Stupid Human Tricks (Feel Free to Contribute)

[dieselsmoke1]

Bird,

A terrible tragedy for he and his family.

Like many other senseless accidents, it can take a life in the blink of an eye.

I was lucky, blessed or whatever you choose to call it. When the boat doubled back on me I was able to dive under it and swim away. As fate would have it, the stupid trick of not putting on a vest for my 1/2 mile trip probably saved my life.

Sorry I turned this happy thread into something morbid, folks. I'm now charged with lecturing any and all that will listen to PLEASE wear your kill cord.

I promise not to bring it up here again.

Thanks for letting me get that out.

 

[narcnh]

Hokey smoke, after reading all these posts I feel like I got off light - didn't damage anything or nearly get myself killed. Don't fret Dieselsmoke; I, and I'm sure others, learned something.

I do have a prediction to make on a stupid human trick that I know I will commit in the future. I KNOW that at some point I am going to turn or back-up while plowing and that my rear blade is going to take out something. If I were a betting man, I would bet that it will be the mailbox. It is right on the road, between the two forks of my driveway. I tend to move quickly down there when plowing, watching for vehicles and then scooting across the road to dump bucket loads of snow. One of these days I will pivot too hard and WHAM, one ex-mailbox. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

I promise to post, when I do it.

 

[JoeR]

I decide to remove my 500lb box blade... I lifted it to release pressure so I could readjust. Without thinking twice, I push the lift lever all the way down releasing the hydraulic pressure. The box blade falls quickly to the ground when I suddenly feel pain resonating from my foot. I look down and notice the box blade ripper tooth slammed through the side of my tennis shoe. It hurts so badly, and is throbbing with pain. I think I feel blood pouring from my foot. I can't reach the lever now that my left foot is pinned to the ground. I use my hat to give me some reach and get the level to lift the box blade back up... Whew! I look down and realize the tooth ripped my shoe and sock apart leaving just a scrape on the side of my foot! It hurt bad!! When you have hydraulics, you tend to forget how heavy things really can be! I know look around before messing with the 3pt hitch, and make sure I know where all my body parts are located before moving ANY levers!

Joe R.

 

[PineRidge]

Just shy a year ago I decided to put a device in my pond overflow pipe to prevent critters from getting in the pipe and possibly creating an even bigger problem. Armed with a rechargeable drill, some wrenches, and the forklike device I headed out in the cold of winter to install the gadget. My wife didn’t see me walk over to the spillway since it is on the backside of the ****. I drilled a hole in the 10-inch plastic overflow pipe for the bolt but when I reached out to set the bolt I overextended and fell head first into the run-off stream 6 foot below the ****.

Somehow I landed on my back and lost the glasses that I was wearing. Now the bitter cold water from the spillway was pouring down on top of me. I quickly got to my feet, found my glasses and scurried out of the mud and water. Once I made it up the bank and back to the warm house I then realized that even though I had sprained my ankle badly I was otherwise unhurt.

My guardian angel must have been sitting on my shoulder that day because I could have just as easily broken my neck in the fall.

 

[Henro]

Let me submit this link...

Here is the text of it in case the link quits working... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Former inmate rejailed when picking up belongings
Tuesday, December 16, 2003 Posted: 12:26 PM EST (1726 GMT)


ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Released from prison, Ronald A. Mahner's first mistake was driving back to get his stuff.

Mahner returned to the Seminole County Jail to reclaim his personal property four days after being released. He had served a sentence for drunken driving, auto theft and habitually driving with a suspended or revoked license.

But when asked to provide identification, Mahner handed a sheriff's deputy his license, which after routine computer check was found to have been revoked for life.

Deputy Teri Cresswell couldn't prove Mahner was doing anything illegal without seeing him behind the wheel, so she told him to drive to the back parking lot.

Mahner took the car around back, parked in a fire lane and went inside to claim his clothing, shampoo, dart board and battery charger.

Ann Mallory, a manager in the Forensic Services Section, called in a computer check of the car's tag and found it had been reported stolen the same day Mahner was released from jail.

Mahner was handcuffed and arrested Monday, just as he was about to drive away

 

[del]

I'm glad I don't make mistakes...

Is that my nose suddenly blocking the view of the keyboard!?!

In the early years of playing with tractors I read a booklet
and since have seen similar items on the internet...state
accident reports involving construction equipment.

From reading those I learned that if you assume the tractor
will start up, go into gear and come after you, you'll be OK.
You also assume a hydraulic line is going to sever the second
your hand goes under the loader, backhoe or implement. Near
my implement drop area I have lots of chunks of beams I
picked up for free from a construction site (didn't steal them,
they are just ends destined for the dump) I always hold
implements up.

I would exceed the website's bandwith allowance if I listed
all my "oh my god's" though. Sometime ago I drug a junk car
with the tractor, got off tractor and LOOKED at tight chain
between tractor and car. Thought I should get on tractor,
move it so chain was slack. Of course I didn't. Short time
later hit the chain with my shin and went over like a slamming
door. Took MONTHS for my ribs to heal.

My downspouts and siding are goofed up by vandals and NO those
dents DO NOT MATCH my loader or backhoe buckets!

Thought I was being safe pushing on the trees a little with
tractor loader to be sure they went the right way when cutting
or just push them over.

Hit one that looked OK, instead of going over it snapped
clean off at the base fell backwards towards me. Fortunately
that tractor has a solid top structure that makes the
FOPS roof on a Kubota L35 or JD110 TLB look laughable.
The tree thudded down on the roof of the tractor. I resumed
breathing and was chuckling at the roof structure when I
noticed another item. Was the GARAGE THAT CLOSE??? OOPS.

Little bit of gutter work to do.

I should publish a book of "Don'ts"

del

 

[rdam]

When I bought my first tractor, a YM1500, I just assumed I'd load it up in the back of my pick-up. It only weighs about 1300 pounds, right? However, Ford didn't design the tailgate to take quite that much weight. Much to Fords credit the sheetmetal on the tailgate began to crumble before the tailgate cables gave way. Common sense prevailed and we rolled the tractor back down the ramps.

I did not repair the tailgate which is "bowed" ever so slightly. It is a constant reminder that I am a dumba$$

 

[higgy]

Using my pickup to move the horse trailer for mom, I left the tailgate down. Now the idiot that designed the toung jack that sits in the triangle of space right behind the coupler left enough room for the tailgate to be let down. Now I back the trailer up and turn to the left, mom is giving me hand signs that I have not seen before, something like you just crumpled yur tailgate from top to bottom.

Get out look at the gate and say awheck, pay about 800 clams for a new one and paint.

Two months latter I am working with my wife and ask her to back the horse trailer up .....

ah heck. my fault, broke my own rule about putting the gate up right after using it.

the new gate does not look bad in the contrasting color of the one I found at the recyclers for 250. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[40Kchicks]

This fall I was trying out an 8’ flail mower. I engaged the PTO, powered up the engine and got a whole 5’ before I sucked up my good garden hose. I remember thinking as I got off the tractor that that was the shorted test drive in history.

Eric

By the way my 50’ garden hose is now the 15’ hose providing water to the sheep trough.

 

[Thomas]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( One of these days I will pivot too hard and WHAM, one ex-mailbox. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

I promise to post, when I do it. )</font>

Ahhh yes hitting the old mailbox when plowing..hitting it one thing,but takeing the mailbox off the post is something else,for I did it twice one winter /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif but during day light hours. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Top prize..hitting the Mrs. car. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

37.8F..Cloudy sky. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif