Just got back from the ER

[Car Doc]

so my wife peeked into the torn pants and told me that we were going to the ER. Dang - "I figured as much". Hate when that happens. The cut was actually quite clean and straight. I had a really nice chain on the saw .

JayC

LOL Sharp chains that must be the ticket if we are going to hack ourselves up with our chainsaws it needs to be good and sharp!

Yeah on my third try at being the idiot of the year my wife was near by when I shut the saw shut down and then she heard me say uh oh she says "did you do it again!?" I said yeah but its not too bad (wrong) so she took a look and lost her balance lucky she was kneeling poor gal hates the sight of gore bad me. :thumbsup:

 

[Treemonkey1000]

This is from an old thread a while back on where the most chainsaw hits are.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/chainsaws/133369-interesting-but-boring-chainsaw-facts.html

 

[moored4]

That's not me. Based on the belly, though, I could see the mistake - it does look like me .

JayC

Sorry! Jayc i got the wrong poster, it was JB4310 in the picture.
I did an edit of my post! :ashamed:

 

[JB4310]

Note: OSHA requires a body harness for those types of man lifts.
Just my :2cents: worth!

Yeah, we have full harnesses, I make my employee wear one at all times, sometimes I'll just wear a positioning belt, it limits your movement with a shortened lanyard (OSHA doesn't care about the owner of a company)
If you can't get over the rail you can't fall out. If the machine goes down the harness wont help ya.

We work with very high lifts up to 120 ft, usually 66' and 86', on those it's not comfortable without full harness.

Ours is not self leveling though I have to hand crank each stabilizer to level. How did yous self level?

One button, all hydraulic, all four will go down til contact with ground, the machine will then adjust the outriggers until it's perfectly level :thumbsup:
JLG makes some nice equipment, most of the lifts we rent are JLG

That's not me. Based on the belly, though, I could see the mistake - it does look like me .

JayC

Sorry! Jayc i got the wrong poster, it was JB4310 in the picture.
I did an edit of my post! :ashamed:

Gosh, I thought I could hide better :laughing:

JB.

 

[RoyJackson]

Nobody's mentioned that little lever above your left hand.. the chain brake. I generally flip that thing to lock the chain when I'm moving, especially if I'm having to negotiate brush and vines to get to the next cut. Chaps and hard hat are worn too. I get made fun of for being safety man. Nobody is safe around me except me. LOL

Heal fast,
Ian

Yep, and you might end up being the only man left standing!!!

 

[oldballs]

What's a little, old man to do? Been sawing for 40 years without chaps, with my full body strength and the family around for help. Now, I'm old, weak and alone in the woods. But I ain't gonna quit.... might even buy some of them fancy pants if they make 'em for 5'4" skinny little guys. Thanks for the info and the warnings however.

 

[wdchyd]

All this talk of chaps just made me go out and buy a set......Obviously not worth the risk for $65. ......

 

[Elviscaretaker]

What's a little, old man to do? Been sawing for 40 years without chaps, with my full body strength and the family around for help. Now, I'm old, weak and alone in the woods. But I ain't gonna quit.... might even buy some of them fancy pants if they make 'em for 5'4" skinny little guys. Thanks for the info and the warnings however.

They make 'em for your size. Believe it or not the best climbers are not that big! A lot less weight to haul up the tree.
This old and weak stuff has to be a joke , my 74 year old FIL can still out climb me but I can beat him in a foot race. LOL
Best not to be out alone though even if your only ground cutting. There will be no one around to video any goof ups to put on u-tube.

 

[BeeferMan]

I did a similar thing, knocked the saw into my knee while pulling brush away from where I just cut. The saw was barely above an idle but it just caught my knee. Was going to ignore it, but it just nicked a little artery, and I could not stop the bleeding. ER doc who gave me a couple stitches used to be a tree guy, gave me whatfor... and then actually wrote me a prescription for chaps. :laughing: Even though I had been using chain saws for 45 years without an incident until then, I filled that script, and I use them regularly. Never too old to learn...

 

[Redgate West]

At my company we stress safety in a big way. I try to carry that same mindset when I'm at home but sometimes I take shortcuts. After reading about the incidents with chainsaws (and I use one quite a bit) I too will get me a pair of chaps. Also too for a good pair of goggles/face shield and hearing protection.