DDM
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I Believe that was cardboard to Cover The After effects! If you look Closely you can see A I Guess fireman carrying a piece to the chipper.
Chuck n duck kills
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MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
What gore would be at that end of the chipper? It seems it would all be in the chute and chip bed.
DDM
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MasterBlaster said:
The part that didnt go thru the chipper?
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
I thought he was completely chipped, I guess not.
xander9727
The Silverback
Hmmmmmm.......He's got a point.
techdave
ArboristSite Operative
Hi guys, I think the guy in the white shirt with the board is a cop. Look at slide 7, there is a patrol parked in street, and 3 or 4 guys talking are in white shirts. Board would serve to preserve scene until lab or med guys get there.
Real ??? is where was his buddy or partner???? You can bet this aint the first time he done something dumb. If others had SERIOUSLY told him to knock it off he MIGHT still be alive. I feel bad for his kinfolk, especially if he was only child or solo parent :-( .
Real ??? is where was his buddy or partner???? You can bet this aint the first time he done something dumb. If others had SERIOUSLY told him to knock it off he MIGHT still be alive. I feel bad for his kinfolk, especially if he was only child or solo parent :-( .
Well, the news story said he was 51. I'm willing to bet that if you told him what he was doing was dangerous and stupid, he'd of turned you and told you not to tell him how to do his job. I worked under people who TOLD me you got to get on the brush and jump on it, to get it to go through, when I was starting out. Bad habits turn into people's perception of how the job gets done right, until someone gets hurt or killed.
techdave
ArboristSite Operative
Hi Alanarbor, i agree with you, most guys dont want to hear it, let alone someine 51 years old. By serious I meant being willing to brawl with the guy if necessary. i would only do that if I knew the guy well enough to give a ???? about him, or to know he aint the type to pull a knife or gun. Or I guess I could just be smart and turn off the machine lol. I had to do this over a guy close to retirement who wanted to smoke in the mower shop. I was 23 years old and a FNG rookie technician and this guy had 42 years with the company. I did not call him out as that would have been disrespectful but I did ask him to get out of shop with smoke and when he did not I asked him if he would rather be escorted out by me or have me narc him out to boss. He cussed me and left and never came back in while I was working. Another
P_woozel
ArboristSite Guru
In her post she observed in the photo's that they were latin, and because of that they were hard workers but poorly trained. I found that odd because when I looked at the series of photos I saw what looked like EMS types wearing the same uniforms, and knowing the incident occured in Florida, thought the dark skin was more a result of being in the sun with short sleeves on. I certainly didnt make any profile of their capabilities based on the color of their skin or hair. Well thats not true, I figured they might be cops and automatically dismissed their usefulness. 
P_woozel
ArboristSite Guru
Fine, you guys are right, I might be being a tad a.. 
xander9727
The Silverback
It's all good.....
Anyone ever used the Chuck n Ducks with kill bars? That's how my '75 came equipped. It had a bar accross the bottom of the feed tray connected to a kill switch. That wasn't enough though, there is also a huge brake connected to the drum. Looks just like a chainbrake around the clutch of a chainsaw. If you accidentally hit the bar with your hip or a wayward branch the whole machine came to a violent stop. Very annoying, and hard on the machine. Anyway, wouldn't have helped that guy standing on the feed tray 
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xander9727
The Silverback
"Some men you just can't reach.......like what we had here last week.......well, that's the way he wants it....so....he gets it.....and I don't like it anymore than you do."
earthwerks
ArboristSite Lurker
About 6 years ago here in SE Michigan an aquaintance told me one of his buddies was helping another buddy use his chipper. Somehow the 4-year-old son of the buddy being helped walked by the tree being chucked and his coat got snagged on a branch. Don't need to tell the rest of the story. I spoke to the aquaintance a couple years later and he said the poor guy was still a basket case.
Oh yeah, I (attempted) to get into tree cutting (lite land clearing actually), and I gotta tell ya I have a renewed respect for what you guys do. I'll stick with what I know (dirt work) (that's why my chipper's for sale )
Oh yeah, I (attempted) to get into tree cutting (lite land clearing actually), and I gotta tell ya I have a renewed respect for what you guys do. I'll stick with what I know (dirt work) (that's why my chipper's for sale
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earthwerks
ArboristSite Lurker
Watching dad maybe? I didn't ask.
On a different note, I store my equipment at a buddy's house (he's got 13 acres). He's got a 9 and a 5 y.o. daughter. Both have a healthy respect for my dirt-working equipment. And most wouldn't agree with this next comment, but last year with permission from their parents (and they get premission every time they want to ride the equipment) they started driving all but my dump truck with me helping steer, etc. (road grader, skid steer, backhoe, tractor). I constantly demonstrate and educate them on the hazards--and to respect the machine as something that could injure or kill. It builds and boosts their self-confidence in many facets of their lives. The father has actually thanked me because he was a city kid that never did those things. The 9 y.o even had me teaching her arc welding. I figure if they want to learn it why not teach them. I grew up on a small farm and had no choice than to operate equipment at the age of 8--and I was petrified! Dad sees the benefit paying off in a few years when he needs the 13 acres cut--then we'll see who fights over who's gonna drive the tractor!
On a different note, I store my equipment at a buddy's house (he's got 13 acres). He's got a 9 and a 5 y.o. daughter. Both have a healthy respect for my dirt-working equipment. And most wouldn't agree with this next comment, but last year with permission from their parents (and they get premission every time they want to ride the equipment) they started driving all but my dump truck with me helping steer, etc. (road grader, skid steer, backhoe, tractor). I constantly demonstrate and educate them on the hazards--and to respect the machine as something that could injure or kill. It builds and boosts their self-confidence in many facets of their lives. The father has actually thanked me because he was a city kid that never did those things. The 9 y.o even had me teaching her arc welding. I figure if they want to learn it why not teach them. I grew up on a small farm and had no choice than to operate equipment at the age of 8--and I was petrified! Dad sees the benefit paying off in a few years when he needs the 13 acres cut--then we'll see who fights over who's gonna drive the tractor!
The guy definately did something he shouldn't have. The only time I got a little shook up with my chuck n duck was chipping hawthorne brush. threw the branch in was kinda big and whap in the back with a thorn owy owy. hurt for a week.
Old Monkey
Addicted to ArboristSite
Whether this guy was stubborn, stupid, under the influence or all of the above, I hate hearing about something bad happen to one of our own. I always think about contacting tree workers in my area to set up some kind of fund for injured workers and their families. A couple of years ago a climber I know decided to take a top without an adequate face cut and busted himself up bad. Guys in our area talked about doing a big tree job with everyone donating their time and giving the money to the hurt climber. I volunteered but never got a call back, so I don't know if it ever came off.
I'm curious. How many of you guys would purchase and use that chipper if it was available at a cut rate? I've only read a few Stephen King books, enough to convince me not want that chipper,
I'm curious. How many of you guys would purchase and use that chipper if it was available at a cut rate? I've only read a few Stephen King books, enough to convince me not want that chipper,
xander9727
The Silverback
I'm not superstitious. I would run the chipper if the accident didn't happen near where I run my business. As long as there isn't a local legend surrounding it I wouldn't have to worry about the kooks doing stuff to it........or holding wierd meetings around it.
sedanman
Just cut the piano!!
Ther's a whole sub-culture of freaks that collect that kind of stuff.
