Stupid Things I Have Done

[MoKelly]

So, yesterday was very nice. Cool but sunny.

A perfect day to cut up a tree that fell due to a storm. It’s a fairly big tree. Sorry I forgot to take pictures (stupid thing #1).

Me and my 2 sons.

We are about 50% done and one son gets his chain stuck. Messes up the chain getting it free.

Grrr. Oh well - it happens.

I get a new chain and install. Perhaps I was a tad upset and trying to hide it.

I give him the saw back and he starts again.

A couple minutes later he says “Dad, it won’t cut. It’s just bouncing off the limbs”!

I think “now what”! Go get the saw and see I put the chain on backwards!!!! No way to hide that mistake!

Both boys are still texting me on my less than perfect skills!

MoKelly

 

[Ford850]

Chain on backwards... That's when you tell him "The chains on right, but you're standing on the wrong side of the tree".

 

[MoKelly]

Chain on backwards... That's when you tell him "The chains on right, but you're standing on the wrong side of the tree".

Ha. I wish I could think that fast!

MoKelly

 

[fried1765]

So, yesterday was very nice. Cool but sunny.

A perfect day to cut up a tree that fell due to a storm. It’s a fairly big tree. Sorry I forgot to take pictures (stupid thing #1).

Me and my 2 sons.

We are about 50% done and one son gets his chain stuck. Messes up the chain getting it free.

Grrr. Oh well - it happens.

I get a new chain and install. Perhaps I was a tad upset and trying to hide it.

I give him the saw back and he starts again.

A couple minutes later he says “Dad, it won’t cut. It’s just bouncing off the limbs”!

I think “now what”! Go get the saw and see I put the chain on backwards!!!! No way to hide that mistake!

Both boys are still texting me on my less than perfect skills!

MoKelly

It's an age thing!
Be happy NOW......It's gonna get WORSE!

 

[MoKelly]

It's an age thing!
Be happy NOW......It's gonna get WORSE!

Unfortunately - you are correct.

But, to make it worse, not only does the mind stop working well the body also falls apart. A double whammy!!!

MoKelly

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Can anyone join this "Stupid Things" thread?

If so, here's mine:

Did this Saturday (took pic today)

That is from a framing nail gun. Yes, I know better. Yes, it's going to be fine, just "meat damage", and loss of pride.

All you did was put a chain on backwards.

 

[MoKelly]

Can anyone join this "Stupid Things" thread?

If so, here's mine:

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Did this Saturday (took pic today)

That is from a framing nail gun. Yes, I know better. Yes, it's going to be fine, just "meat damage", and loss of pride.

All you did was put a chain on backwards.

Ouch.

Yes - all are free to share. I just wasn’t sure folks wanted to admit to stupid stuff.

MoKelly

 

[STx]

Tried sighting in a rifle a couple of weeks ago where the scope mounts weren't tightened fully. Group kept getting bigger and bigger on a rifle I know groups well.

A few days ago, I caught a hydraulic hose on something when running the mulch head on the skid steer and did this. I do stupid stuff almost every day.

 

[dodge man]

You had the chain installed like you lived in Australia. yes I did that once two.

Pic is ROPS damage, did it twice, I now put 5 gallon buckets in the doorway so I don’t forget it’s up.

 

[JethroB]

I’ve done my fair share but this was a buddy's goof.

Me: I see new rear tires on your tractor.
Yep, mounted and installed them myself last evening.
How many beers?
A few.
Planning on doing a lot of reverse work?
No why ..... oh crap! !~^€\<*##

 

[Jstpssng]

I’ve done my fair share but this was a buddy's goof.

Me: I see new rear tires on your tractor.
Yep, mounted and installed them myself last evening.
How many beers?
A few.
Planning on doing a lot of reverse work?
No why ..... oh crap! !~^€\<*##

I see that occasionally on front tires. One tractor owner said that he used to work on a pig farm, and it helps when backing out of the sty with a full bucket. Another said he didn’t want to take the time to dismount them and turn them on the rims...
WHAT!?!?!

 

[MoKelly]

I see that occasionally on front tires. One tractor owner said that he used to work on a pig farm, and it helps when backing out of the sty with a full bucket. Another said he didn’t want to take the time to dismount them and turn them on the rims...
WHAT!?!?!

Ha. I almost did that last month. Had a tire shop fix a leaking valve stem. Put the right front tire on and something just looked out of sync.

Sure enough, the tire stem was facing the underside of the tractor. Quickly switched it up, looked around and no one was there. So, it didn’t really happen. No lug nut had to be removed.

MoKelly

 

[Wagtail]

I see that occasionally on front tires. One tractor owner said that he used to work on a pig farm, and it helps when backing out of the sty with a full bucket. Another said he didn’t want to take the time to dismount them and turn them on the rims...
WHAT!?!?!

Friends in Pyengana reverse the front tyres on all of their tractors due to steep inclines on most of their paddocks.

 

[buck12]

I got off the golf cart walked to my turkey blind and sat down. Then I realized my gun was on the golf cart.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I showed up at a friend's farm once with my 243 Win rifle, and an ammo box of 22-250.

I was there to call coyotes, saw one while opening the gate to go in, scrambled to load the rifle and discovered my goof.

To be fair (to me) I have two identical model rifles in different calibers (22-250 and 243), and brought the wrong ammo.

He was wondering why he didn't hear the shot. I went up to the house and told him, we compensated by spending the rest of the weekend sampling his bourbon collection. So no coyotes were harmed in the making of that weekend.

 

[tallyho8]

I had an old International tractor with 2 wheel drive and no fel. A couple acres that I have to bush hog are very swampy at times and it is easy to get stuck. I rotated my rear tires around so that they had better traction going backward. That way if I ever got stuck I could just back out. If you get stuck going forward with your tires set for forward traction you have no hope of getting out.

 

[txndncowboy]

Go get the saw and see I put the chain on backwards!!!!

To be honest, I didn't know you could do that. I thought there was a reason the piece that slides in the groove on the bar had a hook like feature to it and wouldn't''t allow it to go in backwards. Guess I've been lucky.

 

[Jstpssng]

To be honest, I didn't know you could do that. I thought there was a reason the piece that slides in the groove on the bar had a hook like feature to it and wouldn't''t allow it to go in backwards. Guess I've been lucky.

Generally you don't make that mistake more than once...Or, in my case, twice. As the OP says you figure it out pretty quickly when the saw bounces off the tree.

 

[oosik]

Neighbor has duck hunters on our big lake. Years & years ago - knock on my door - EARLY Sat morning. One duck hunter - remembered his decoys, remembered his camo gear, remembered his shot gun. "Buy the way, sir, could I get some 12 gage shotgun shells from you".

There is a VALID reason I won't allow duck hunters on my portion of the big lake.

 

[czechsonofagun]

I think “now what”! Go get the saw and see I put the chain on backwards!!!!

MoKelly

Done that