Gotta paint that stop handle red!

[JCKnife]

Always feared I would do this and today it finally happened...yanked on the throttle instead of the kill lever when I meant to shut her down. Fortunately got it pushed back in before the revs got too high, but it sure woke me up.

 

[4x4 Forever]

Been thinking the same thing! Dont ask me why!

Might just do it now that I hear that it has happened to someone else.

 

[steelandcanvas]

I've done the same thing but got the rpm's back down before she started spittin' parts out. I thought the stop handles all came red from the factory, before the motorpool re-paint.

 

[mcmullag]

I've done that about three times. Now I do my shut down procedure in slow motiong and think about what I am doing. I like the red paint idea.

 

[panshark]

red doesn't work in the dark

 

[srodocker]

mine is already red. looks like it came that way and wasnt painted

 

[Tackettr]

There are 3 types of people on this:

1. Those who have done it. Me
2. Those who will.
3. Those who say they haven't done it.

 

[unclemikey]

Done that a pile of times. Never any revs that ever hurt anything, just really gets me mad at me. Going to relocate the throttle handle to other side of stearing wheel. If I were to do it then, I just go out into the woods and shoot myself.

 

[nk14zp]

Always feared I would do this and today it finally happened...yanked on the throttle instead of the kill lever when I meant to shut her down. Fortunately got it pushed back in before the revs got too high, but it sure woke me up.

If your governor is working properly it can't over rev.

 

[Jinx]

mine is already red. looks like it came that way and wasnt painted

Ditto. The military must have retrofit some of the trucks.

 

[bones1]

What is this "Preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse since 2009"

 

[toughjeep]

Im just glad im not the only one. Ive done it a time or two

 

[DieselBob]

Mine came with a red "Engine Stop" cable.

 

[hdmax]

You could always relocate the throttle control to a better (Read: away from the kill handle!) location. It wouldn't be that difficult.

 

[stampy]

Painted mine red. Before that pulled it slow just in case I got the wrong one.LOL

 

[JCKnife]

What is this "Preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse since 2009"

No doubt--talk about a late start!

 

[hdmax]

I went out and looked at relocation possibilities, and this would be very easy as well as fat enough apart to stop the possibility of pulling the wrong one ever again.

 

[M35A2-AZ]

Sad to say, been there, done that. Kicked my self...

 

[Deuce_and_a_Half_Dragon]

Yup, I did that one night, tired, dark, reach for the cable *engine screams up to 2k full whistle* promptly laid a gold brick in my seat and pushed it back in.

Haven't done it since, if it's dark, I either move slow, or turn on my "idiot light" that I put in on the recovery, a magnetic light pointed at the "do not exceed" speed placard for when down shifting was difficult for me.


Everyone either has done it, or just hasn't yet. There is no "I'll never do that"

Even if you move it one night you will

 

[stancanpara]

Mine came with a red "Engine Stop" cable.

Looks like you have a pretty new set up in yours, judging by the red shut off as well as the newer blinker/hazard lights lever...