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Roberto pokachinni wrote:One thing that people tend to do if a machine jams, is go right to it and try to unjam it without shutting the engine off.
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Elle, I would suggest, getting right on that, and making it readily apparent that the tractor is not to be followed, chased, climbed on, et cetera. Make it clear that it is not part of toyland. It's not for playing. It's very dangerous. etc.I've been really worried about running them over. They tend to love to follow the tractor around.
Don't panic, just calmly and firmly make it clear.Now you've given me something else to panic about.
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I completely agree. There is a big difference between a responsible and experienced operator, and one that is prone to make decisions that could cost life or limb. There is no need to coddle farm kids, but they should be given a healthy respect for the power, size, and moving capability of a machine, and know what a blind spot is, for instance. It is also important that any person should know to approach a working machine at a safe rotational distance, and within the direct forward field of vision of the operator. And the operator has to know when it is O.K. to have a kid on the fender or back of the seat, and when to tell the kid that it's time to get off because situation could get hairy.Again I am not stupid about it, there are tasks I will not do with them like bushogging, or planting corn, but I grew up on tractors.
Accidents do happen, but I bet the chances of being hurt on a tractor are about .00005% compared to those who have been strapped into a car seat and taken to the store and gotten into a car accident along the way.
At my work on the railway, this is known as the penis rule. :)
A coworker told me after the first incident that his daddy taught him to never stick your finger where you wouldn't stick your [man parts]. I'm a female but the seriousness of that image still lingers with me when I consider using my hands in an unsafe way. (As does the visual memory of the healing stump.)
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Roberto pokachinni wrote:
Hi Sonya:
At my work on the railway, this is known as the penis rule. :)
A coworker told me after the first incident that his daddy taught him to never stick your finger where you wouldn't stick your [man parts]. I'm a female but the seriousness of that image still lingers with me when I consider using my hands in an unsafe way. (As does the visual memory of the healing stump.)
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Roberto pokachinni wrote:So I got a bit more of an update from the accident scene yesterday. The auger was a post hole digger, and what happened was that the auger grabbed onto a length of old wire that was buried in the sod, the wire whipped around and got around the guy's leg, and it constricted so tight on his leg that it could not be removed, even at the surgery at the clinic that I was at, where the ambulance brought him. He was flown by medivac helicopter to Vancouver.
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Joe Black wrote:I recently moved onto a small farm which needs a lot of clearing of fallen trees and branches. I was considering buying a chainsaw but having had very little experience using one, and having read these comments, I would prefer to get something without an engine ie a good saw and/or a felling ax. What can people recommend please?
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Joe Black wrote:I recently moved onto a small farm which needs a lot of clearing of fallen trees and branches. I was considering buying a chainsaw but having had very little experience using one, and having read these comments, I would prefer to get something without an engine ie a good saw and/or a felling ax. What can people recommend please?
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Roberto pokachinni wrote:So I got a bit more of an update from the accident scene yesterday. The auger was a post hole digger, and what happened was that the auger grabbed onto a length of old wire that was buried in the sod, the wire whipped around and got around the guy's leg, and it constricted so tight on his leg that it could not be removed, even at the surgery at the clinic that I was at, where the ambulance brought him. He was flown by medivac helicopter to Vancouver.
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Bryant RedHawk wrote:
There are classes you can take on using a chainsaw properly and I recommend that approach.
I will tell you that if you buy less than professional quality in axes and saws, you will end up regretting it, the money is well spent if you are going to use these tools more than every now and then.
They stay sharp longer and they don't bend or chip easily, axe heads stay in place far better too.
Good saws for felling trees take two people to operate usually (the single man saw is a bear to learn to use,they run about 250 dollars US and up)
A good felling axe will set you back about 150 dollars US most are made in either Sweden or Germany or the USA.
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