Human error. Lets help others deal with the pain of their mistakes by listing our.

[Green Acres Homestead]

Human are prone to making mistakes. When we make them we feel stupid and angry at ourselves for making them. To help others ease the pain of their mistakes, lets list our mistakes showing that we are all human and we all make mistakes. Perhaps even give some insight into a healthy thought process to go on with life.

Ok me first. Yesterday I backed a logging trailer that needed repair inside a garage. Out the back window of my tractor I yelled to the guy that was unhooking the trailer, "cannot get easier then that". Keeping an eye on the guy and the trailer I pulled away slowly but didn't notice the door was opened. It hooked the garage door post and broke my door. I will not be able to get a door for more then a week. It is -35c degrees here today and going to snow tomorrow so I will have to spend 6 hours blowing snow with a piece of plastic as a door.

I was beating myself as I told my sister and she said, "you were looking after what had to be looked after which is making sure nobody got hurt". Perhaps if you were watching for your door something worse could of happened like somebody getting hurt. We never know those things.

 

[davesl708]

I thought I made a mistake once but I was mistaken. lol
I never make mistakes. Just wish I could figure out who put oil in the gas tank and gas in the oil tank on my chainsaw.

 

[CobyRupert]

I thought I made a mistake once but I was mistaken. lol
I never make mistakes. Just wish I could figure out who put oil in the gas tank and gas in the oil tank on my chainsaw.

When you find him let me know, cause the same guy once did that to my saw too!

 

[Dr_Zinj]

I thought I made a mistake once but I was mistaken. lol
I never make mistakes. Just wish I could figure out who put oil in the gas tank and gas in the oil tank on my chainsaw.

It was either your kids, or your cat. Dog's too smart to do that, and your wife probably doesn't mess with your chainsaw.

 

[davesl708]

It was either your kids, or your cat. Dog's too smart to do that, and your wife probably doesn't mess with your chainsaw.

Lol. problem is the kids must be sneaking in. The kids live in Wichita, KS. Don't have pets. Probably some prowler. There is a stray cat wandering around though.

 

[Walkin Horse]

I thought I made a mistake once but I was mistaken. lol
I never make mistakes. Just wish I could figure out who put oil in the gas tank and gas in the oil tank on my chainsaw.

I did it. Did once to each of mine.

 

[MoKelly]

Not so long ago, I changed the oil on the tractor and forgot to make sure the rubber gasket was still on the drain plug when re-installed.

Found the gasket when I was draining the old oil into the used containers to take to the store for disposal.

Doh!

MoKelly

 

[Looking4new]

I live by two rules; Rule #1: I NEVER make mistakes, Rule #2: IF you think I made a mistake, refer to rule #1

 

[oosik]

How many times while draining the hot oil from a vehicle have you dropped the drain plug into the "soup"?

How many times while doing this same task has the hot oil run all the way up your arm?

Have you ever started to refilled the oil and THEN noticed the drain plug still sitting there, all by itself?

 

[AaronS]

Ok I'll join in. I made the mistake last spring of lifting a boulder that was probably above the tractor's capabilities in order to move it off a trail on some land I owned. As I drove forward to move it off the trail, the front left tire ran up a bank and the tractor rolled on its side. I didn't react fast enough to drop the bucket, which may have stopped the roll. Thankfully it all happened very slowly and I had time to hop off and out of the way. ROPS do work.

 

[davesl708]

Ok I'll join in. I made the mistake last spring of lifting a boulder that was probably above the tractor's capabilities in order to move it off a trail on some land I owned. As I drove forward to move it off the trail, the front left tire ran up a bank and the tractor rolled on its side. I didn't react fast enough to drop the bucket, which may have stopped the roll. Thankfully it all happened very slowly and I had time to hop off and out of the way. ROPS do work.

Good time to inspect the underside. lol.
Sorry could not resist an opportunity to see the positive side of the situation.

 

[Green Acres Homestead]

Ok I'll join in. I made the mistake last spring of lifting a boulder that was probably above the tractor's capabilities in order to move it off a trail on some land I owned. As I drove forward to move it off the trail, the front left tire ran up a bank and the tractor rolled on its side. I didn't react fast enough to drop the bucket, which may have stopped the roll. Thankfully it all happened very slowly and I had time to hop off and out of the way. ROPS do work. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/aarons47575/media/DSC_0019_zps4ed1e8af.jpg.html http://smg.photobucket.com/user/aarons47575/media/DSC_0020_zps9dffaced.jpg.html

that hurt the feelings and shook you up a bit. Happens to the best of us.

 

[arrow]

Good time to inspect the underside. lol.
Sorry could not resist an opportunity to see the positive side of the situation.

