questions on rules

[k120189]

didnt know where else to put this so i'll ask here....as i've found out home made kill switches are a no go...so i have a question about steering wheels i would like to follow the limited class rules which says factory wheel and the upper classes say handle bars...what about a butterfly wheel?

[money89tractors]

"- Factory steering wheel must be retained"

According to that statement from the limited class rules, steering wheel must be factory.

Hold off on making this ruling final, Chris may allow a butterfly steering wheel, and or an upgraded steering wheel. I could see the change in rules to "a steering wheel most be used, whether upgraded or stock, no handle bars or bar attachments allowed."

-Phil

[k120189]

yup thats what i was thinkin...but i think u ment steering lol...well i'll put it on for now...if not i'll put my factory wheel back on

[money89tractors]

yea i ment steering, i fixed it.

-Phil

[STEELMAN]

ive done quite a bit of off roading with my mowers and found that unless your running a gearbox for your steering if you hit anything like a rock or stump it whips the wheel preety hard with that said i would not use anything but a wheel the result could be broken fingers

[money89tractors]

ive done quite a bit of off roading with my mowers and found that unless your running a gearbox for your steering if you hit anything like a rock or stump it whips the wheel preety hard with that said i would not use anything but a wheel the result could be broken fingers

True, hitting a rock or log with direct steering CAN pull the wheel out of your hand, but if the direct steering is setup properly to give you the right amount of leveral on the linkages and spindles, you wont have much(if any) problems with it.  Think about most quads, theyre mostly direct steering with the right about of leverage.

-Phil

[Chris]

I say we're going to stay with the factory steering wheel. What you can do if you like, is (AS LONG AS IT'S SAFE!!) make it like a race car, where you can quick-change the wheels. Keep your butterfly wheel on when testing, put the stock one back on when running with the crew. I wouldn't see a problem with that at all.

[k120189]

well the way both wheels are set up now (this is the way the factory wheel came) is it fits snug on the shaft and has a pin thru it luckily my wheel is the same way so that works...

[toxic_j_2007]

"- Factory steering wheel must be retained"

According to that statement from the limited class rules, steering wheel must be factory.

Hold off on making this ruling final, Chris may allow a butterfly steering wheel, and or an upgraded steering wheel. I could see the change in rules to "a steering wheel most be used, whether upgraded or stock, no handle bars or bar attachments allowed."

-Phil

whait if the factory is handlebar setup (Snapper) should that be a mandatory upgrade?

[money89tractors]

If it is a factory handle bar setup like a snapper, the snapper bars can be used as the stock "steering wheel".

-Phil