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standing up to a randall?

updated wed 13 jan 10

 

Sandy Henderson on mon 11 jan 10


I love my motorized Randall kick wheel, but have had some sciatica problems=
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, and I am wondering if I can modify this wheel so that I could stand or si=
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t higher to throw. Has anyone done this with a Randall? I am a klutz mecha=
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nically, so I tend to think in terms of things like putting concrete blocks=
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under the legs, but that won=3DE2=3D80=3D99t work well for kicking. Any wa=
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xtend the central shaft, short of replacing it altogether? I=3DE2=3D80=3D=
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so love to figure out a way to control the motor with a hand lever like Tay=
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lor=3DE2=3D80=3D99s (it is not variable speed). I know that modifying whee=
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standing has been discussed quite a bit, but I haven=3DE2=3D80=3D99t seen =
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ng that would work for a Randall-style wheel. Thanks for any thoughts.

Sandy Henderson in very snowy Northwest Indiana