When will WHITES finally build me a left handed machine???????????

[diamondjim]

I can live with the knobs and controls being on the wrong side like guitars and power tools...I've gotten used to that...it's the coil wire that drives me nuts.

For years I had my coil wire taped to the shaft...all the way down (helps in woody areas too). Had to tape the wire down the handle too to keep it from rubbing the back of my hand.

Now I've got some new coils and swap occasionally for different tasks...can't tape and untape every time I need to switch, so now I got this stupid wire rubbing holes in the back of my hand again...

White's engineers, help!

 

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[jeff of pa]

Can you post a Pic ?

I can't Picture the coil wire anywhere near your hand.
Left or Right ?

 

[Eu_citzen]

I have a DFX and am left handed to, I have no problems... Yeah I'm with Jeff, pics.

Sent them a Mail by the way?

 

[greg23]

I Have a Whites DFX as well and im left handed as well.I dont have any problems with it.I use both hands anyway.

 

[The Hunter]

XLT. Left handed. No problem.......

 

[Sarge]

My neighbor was on vacation for two weeks & I let him use my XLT. He's left handed & had no problems.

 

[The Hunter]

You are winding the wire around the shaft?

 

[gametalman52]

Left Handed, DFX, need more info, no problem here

 

[diamondjim]

You are winding the wire around the shaft?

Where else would it go?

I have to wind tight all the way up to the display, work many hard sites, more exposed wire means more chances for it to get hooked on something

 

[La Beep]

You are winding the wire around the shaft?

Where else would it go?

I have to wind tight all the way up to the display, work many hard sites, more exposed wire means more chances for it to get hooked on something

LMAO Whow I never seen that must be murder on your grip. Check your manual...again....

 

[The Hunter]

I think a picture would be in order here..........

 

[gregl01]

Yep a picture would help. I swing with my left hand and dig with my right and never had any problems.

Greg

 

[dewcon4414]

Humm thats like making a left handed bat. I also wrap my coil wire around my rod, but velcro at the bottom and top rods... no tape. You seem to be saying since it plugs in on the left hand side of the box that extra coil line from the handle to the box rubs your hand. Dont wrap the coil around the lower handle, leave slack by ending you wrap at the upper rod. You might even try turning your lower rod the other direction.

 

[extractor]

During the time I hunt, I change the carry arm every 15 min or so. That puts the controls to a different hand to adjust settings every 15 min.. It enables me to hunt longer with out getting so tired ,and it's easer to adjust settings , after a little pratice . The controls would be on the side you want 50% of the time
There is a computer cable zip tie that allows the coil cable to be snaped in and out as needed Tsat should solve your cable delema.

 

[diamondjim]

Come on now...kinda, sorta, even maybe a little funny, wasn't it?

What happens is I switch coils alot now, been changing over from a coin shooter to a cache hunter and I don't always get the coil cable wrapped in exactly the same way every time...sometimes forget and wrap the wrong direction which annoys the back of my hand.

I USED to be able to swing bounty hunter ambidexertously, but can't swing IDX that way...I tired, honest. IDX and whites in general are FAR, FAR more precise machines...I simply do not have those kind of fine motor skills developed in my other hand.

Good to know so many others bat wrong handed like me, thanks everyone! I was feeling a bit lonely and well, BACKWARDS.

I used to swing a REAL Fender custom left handed TELECASTER...too funny...guys would come up to me and say "sweet axe, but what's wrong with it?" Uh...DUH...it's a lefty... like no one ever saw a left handed tele before...kind of a creepy thing to see in person...it's a tele, sure, but it just ain't right :-)

 

[The Hunter]

Do what I did. Get an extra shaft. Makes switching easy...............