Working alone.

KiotiJohn · Jan 6, 2005

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It's your own fault Chris. Remember, I offered to come down and help you put together that 10' rotary mower you bought, but NO, I just bet you did it all alone. Happy New Year. John

Soundguy · Jan 6, 2005

I know.. I know... And yep.. you did offer!

Actually.. the mower was easy to assemble. It is just the other 98% of my daily farm activities that ends up getting me .. like working on the barn.. etc.

Soundguy

kensfarm · Jan 6, 2005

"I've become a master at building things that takes two people"

I hear that.. when I was building a shelter for the steers.. a friend stopped by.. and I had a wall ready to go up.. he helped.. when I had another wall ready.. the dairy neighbor from next door was visiting.. I took his help too. The following day I had finished the 3rd wall.. no help to be found. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif FEL to the rescue! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif He has the strength of 10 men.. one large lag bolt centered on the top of the wall.. hooked to a chain on the FEL.. up it goes.. a couple hammer taps to align.. zap in a few nails to hold while I finish w/ the lag bolts.

Another great helper for working alone.. nail gun.. if you can hold one end of the board in place for a moment.. bam.. you're good to go!

PineRidge · Jan 7, 2005

I'm now thinking that most guys that could actually use a hand for some chores really don't like to ask for help. I'm also thinking it's like pulling in when your lost in traffic and asking for directions from a perfect stranger whose face twitches the whole time that you're talking to them. Most guys would rather amputate their own arm in the car than ask for directions from a total stranger, right? Besides isn't it a lot easier easier to call the wife at home on the cell phone and have her call and ask directions while pretending like she's the one that lost anyway? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Man I'm glad that I don't do that....... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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johan3400 · Jan 23, 2005

I guess I am one of the fortunate ones. My brother and I just purchased part of the family farm each. We work together often. We try to have a fast rule of not running the chainsaw alone. We have found that we get much done if we pitch in with each other. There are times we work alone and the competition is great. I purchased an L3400 and he a 4310. This next summer will be great to see which one of us can accomplish what we want to get done. The next step will be seeing who builds a house first. When we do work alone, we check in each hour with our Mother who still lives in the farm house.

caylor · Feb 11, 2005

Bill,

I suggest you dispose of the hard hat that took the impact and replace it. I know anytime a hat takes an impact, its ability to withstand a subsequent impact is decreased. A small price to pay to make sure you don't mess up your squash.

Inspector507 · Feb 13, 2005

Also, don't forget, hard hats have an expiration date. There is a date of manufacture inside it somewhere, usually on the bill. It expires Xyears after that, I just don't remember what value X is /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

LuisLeon · Feb 17, 2005

Penokee,

This post is very interesting to me as I work alone 99% of the time on my property. My wife does the gardening and I do all the other yard work that needs to be done. We own 10 acres, 4-1/2 acres of it is a neglected woodlot that I'm in the process of cleaning up. As you can imagine there is quite a mess in there and many unique opportunities to get killed. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I do a lot of tree work alone, I know some have said that they don't chainsaw alone. I have no choice, but must confess to actually liking not having to worry about the safety of someone else. On my property I'm constantly looking up for new, dead, or broken branches—especially after heavy rainfall, snowstorms or heavy winds. I get the same crick in the neck squirrel hunters get after a day in the woods. To me its a matter of safety if you have trees on your property to look up and see what might kill you.

Once I've decided to cut a tree down I don't fell it that same day. I come back after thinking about it just a little bit more. I've cut down many trees alone, but only after major contemplation. If its a really big tree I have no problem calling in a professional. I carry a cell phone and a two-way radio and keep in contact with my wife at predetermined times on the 2-way radios. She also always knows where on the property I'll be working. Above all else I keep my brain turned on, never rushing, and when I get tired I quit. One thing I always keep repeating to myself when doing any dangerous work on my property is "do you want to die doing this?" The answer is always no, so far./forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

regards,

Luis Leon

BX23, 60"MMM and soon to arrive wood chipper, because cutting down all them trees makes for a lot of brush on the ground.