Western Star Ignition Key bent/broken. Solution?

Are you saying the key placement on the newer Cascadia's are worse than the older ones? If you point your right knee 45 degrees to the right, that's where the Western Star key is, right at "normal" knee level. Well out of the way when driving, and the cab is very roomy, but the minute you move to do anything, there's a good chance you'll hit it. I like the horn placement too. One of my favorite trucks to drive.

 

I haul water on the oil rigs in Alberta. I usually haul my own shack and stay on the lease, on call 24 hours, but lately a lot of the jobs are shift work and camp and I sit in the cab waiting to work. A lot more waiting than working. Very few of the trucks have sleepers, so the next best thing to help pass the 12 hours away is to fill in the space between the large Western Star bench seat and the drivers seat with whatever will make it level and have a snooze! Gotta love the large cab but all that moving around and I'm sure to hit that key! lol I've never heard of any of the bigger guys complaining about the room.

 

As I mentioned, it's not when I'm driving, but when I'm moving around in the cab.

 

I agree Ridgeline, while driving it's pretty much impossible to hit. That gash sounds pretty painful!

 

OUCH! Sounds like a fast way of putting yourself back to sleep!