Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Different brands- different names, I-shift, Automated manual, etc. When you break your right wrist, shifting that 10-speed gets difficult! Managed to float shift with my left hand reaching across myself.... poor transmission has a little extra metal in it now. Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Dreamer Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 You could always have the DW shift for you! Sorry to here about the wrist, hope you heal quickly. 2005 Freightliner Century S/T, Singled, Air ride ET Jr. hitch 2019 46'+ Dune Sport Man Cave custom 5th wheel toy hauler Owner of the 1978 Custom Van "Star Dreamer" which might be seen at a local car show near you! Check out http://www.hhrvresource.com/ for much more info on HDT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hopefully the bone doc will put me in a cast that's below my elbow. The ER air cast is just past the elbow holding my arm at a 90*. Alie would have been great to have if she had been there! Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Damn Jim...don't you know you ain't supposed to do that. (that being whatever you did to break it) Hope it heals quick. MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Damn Jim...don't you know you ain't supposed to do that. (that being whatever you did to break it) Hope it heals quick. I stepped where I shouldn't have, and would have been better off bouncing on my butt than landing on 1 bent wrist.... Good news today is it's a clean break. So we're sporting a short cast that allows me to move my fingers and elbow! Now for 6 weeks to get by so 2 hand typing can return... Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I stepped where I shouldn't have, and would have been better off bouncing on my butt than landing on 1 bent wrist.... Good news today is it's a clean break. So we're sporting a short cast that allows me to move my fingers and elbow! Now for 6 weeks to get by so 2 hand typing can return... Dang hope you heal quickly. 2006 Volvo 780 "Hoss" Volvo D12, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift Bed Build by "JW Morgan's Custom Welding" 2017 DRV 39DBRS3 2013 Smart Passion Coupe "Itty Bitty" "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewhoknowslittle Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Jim, better your wrist than your head, but all jokes aside, we hope you get better soon. Roger & Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Sure hate to hear this. Praying for speedy recovery. An accident like that would possibly end my career. 2003 Teton Grand Freedom towed with 2006 Freightliner Century 120 across the beautiful USA welding pipe.https://photos.app.goo.gl/O32ZjgzSzgK7LAyt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Sure hate to hear this. Praying for speedy recovery. An accident like that would possibly end my career. Thanks Glen, I am having to jump through several hoops, and "tests" to prove I can still work. No issues, but this is a big inconvenience. Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Reason #1 To Buy An AutoShift And all this time I thought bad knees and just being lazy were the #1 reasons. Now I find out that according to you there are three #1's...damn. If this list gets any longer I'm gonna have to start writing this stuff down. MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarome Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 When you break your right wrist, shifting that 10-speed gets difficult! Sheesh.. How many men down are we now? My rig hasn't moved in almost 4 weeks and probably going to be another 3 or 4 before I give it a try. What'd'ya do to yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 It's a Distal Radius Fracture in my right wrist. Thankfully no surgery needed. Swelling is down and I have movement back in my fingers today. If I could blame this on too much drink I would, but I was actually working and sober! Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 I've always said working is hazardous for your health Glad it's gonna mend on its own. Take it easy on it and let it heal.....and drink lots of Dr. Pepper. MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Howdy Jim, Hope you heal well and soon. Look on the bright side you only broke one, I broke both of my wrists at the same time. Should have heard me yell when they took the casts off, first one hurt, the second one I knew what I was in for. I don't know what they do for casts nowadays, but in the olden times 50 years ago when they used plaster that stuff loved to pull hair out of your hide. Dave 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I had one of those plaster jobs once on an ankle... don't think the hair ever grew back! New ones are a epoxy coated fiberglass, that is water activated. And they put a sock over the area first so removal is much better. Still can't get them wet though. Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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