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Old 01-21-2016, 10:28 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
We called them Brody knobs but I have no clue why. Still have them on forklifts here.
BINGO! ........ ol Tcoat beat ol @Ultramaroon to the answer to the old trivia question of the day .....

Wiki tells me:

The "spinning knobs" once commonly bolted to the steering wheels of farm implements and trucks prior to the advent of power steering were referred to as "suicide knobs" and, by association, "Brodie knobs," as their misuse could lead to loss of control of the vehicle.

(referring to Steve Brodie)


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