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Easy-Adjust Locking Pliers by simply replacing the knob at the end of the pliers with an eyebolt. This makes adjustment Easy---Adjust Locking Pliers easier if wearing bulky gloves (e.g., welding gloves) or if one http://www.mscdirect.com/product/09903014?fromRR=Y has limited finger dexterity. Also with the eyebolt, the pliers can be hung on a wall hook. $14.10
Full solution for pruning, trimming and cutting with Teho Hand-Held Trimmer http://tehotools.com/upsell4.php $67.00 convenience and efficiency
The Max-Flex Gate Catch can be operated with one hand (even gloved or mittened). It consists of a galvanized stainless Max---Flex Gate Catch www.maxflex.com steel hook with a spring-loaded locking ring and comes with a quick link, 14 inches of chain, and a 4-inch staple. $6.95 Able to lop off branches over 2 inches in diameter, the Maxicoup Electronic Lopper is powered by a high-capacity, rechargeable battery that's located in a waistcoat worn by the operator. The size and quality of the cut plus lengthy battery-charge time make the Maxicoup Lopper valuable for Maxicoup Electronic Lopper www.bubco.com forest, nursery, orchard, and vineyard pruning. It can be either used as a hand-held tool that's activated by pulling a trigger or attached to an optional extension pole (telescoping out to 11 1/2 feet) that's activated by a trigger-glove the operator wears. $2,100.00 18-inch-long steel rod with a sliding hammer. A notched, magnetic, staple-holding head is at one end, with a pad from an under-arm crutch on the other end. To drive a staple, the One---Handed Staple Driver user (a) secures it in the staple-holding head; (b) pushes the http://agrability.org/Toolbox/solution.cfm?solution=479 Estimated $20 head against a post; then (c) leans against the padded end of the rod while forcefully sliding the hammer against the holding head.
Easy to install on most battery-operated DC-voltage grease guns, the One-Hand Grease Gun Applicator consists of a One---Hand Grease speed-adjust holster and belt; five-foot-long, 10,000 psi hose; http://interlakeresources.com/ Gun Applicator thumb-activated micro switch at the grease coupler; and hose adapters for various grease gun brands. The system frees up the trigger hand, allowing for one-hand greasing. $70.00
Page 1 of 7 Milford, NE, farmer Jon Stauffer made a One-Handed Truck Hood Opener by fastening two 80-pound gas-spring cylinders under the hood of his pickup truck to help lift and hold the One---Handed Truck Hood hood open. Stauffer merely pulls the hood-release cable in http://agrability.org/Toolbox/solution.cfm?solution=430 Opener the cab, pulls the lever that releases the hood from the latch, then, with the aid of the cylinders, pushes the hood up with one hand. $15.00 Mounts in the center of the ladder that runs to the top platform of a combine cab. Straddling the device for maximum stability, the operator with one hand grips and Available One---Hand Support Bar http://www.agrability.org/Toolbox/solution.cfm?solution=502 slides his hand up the bar with-out releasing his grip as he upon Request climbs the ladder. A similar support bar would be effective on any ladder.
The Mustang One-Hand Skid Loader can be controlled two ways—by dual levers and foot pedals or by a single "T" bar Mustang One---Hand Skid and foot pedals. The "T" bar allows steering to be done with www.mustangmfg.com Loader one hand, while the foot pedals control the loader bucket functions. $22,500.00 Doreen Greenstein's book, Easy Things to Make Things Easy, describes/shows a One-Handed Garden Tool Handle, constructed using a 2-liter plastic soda bottle and a hose clamp. To make the hand grip, cut 5 inches off the handle end, screw the hose clamp to the cut end of the 5-inch piece, One---Handed Garden Tool then tighten the clamp onto the handle at the appropriate http://agrability.org/Toolbox/solution.cfm?solution=121 Handle location for a handhold. To make the handle's arm saddle, cut a band of plastic from the soda bottle, and screw it onto the top of the remaining tool handle. Another way to accomplish the same thing is to fasten the end of a forearm crutch onto the end of a shortened tool handle. Book- $16
Magnetic Nail Magnet holds the nail securely while keeping fingers safely http://www.amazon.com/MAGNETIC-NAIL- Holder away from the hammers trajectory. HOLDER/dp/B007RDLR1O
$2.00 Hydra-Grips, which are plastic grips similar to those on the handlebar of a bicycle, fit around the hydraulic hose ends and are fastened together with machine screws. They can be Hydra---Grips http://www.agrability.org/toolbox/pdf/2585f9j55.pdf grasped tightly and pushed with a prosthesis. Their larger diameter decreases the gripping strength required to handle the coupling $13.00
The Milwaukee Tool's Tilt-Lok Circular Saw Handle can be set Tilt---Lok Circular at eight different positions to reduce the pressure on the www.milwaukeetools.com Saw Handle user's hands and wrist and provide a comfortable grip angle.
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