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Smoking while refueling? Sadly far more common than most think.
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Obviously it was those dang Russians... again.
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You just proved it, you ain’t right.
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I wonder if it was one of those cheap battery powered ones.
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Never thought of that one. I’ll try to get final results and post them.
Could you provide your source please
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Did they mention if this saw came from a guy by the name of Ted kaczynski?
Running an outboard clutch without a cover. I just about got killed doing that on my ported 266. Now I run if someone is doing that around me.
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Yes but it isn`t lit so no spark or heat to cause fire.
You would never believe the amount of oldtimers I worked with in the woods that smoked and handled refueling with a lit cig just a puffing away and fumes rising all about them as they just dumped fuel in a saw or tractor. Only chainsaw I ever seen lit up was my dad`s old 1100 when we were fighting a forest fire. Old saw always drooled fuel when run on its side felling, it lit up but dad didn`t even blink an eye, just took his ball cap off and beat the fire out while never letting off the throttle. Wouldn`t have been pretty if the thing had exploded.
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I always hated when some oldtimer would be wandering around the shop with a lit cigarette in his mouth. Had one come near me while I was working on a fuel system of a saw, and I went off. He said, "If you had a bucket of gas and I dropped this cigarette in it, nothing would happen".
I then filled a big jar with old fuel, and set it out in the parking lot, and said, "Prove it".
He never did.
I then filled a big jar with old fuel, and set it out in the parking lot, and said, "Prove it".
He never did.
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Yeah, Sean is violently anti-smoking, but he likes the "look"........
It makes for better news than to say that he was working on a chainsaw in a confined space and had spilled gas.
If you get back in the car while fueling, remember to touch the body of the car after you get out to discharge static before going near the tank.
Home Remedies for Static Cling in Clothes
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- Prevent Static Cling with Safety Pin. To dispel any static charge, tuck a safety pin on the inner hem of your clothes. ...
- Use Damp Towel. ...
- Hang Dry. ...
- Wash Synthetic Fabrics Separately. ...
- Homemade Fabric Softener. .....
- Soap nuts....
- Aluminum Ball. ...
- Metal Hanger.
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They would always make us fill the jugs on the ground in the G&O industry. The nozzle builds S/E as the fuel goes through too.
Most fires are from the inability to ground due to box liners or fuel in back seats or the carpets. I believe shorter nozzles as well slower feed helps.
Most fires are from the inability to ground due to box liners or fuel in back seats or the carpets. I believe shorter nozzles as well slower feed helps.
All pump hoses need grounding wire incorporated into the casing, attached to the pump nozzle and ran through the pump housing on to earth ground. Guys fueling machinery from the tanks located in the bed of a truck box risk fires and explosion, good thing they mostly handle diesel.
