On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Rowan Tipton <uther@dragonhome.org> wrote:
> My wife and I were in the Synco at the top of a mountain (or what they call a mountain here in the Smokies) when the accelerator cable broke. �We were alone, around 60 miles from home, well out of call range and about 15 muddy, steep miles from pavement. �I had some rope which I tied to the cable at the engine end, ran over the seats to the front and drove it home with this "hand throttle".
>

This method works. Ask me how I know! I keep spare nylon cord with me
for this reason.