Re: [MV] UNIMOG STEERING
Andreas Mehlhorn (a.mehlhorn@t-online.de)
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:57:03 +0100
Gary R. Downing schrieb:
> Fellow Moggers SAFETY WARNING! This has been said before on the UNI net
> but my painful experience should serve as a wake up call. I was drilling
> through old concrete with a large hammer drill. My grip on the drill
> motor was almost identical to my usual grip on my '63 Mog 404 steering
> wheel. The carbide bit dug into an invisible piece of re-bar. The drill
> motor came back, taking my thumb with it. IT BROKE MY WRIST IN THREE
> PLACES! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to predict that when off
> road, any large immoveable object in front of your Mog's front wheel can
> and will spin your steering wheel just like the drill motor did to me.=20
> The doctor said I might have arthritis problems for <underline>the rest
> of my life!
>
> </underline>I usually drive on roads so I have the bad habit of wrapping
> my thumb around the wheel. We are likely to carry those bad habits into
> the boonies. I recommend practicing driving with your thumbs ON TOP OF
> THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN ON GOOD ROAD! DEVELOP GOOD HABITS=09!!!!!8-)
In the driving schools of the German Bundeswehr they teach the soldiers
to keep the thumb on top of the steering wheel, when driving off road.
Best regards
Andreas
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