High torque gear reduction starter for older Cummins and Cat

I just about lost a finger tip to a 42mt and Wia volvo frame.

 

Them 42mt starters sure are clumsy.

I replaced a quite a few of them last year with exchange units.

 

Nippendenzo...... Yeah I know China. ...but the 1 has been on the truck I drive everyday for 12 years and never had a issue and I get 4 or 5 years out of a set of batteries the other 1 I put on last spring when I bought the truck

 

I actually was holding it up with right hand from bendix with greasy hands. Dropping it on left ring finger tip that was on frame. VED12 in a WIA drops in from top. PiTA. Finger tip was instantly black and broken. More my fault. But I blame the starter. Just electrical taped it to next finger and waited to see if it fell off.

 

I have one on my 96 3406