Left Hand Shifter Lets Injured Farmer Drive Pickup Normally
“Last spring my son-in-law had surgery on his right elbow and temporarily lost the use of his right arm. While his arm was in a cast, he had trouble driving his pickup. He needed a shift lever for his left hand, so we came up with one that allows him to operate the shift from the left,” says Glenn Darlington, Bronaugh, Mo.
He clamped a curved metal rod to the pickup’s right hand shift lever. The curved rod runs under the steering column to the left side. Pushing in and up on the left shift lever lets him control the automatic transmission lever normally.
“It allowed my son-in-law to drive with a cast on. He kept using it even after the cast was removed which enabled the elbow to heal, a process that took four months,” says Darlington. “The device was easily removed as soon as he could drive and shift again with his right hand. The same idea could also be used by anyone whose right arm is weak or has arthritis.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Glenn Darlington, 26490 S. 625 Rd., Bronaugh, Mo. 64728 (ph 417 922-3384).
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Left Hand Shifter Lets Injured Farmer Drive Pickup Normally PICKUPS Accessories “Last spring my son-in-law had surgery on his right elbow and temporarily lost the use of his right arm While his arm was in a cast he had trouble driving his pickup He needed a shift lever for his left hand so we came up with one that allows him to operate the shift from the left ” says Glenn Darlington Bronaugh Mo He clamped a curved metal rod to the pickup’s right hand shift lever The curved rod runs under the steering column to the left side Pushing in and up on the left shift lever lets him control the automatic transmission lever normally “It allowed my son-in-law to drive with a cast on He kept using it even after the cast was removed which enabled the elbow to heal a process that took four months ” says Darlington “The device was easily removed as soon as he could drive and shift again with his right hand The same idea could also be used by anyone whose right arm is weak or has arthritis ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Glenn Darlington 26490 S 625 Rd Bronaugh Mo 64728 ph 417 922-3384
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