I had one in my 50 chevy truck for over 15 years.....6 O'clock position. I now have power steering and a different steering wheel. My steering wheel was wrapped in twine and then sealed by a friend of mine when he was in the Navy on a deployment.
I've never much cared for them but we do have one on the farm truck, And it's just because it was there when we bought it and it helps when backing up a trailer.
not on any current project ,but this is on my OT DD,made it from skate board wheel,electrical tubing clamp, stainless steel bolt and spacer. Had more comments on this than any thing else I have ever built.Never have ever heard anything about them being illegal down here. Kenny
In my day they were called necker knobs, and because it was meant to free your left arm to put it around your honey it had to be placed on the left side of the wheel!
I use one for parking lots... I have mine at about 4 30 to 5 on the wheel.... I know it's an odd location, but it just seemed more comfortable there and it kept it out of my line of sight going down the road which I liked as well. I've bumped a few curbs and potholes and haven't had the knob knock my hands off the wheel or anything crazy like that. it also helps quite a bit when I get the old car sideways much faster to go from lock to lock
You run a fork lift or a high lift for any amount of time, you get really good on the old suicide knob.-MIKE
FLATMAN I am from Canada too as a matter of fact just around the corner from you. I have had suicide knobs on all of my standard steering rides over the years and have never been botherd by the law. Can you please share with us the M.T.O regulation pertaing to this the section and sub section numbers please. I know a bunch of others that use them as well. And I am sure they don't know either.
This is the exact style I used to have on my '55 Pontiac except mine was light green and it used to come in handy for turning, doesn't make sense to have one with power steering though except for looks..
My grandpa had one on everyone of his cars. He lost his little finger and ring finger in a cornpicking accident in the 40's, and lost all the strength in that hand. This allowed him to drive every day right up into his 90's, before he passed away. When I was little, I always wondered why our tractors had them, and none of the neighbor farmers tractors did. Until, I heard the story from grandpa. I would love to have one on my car, I'm going to EBAY next.
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