Brodie knob

[chessie4905]

When I was a kid, they were referred as necker knobs.

[Scott & Heather]

I wouldn't drive our bus without one. My land cruiser has one too. Everyone who has ever borrowed our truck got so addicted to it they wanted one


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[Scott & Heather]

FYI, my steering wheel doesn't whip when I hit a curb etc. the power steering ram softens that. I off-road some insane stuff and have never ever had that happen. My 1946 farmall super M tractor had manual steering and it whipped all over messing up my wrist many times


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[luvrbus]

LOL I never had one on the bus but I bought John Deere knobs buy the box where people would steal them off the tractors,some people must love the things you have to have one a backhoe and loader.I never a piece of rubber tired equipment that did not come from the factory with one,then all I ever bought was Cat or John Deere too   

[Dave5Cs]

had them on my tractors but not on the Bus. They are illegal in many states including Cali. I turned our wheel so that when I steer one hand left is on the wheel and the other is at 5 oclock with split fingers over spoke and wheel. Just more comfortable.
Dave

[Tikvah]

For those of you saying they're not legal... often that's a myth.  Check your state.

http://www.suicideknob.net/state_laws.html

[Scott & Heather]

This is the kind of off-roading I do with a spinner. Never once had an issue.


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[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

We had these on the loaders I drove so it left one hand free to operate the bucket controls.  Never really needed on in a bus. However if I decide to take up cigarette smoking, then I may have to get one for the bus too.

[lostagain]

When we drove buses up the road to Sunshine Village Ski Area(Banff), in the seventies before the first gondola was built, we had one hand on the steering wheel (sometimes), the 2 way radio mic in the other, and also a cigarette, a coffee, a sandwich, a newspaper, and an eye in the interior rear view mirror checking out a hot bunny five rows back. And we didn't have no spinner knob either! That was before distracted driving was invented when cell phones came on...

JC

[Lin]

I put one on our first 24ft motorhome and really liked it.  It had power steering, and I found the knob useful for maneuvering in tight spaces.  The first bus did not have one.  That had no power steering at first, and it would have been ridiculous to try turning the wheel with just one hand.  Of course, it could have worked at road speeds, but I never found it useful for that.  When we installed power steering on it, we just used a car pillar and wheel.  The steering was easy enough and the wheel small enough that I could do just as well with the palm of my hand.  I never even thought of installing a knob.  Now on this bus, we have power assist steering.  I never thought of putting one on.  I guess I just do not see the need since I take my time maneuvering anyway.

[Jeremy]

For what it's worth, they are illegal in the UK unless you are registered disabled.

I have a Range Rover and big Jag, both with very power-assisted steering (like many US cars I guess), and I very often use the 'flat hand' technique to spin the steering wheel - which I feel bad about because it's surely dangerous given that you have no real grip on the steering wheel at all - in that circumstance having a steering wheel knob would perhaps be preferable, but I'm not sure I'd want one at any other time

Jeremy

[Dave5Cs]

You ever blow a steer tire, you'll wish you didn't have one.

[Geoff]

For those of you saying they're not legal... often that's a myth.  Check your state.

http://www.suicideknob.net/state_laws.html

Spinner knobs are illegal in CA.  I have read the vehicle code and it is definitely in there.

--Geoff

[Dave5Cs]

Everything is illegal in California except paying Taxes,LOL

[chessie4905]

Check Pa. Vehicle inspection regulations.