I been playin around with a design for a cool PD lift handle on the mill, this is the first one I came up with. The overall height will be pretty much the same as the stock one, but the handle will be horizontal. The pic shows the face of the plate that faces out. Still toying with ideas of what to make the handle itself out of. This one is made of 3/16", but the real ones will be made prolly 3/8 thick. Give me yalls input, I want to make the design that everyone likes. I can change anything about the shape except the overall length.

Thanks,Rod

cant figger out how to make the damn pic smaller so you can click and enlarge it

Well.......................I guess I wont be making any more since I cant compete with that. That looks great man. Amazing what can be done with a cnc.

it all depends on what they wanna spend, these will not be cheap.

Cool,

I'm not a big fan of the top end of it, it looks like the end of an adjustable wrench.

there will be a socket head bolt that goes through there

How will it attach to te engine??

itll have two pieces of angle that will bolt in place of the factory plate, then the two machined plates will bolt to the angle with bolts through the sides. The handle will be a solid rod with threaded ends and bolts will go through the top hole in each plate. some sort of rubber, maybe shrink tubing will cover the solid rod.

I think you should tig the sides to a plate that mounts to the engine.

Looks good --- Possibly something that is the highest point of the engine and curve it to the back some so any branches wont be hitting the carb or air cleaner

Looks cool as shit to me! I like it. You wanna trade? lol

Really fine job Rod! When can I come over and play?

i appreciate that preston! man youre welcome to come by anytime!

What's the word on these?

hey whats the bolt sticking out for on the lower unit?

ha, ****** rig tension knob.

do what?

n i g ger rig tension knob. The reverse system works like a ratchet. If your using a ratchet and the bolt you are trying to undo is loose and there is no tension, then your ratchet wont work. likewise with the reverse system on the PD, the tension knob puts some pressure on the lower unit so that the ratchet reverse can function, if there is no pressure, then it wont work, just like trying to use a ratchet on a loose bolt.

i see. thanks for the info

Preston it just looks like you could lose a finger if you grabbed that bar in the wrong place

Ehhh, fingers are over rated! lol

Nah I'm good, Best I can do is say it was one of those Dee-dee-deeee moments. Plus I'm sure you have way better stories than mine! lol

How much for the handle?

They will Prolly ne about 200

GET TO WORK!!!

That looks very simple and functional... Very nice.

Dats a BB special.

Looks good Poker! First time I've seen it mounted.

Be cool if you could make one look like a pistole grip or the grip of a knife or brass knuckles.

Or just a plain handle that a self-respecting white man could use.

Looks kinda 70's to me. Just an opinion-