YES! "Hack saw and drill" on a ATPro rod, don't cut too short. You will need to leave room for the button spring clip that you can take out of the cut-off section.
Another option would be to try the Whites Heavy Duty Clevis kit, which is obsolete, but here you will need to epoxy the clevis into a shortened section of the ATPro rod.
Either way, a bit of ingenuity and skill in making your own modification. Good luck and let us see your results.