I thought the tractors do this themselves every ten years or so. This way they can rest comfortably for a change. I know that's what mine does. I got mad at first until I talked to her and it all made sense.

 

[bigtiller]

Don't you just hate it when you think your wrong but it turns out you were right all along?

 

[MoKelly]

Don't you just hate it when you think your wrong but it turns out you were right all along?

So, that means you were wrong about being wrong?

MoKelly

 

[Industrial Toys]

They say the human animal is the most stupid of new borns! Maybe we never get much beyond that. Our Egos only like to think so.

For one reason or another, I am always observing my actions and reactions. It amazes me how when an accident happens, the immediate reponse is to blame someone or something else and try to figure out a way to get someone else to pay for my mistake. It is so dam hard to come to grips with having to pay for ones mistake, especially if one has grown up with materialistic values and has finite monetary resourses. Of course, I don't act on these feelings but I do find them revealing and distrurbing.

I do see this fault in people I know and society in general. Too many lawyers make a living from this!

I met a guy last week who cut of a couple of fingers with a wobble blade in a table saw. Just a stupid moment of inattention that will hurt him for the rest of his life. I find myself pretty safety conscious, but ****, it really seems that most of my accidents just seem to come out of nowhere and totally blindside me.

 

[Garandman]

I thought the tractors do this themselves every ten years or so. This way they can rest comfortably for a change. I know that's what mine does. I got mad at first until I talked to her and it all made sense.

We say that sometimes motorcycles get sleepy. See below.

Tractor-wise, I'm minor league. Backed into my car's license plate with the ballast box, creasing it but not really damaging the car.

My all-time record was when I had my Triumph [motorcycle] on a paddock stand in the driveway. My Suzuki V-Strom with aluminum saddle bags was nearby. I pushed the Triumph forward and one wheel went into a hole in the driveway. The bike fell over, and fell into the corner of the gas tank on the side of the saddle bag of the V-Strom. This creased the gas tank irreparably, and knocked over the V-Strom. The V-Strom fell on the other side, deforming the saddle bag. So I did around $500 damage in three seconds.....

Seems like there are mostly Harley doods on this site, so a V-Strom is an "Adventure Touring" bike, supposedly capable of on and off road performance. Here it is the second day I owned it.

 

[dfkrug]

As I drove forward to move it off the trail, the front left tire ran up a bank and the
tractor rolled on its side.

Hopefully, this is one mistake that we can avoid by hearing of yours. Thx for posting.

All of us will make mistakes if we are out there and doing things. But, it is not always easy to share them, and we
remember them all our lives.

I once lost a FEL load going downhill forward, after forgetting I was in 2WD. The load (furniture) got
smashed, but no one (and no tractor) got hurt.

I have caused damage twice with my tractor while working in the rain. No excuses; had to do it.

Fell over twice on my streetbike trying to get out of a parking lot that was unexpectedly covered
with water and mud. Had to pay a guy to help lift it up. 30+ years ago, but I remember it like it was
yesterday. No injuries/no damage.

 

[MoKelly]

Tractor-wise, I'm minor league. Backed into my car's license plate with the ballast bo, creasing it but not really damaging the car.

My all-time record was when I had my Triumph [motorcycle] on a paddock stand in the driveway. My Suzuki V-Strom with aluminum saddle bags was nearby. I pushed the Triumph forward and one wheel went into a hole in the driveway. The bike fell over, and fell into the corner of the gas tank on the side of the saddle bag of the V-Strom. This creased the gas tank irreparably, and knocked over the V-Strom. The V-Strom fell on the other side, deforming the saddle bag. So I did around $500 damage in three seconds.....

Seems like there are mostly Harley doods on this site, so a V-Strom is an "Adventure Touring" bike, supposedly capable of on and off road performance. Here it is the second day I owned it.

Sorry, but your picture made me laugh.

When I was 16, I bought a brand new Suzuki GT185. It was a 2 stroke street bike. I had never ridden a motorcycle before.

The dealer gave me a few "lessons" in the parking lot and off I went. A few miles away there was a gravel lot and I went in to do some donuts. I fell and busted the right front turn signal light.

So, back to the dealer to buy a replacement.

I got home and never told my mom.

MoKelly

 

[Gordon Gould]

I have lived long enough to make a ton of mistakes. You guys talking about chain saws made me remember this one. My wife and I were cutting up limb wood for the stove. She would grab a limb and rest it on a saw horse. I would cut off pieces that fell into a cart and she would slide the limb forward. Pretty soon I ran out of fuel, I went and got the can out of the shed and gassed up. Off we go again. The saw started acting funny and running real hot then just stopped as I was thinking about it. Seized up solid. I said " huh, wonder what happened." Wife said " Is that because you put lawn mower gas in ? I didn't say anything because I thought you knew what you were doing." Well Duh.

gg