dumb stuff we do

[tomtrees58]

Left 'er open after the first job we did with our chipper a few years back. Thankfully, we didn't go far to drop it off and somehow it managed to stay on the pickup the whole trip. That woulda been a quick 4 grand down the tubes. Check. Check again. Recheck.

yup did that but my chipper pass by me tom trees:monkey:

 

[treevet]

Should have casually said "I meant to do that" :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[treevet]

About 15 years ago I was backing up a trailer when the customer's wife (who was about 40 and fine,fine ,fine) walks out in this little bitty short nightie. And on top of that the wind was blowing. I backed over the mailbox then jumped out to survey the damage and ended up trying to look at her and fell in deep ditch.

Should have just said "I meant to do that"

 

[treevet]

I have 2 times boomed my 55 foot picker out, 1 time all the way and looked down to see the riggers were not down. Hard to believe but true.

 

[mckeetree]

Should have just said "I meant to do that"

I should have. She knew she had me all messed up.

 

[Signoflife]

Was getting all my toys ready for the next day's wood work.

Filled up the splitter with splitter gas. Got distracted while putting the gas away in the trailer. Set the gas can down next to the saws.

Did whatever it was that misguided my attention got back to the saws, tried to remember what I was doing, remembered the 395 was run empty last time out, might I add on only the second tank of gas I had ever run through it. Half distracted again grabbed the gas can and filled the gas and oil in the saw packed up the truck and trailer, and went to bed.

Next day gettin in the truck I glanced at the 395 and POW it hit me...you stupid idiot that saw was trying to tell me...splitter gas...you dumba$$...get it out now.

So I drained it of the straight gas, put in the mix and thought mental note don't ever do that again, never!

 

[treevet]

I should have. She knew she had me all messed up.

We all been there......They got wayyyyy to much power. LOL

 

[capetrees]

climb to the top of the tree and find out I have no gas in the saw

Climb to the top of the tree and realize I have the saw with the dull chain

climb the tree intending to do it freestyle then realize its too dangerous and ask for the harness and put it on IN the tree.

decide to decend on a figure eight and the rope is about 10 feet too short to make the ground but its not realized until you're about 11' from the ground

cut into a bee hive in the tree while strapped in up in the tree

and the list goes on ....

 

[ropensaddle]

climb to the top of the tree and find out I have no gas in the saw

Climb to the top of the tree and realize I have the saw with the dull chain

climb the tree intending to do it freestyle then realize its too dangerous and ask for the harness and put it on IN the tree.

decide to decend on a figure eight and the rope is about 10 feet too short to make the ground but its not realized until you're about 11' from the ground

cut into a bee hive in the tree while strapped in up in the tree

and the list goes on ....

CLIMB .

 

[A. Stanton]

I was at the local Stihl dealer one time when a guy brought his saw in for doing the same thing. Guess it happens to the best. I wonder if anyone ever threw their stove gloves in the fire while stoking the fire in the middle of the night.

 

[capetrees]

 

[treevet]

I was at the local Stihl dealer one time when a guy brought his saw in for doing the same thing. Guess it happens to the best. I wonder if anyone ever threw their stove gloves in the fire while stoking the fire in the middle of the night.

Threw the gloves in, instead of the wood. I could do that but haven't....yet.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

climb to the top of the tree and find out I have no gas in the saw

One of John Ball's talks on fatality statistics in the industry touches on a fellah who was felling a largish tree. Boxelder comes to mind, but would not swear to it.

I cuts the scarf out and runs out of gas starting the back cut.

Instead of taking the saw to the gas/oil, he takes the gas/oil to the saw...

Starts filling the saw...right in line with the fell...in front of the scarf...

An example on how to avoid a low probability fatality accident. It happened to someone it could happen to you, unlikely but could.

I know someone who's employee was walking with a running saw. Fell on it and severed his neck. No one saw it, so no one was sure how it happened.

Statistically improbable, but possible. Git the chainbreak, walk with it in one hand, and bar to the back.

Habitual free climbing? Habitual one handing?

OK, I'll quit preaching:angrysoapbox:

I need a climbing off the soapbox .gif

 

[BluestemTree]

Anyone ever nick a hydro line in the bucket? I did that this year. Sloppy, stupid, expensive.....

 

[SLlandscape]

It's the worst with a tonneau cover, you can't tell if it's down, lost a good treestand that way.

bummer

 

[SLlandscape]

I hear you on burning your goods welding, I have scars to prove it. Nothing worse, I mean nothing.

It burned the jeans pretty good, got me little. Fortunatley I caught it in time to prevent any major burning. I might end up with a little scaring though. it still hurts some what.

 

[SLlandscape]

climb to the top of the tree and find out I have no gas in the saw

Climb to the top of the tree and realize I have the saw with the dull chain

climb the tree intending to do it freestyle then realize its too dangerous and ask for the harness and put it on IN the tree.

decide to decend on a figure eight and the rope is about 10 feet too short to make the ground but its not realized until you're about 11' from the ground

cut into a bee hive in the tree while strapped in up in the tree

and the list goes on ....

Ummmmmm.... accident prone I believe is the correct term

 

[SLlandscape]

Here's my burnt jeans.

 

[capetrees]

Ummmmmm.... accident prone I believe is the correct term

never had an accident ever

 

[Adkpk]

12 years old, camping in a 20 acre field cooking bacon. Grease spilled and the wind blew until the all the gear and the field were black with ash. We ran to the ranger station and told the ranger who called the fire department to watch it all go down with no need to stop it. The ranger said not to worry we did the right thing and added that it happens often. Now the kicker is my mother was coming to pick us up after a night of camping. The look on her face as she pulled up in the car as the four boys sat in the police car was freakin' horror. I guess that proves that my mom really loves me. I can't think of any mishaps recently. :monkey: