Did something dumb today.

GAB · September 25, 2020, 09:38:31 AM

Howard:
I frequently hear of retired individuals being bored in retirement. I thought that might be a way of helping avoid that fate for Josh and possibly elevate him to the best sellers list.
Oh-Well,
Gerald

WV Sawmiller · September 25, 2020, 09:58:51 AM

It might or it might be just enough to push him over the edge. They already drive on the wrong side of the road down there - no telling what other quirks they may have we are not aware of. :D

Don P · September 25, 2020, 10:58:52 AM

Wednesday we got the main metal on the steep roof we were doing. I made a pair of ridge stools that night so we could sit over the ridge and work the ridgecap, my legs don't have the pinch to straddle the ridge that long anymore. Yesterday morning the rain was already here so we decided to fix my partners woods truck. I towed it up close to the garage and then we winched it up. We spent the day crawling over it and redoing wiring and by day's end it fired up. He pulled forward and shut down, I unhooked the cable and we reeled it back in, which killed the old battery. He was breaking out the charger and I was tidying up. We had been standing on the ridge stools and one was caught under a tire a little bit, (here's your sign!). I snatched it out without thinking. Yup, it had been the chock, and the truck starts down the drive. I guess happily my little ranger was behind it. It knocked it backwards about 5' with an authoritative whump about the time he got to his brake and I wandered around back expecting to see a mess. I think I must have wasted some good karma, time to refill the bank :D. His hitch must have hit my recovery hook. Life's little lessons; Make sure things are as assumed before pulling anything that might be the chock.

sawguy21 · September 25, 2020, 11:04:21 AM

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on September 25, 2020, 09:58:51 AM
It might or it might be just enough to push him over the edge. They already drive on the wrong side of the road down there - no telling what other quirks they may have we are not aware of. :D

Actually our ancestors got it right using the left side of the road, we just had to be different. ;D

Jim_Rogers · September 28, 2020, 04:21:56 PM

One of the many lumber products I make is a tree stake. It is 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 8' long for holding newly planted saplings in place until the root ball take hold.
I usually make several hundred of these each year for a landscaping business that plants a lot of new saplings.
To point these tree stakes I bought a pointer machine from Hud-Son many years ago:

After the first engine broke down I got another one from a local power equipment shop. A nice Honda engine.

I have my yearly order to do and I have cut out over 100 stakes to allow for some breakage.
Now to point the lot.

Well, that engine hadn't been started for a while, most likely a year. But it seemed ok and with plenty of gas, I started pulling the starter cord.

Nothing. Cleaned the air filter, mouse nest out, and checked the fuel line to make sure I had the shut off valve in the right position to allow the gas to flow. Which I did.
Pull some more.
Nothing.
Full choke and full throttle, nothing.

Well, then if finally dawned on marble head, this engine had an on off switch. Switch of course was off.
On, second pull; started right up.

Worked up a sweat for nothing.

Jim Rogers

Crusarius · September 28, 2020, 04:38:03 PM

I have gotten spoiled with my chainsaw always reverting to the on position. I always forget to switch my weedeater back on.

breederman · September 28, 2020, 06:30:48 PM

I do that every time I start .y wood splitter.

dudders · September 28, 2020, 07:07:25 PM

I only have one motor with an off switch like that - catches me out every time. Lots of cussing and then a red face.

moosehunter · September 28, 2020, 07:34:53 PM

At work we have a few honda engines. We always say " if it don't start on the second pull you didn't switch it on"
mh

Stephen1 · September 30, 2020, 01:39:23 PM

I bought a new weed eater and went with the next model up as it had the revert to "on" kill switch

Ljohnsaw · September 30, 2020, 01:53:41 PM

I was trying to fire up my big Onan generator. Has a start/stop switch. Pressed the start, the choke kick in and it cranks, and cranks, and cranks. Won't start. I try flipping the choke, still won't go. Its like its not getting any fuel. Tank is full. I look around, forgot to open the gas up. Dooh! Start right up when it has gas!

sawguy21 · September 30, 2020, 02:57:20 PM

Amazing :D

firefighter ontheside · September 30, 2020, 05:33:42 PM

Yeah, they do run better on gas than on air.

WDH · October 02, 2020, 07:49:13 PM

I am not even going to try and explain how I managed to do this not on purpose. Wedged in there nice and tight. Big too, 16 feet long and over 20" on small end. This one snatched the end of the mill over about 18" so I had to replace and re-level the mill which was a total pain. Dumb.

The moral of this story is "He who tries to mill big logs without a very stout piece of support equipment with forks had better Not be Dumb."

sawguy21 · October 02, 2020, 08:54:03 PM

I bet that brought you back to reality.

caveman · October 02, 2020, 08:57:14 PM

Danny, It happens. John and I are probably going to strap the rear end of our mill to the mill shed (like Jake does) to minimize the movement. Sometimes, after dumping a pile of logs on the deck, our mill will have moved several inches due to being bumped by rolling logs. We have not wedged one like that but the weekend is still young. The tide seems to finally be going out here but we are due for more rain tomorrow. Looks like Muck boots are wardrobe items for tomorrow.

Southside · October 02, 2020, 09:35:08 PM

The way my mill sits the problem is opposite of Jakes so I put a solid block down at the bottom of the front foot and kept it from dancing around, basically blocked it out rather than tied it in. Sometimes just the head traveling back and forth would make her move.

WDH · October 03, 2020, 07:39:59 AM

Kyle and Jim,

Going to have to strap her down like Jake did on his LT70 so she does not try to run off on me again.

Sixacresand · October 03, 2020, 07:51:41 AM

Friskie dog: You stepped away from the mill and he reared up and put his paws on the first and third hydraulic levers. :D

WDH · October 03, 2020, 07:54:14 AM

Close (Not) :D.

firefighter ontheside · October 03, 2020, 01:02:59 PM

Danny, that sure is a predicament you have there. Thats one of the reasons I have not bought an extension for my mill. If I did, then I would be tempted to try and mill 16' logs. Then I would need a bigger tractor.....well its a never ending story.

customsawyer · October 04, 2020, 07:52:35 AM

Danny it's better if you do that with a audience. That way when you are trying to figure out how you are getting out of the situation you can read the looks on their faces to see if you're doing it right.

handhewn · October 04, 2020, 01:45:39 PM

I was milling the nicest black oak log I had ever milled (forty two inch dia.) using my 60" circular saw. When I cut my first clear 1"x24" x 8' board, I got buck fever and mad a bad move in my efforts to immediately run up and look at this beautiful piece of wood. I backed the carriage up to the stop position, swinging my head left as the carriage came to a stop. At same time I was leaning my head out past the safety glass. I do not normally cut 24" wide boards. I was not expecting that 24" wide board to fall over the 12" tall sharks fin onto the blade as was turning my head left. That heavy 60" circular saw with a GM diesel 671 pushing it didn't even flinch as that blade grabbed the board and skimmed it across the top of my head. The board continued spinning through space to the community building across the road. That was first thing in the morning. I was back in school by noon. Ran the mill only once since then 25 or so years ago. But, I'm setting the old girl up again.