your foot bouncing around on the accelerator you could try putting some foam under the pedal (you may need to try a few different densities of foam) to act as a shock absorber.Originally Posted by Rosscoe
I just push my foot sideways against the kick panel to dampen my foot movement.
Tony
Thats what I do too Tony and it works a treat....You must have Giraffe legs and flippers like me...lol...It does keep a steady pedal though.
"Pedal to the metal " like smokey and the bandit!! that holds it steady hahhahahahahaahaha
IF YA DONT GET STUCK YA AINT TRYIN HARD ENOUGH........OR YA TOOK THE CHICKEN TRACK
WARNING: TOWBALLS USED WITH SNATCHSTRAPS DO KILL!!
I actually spoke to an old friend the other day who had the hand throttle on his Hilux.
They were doing a trip up to Fraser Island and he was using it as cruise control on the freeway.
Long story short, there was a bend coming up and he tried to wine the throttle off but it just kept spinning and spinning...Sure enough the nut behind the panel had come loose which meant it was stuck on.
He yelled out to his mates on the UHF and asked what to do and they said cut the engine which he did...But....The steering lock came on after he cut the engine all the way and ran off the road...
No one was hurt but could have been 10 times worse and possible death.
I use mine all the time for off road low range stuff, but on rare occasion, have used it on long flat straits(with out any other vehicles in sight) to get some blood flow back into my foot, but only for a few seconds at a time, and only when I've got clear sight for 1km+ including the edges of the road (so skippy doesn't do a runner). although it's not something I would recommend any one do. I have 20+ years behind the wheel and take a measured risk when doing it.
I couldn't use it for hills or anything now I have reduction gears - I couldn't pull it up under braking if I had even 1000 rpm going to the wheels - it's like stopping a Mack truck just on normal idle, so it's like it doesn't even exist for me any more! I simply don't have a need to use it ...
ah yes, reduction gears, a mixed blessing
There ya go ya learn somethin new every day
I thought the throttle control was only on the diesel
IF YA DONT GET STUCK YA AINT TRYIN HARD ENOUGH........OR YA TOOK THE CHICKEN TRACK
WARNING: TOWBALLS USED WITH SNATCHSTRAPS DO KILL!!
I would not use this as a Cruise Control under any circumstances.
Extremely Dangerous .
I have to admit i did wonder about the hand throttle, but the knob's broke on mine so doubt i'll use it, but clearly usefull for winching.
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