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outside handles for the front and back and a few other odds and ends.
They have an amazing tendency to turn brittle... Why not replace with nicer/upgrade handles? I have used oval x-section cast aluminum handles on my trailer (and tailwheel dolly. pfft -you guys can keep your cheopo gate/trowel handles ![]() Spendy, but damn they feel nice in the hand, even under high loads and they are not going to get brittle and fall apart -ever... Strangely, the handles I have are powedercoated black but somehow do not get too hot to touch, even in full sun on 100°f days. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/116/2959/=9sepje I have style 20... but all the handles there are several notches above the lame stock Komet ones. 14, 15 and 16 look like the best candidates since the handle style is similar and there are no through-holes to leak in the future... -Paul |
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On Nov 19, 10:39*am, sisu1a wrote:
outside handles for the front and back and a few other odds and ends. They have an amazing tendency to turn brittle... Why not replace with nicer/upgrade handles? I have used oval x-section cast aluminum handles on my trailer (and tailwheel dolly. pfft -you guys can keep your cheopo gate/trowel handles ![]() Spendy, but damn they feel nice in the hand, even under high loads and they are not going to get brittle and fall apart -ever... *Strangely, the handles I have are powedercoated black but somehow do not get too hot to touch, even in full sun on 100°f days. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/116/2959/=9sepje*I have style 20... but all the handles there are several notches above the lame stock Komet ones. 14, 15 and 16 look like the best candidates since the handle style is similar and there are no through-holes to leak in the future... -Paul Bruno, I found a pair at a local Boat shop. They weren't exactly the same hole distance but close enough. They seem to hold up much better in the sun. The original ones from Komet became very brittle. After I installed the boat handles I found out I could have used Komet replacements, I then found out I saved a bunch of money. Seven years of use and they still work great. Dan WO |
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