Redesigning shifters

[mad-max]

Hello, it has been a long time since I have been on this site and I am finally getting around to fixing up the max ii over the winter. I was thinking about redesigning the shifters because in our rough terrain hunching over to use them is pretty uncomfortable after even an hour long ride. I have been thinking about redesigning the shifters so that they v out at the bottom and come up on either side like a zero turn mower. I would also slant them back a little bit so that I won't be putting my hands into the dash when going forward and so it is possibly to sit back in the seat. If anybody else has modified their shifters in this way please post pictures below as I am still trying to get ideas. Don't really care what 6x6 it is on, just trying to get ideas that will still make the t20 happy.

[rcn11thacr]

Your idea sounds good, but keep some things in mind: A zero turn mower (I had a Ferris 1500 IS for a few years) has a suspension and a fairly decent seat with arm rests to support the arms in rough terrain. Our toys do not have suspension or arm rests. The lack of suspension or arm rests is a key factor in the placement of the handles and in my opinion has a direct effect on how well your response time is to terrain and its effects on driver input to the steering. The military vehicles that are lateral steering have the laterals placed just as they are in our aatvs. This is due to the minimal suspension in the vehicles, it helps to minimize driver input in rough terrain (since the laterals are centered to the driver). A wide lateral placement will promote excessive bumps directly into the steering if you do not have arm rests (or good suspension) to help stabilize the input to the steering. If you do make this modification look into having arm rests to stabilize driver input into the laterals. Your idea has merit and could be a benefit to your comfort, I just don’t want it to be at the expense of enjoying your machine.