Did something dumb today.

[Nebraska]

 :'(    closest things  I could find  in the list for a get well/sympathy card for your mill. 

[trimguy]

 :D :D :D

[SawyerTed]

I woke up at 3:30 this morning after a nightmare that the same thing happened to my mill.

[Outlaw]

I knew it would be my turn sooner than later. Had the mill in the yard to do some maintenance.  After all the maintenance was done I had some logs to mill for my nephew. Pulling away from my garage I managed to hook the box of my company truck with the tee handle for the blade tension.  That handle on the TK's sticks out a little to far, that is until you bend it over dragging it down a truck bed.  Guess I better call the insurance guy :

 

[RichTired]

No need  to worry Outlaw, it's a work truck.  
Knock out the dent  
Paint a little anchor seal over the scratch to keep it from rusting arteest-smiley
And keep on trucking    

[firefighter ontheside]

Ouch and double ouch.

Seems the dumbest thing I've done was to be a firefighter/emt right now. Happy to be home for a few days.  Woodworking and milling will keep me busy.  Maybe playing with the kids a little.

[Nebraska]

 FYI
If you use tissue glue(super glue)  to close a couple cuts on the back of your hand let the glue dry completely before applying the bandaids.
Apparently  the glue likes the adhesive  in the bandaids really well.  :

Imagine a really mad 14 pound terrier mix......... This little dog does not want his blood drawn to re check his thyroid, no way, no how and he is way quicker then you.

[SawyerTed]

They seem to come in small groups.  The frequency is disturbing almost as much as the pain.  

I was turning around near a barn in our property where I'm cutting trees and clearing out the understory. Didn't remember the stump....

Found it with the bumper.  

Then this morning I was building some bird feeders for the nursing home in Walnut Cove and managed to pierce my finger with a nail from my finish nailer.



 



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The offending nail

[doc henderson]

@SawyerTed anything else?     they usually come in threes.

[SawyerTed]

Not yet and that bothers me a little. 

[WDH]

Rush home and get under the covers. 

[SawyerTed]

 :D Never!  I try to take it like a man!  And write checks to cover the damage.... :laugh:

[caveman]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[Southside]

Ugg.... Well, like they say the first scratch hurts the most.....

[samandothers]

Man, April is starting out with a bang and a bite!  Not cool.

[Poquo]

Finished a mobile job sawing big Red Oak logs , getting mill ready to tow its dark  I'm lowering the saw head down on the pin when I here Bang . In the dark I caught the outrigger with the blade . Blade broke , next day i'm checking everything on the mill . Found tensioner gauge broke and one bed rail needed adjusting .

 

[Chuck White]

I just have to ask, why was the blade still installed?

Keeping a blade installed and especially tensioned is not good for the life of the blade!

Just sayin'!

[GAB]

I just have to ask, why was the blade still installed?

Keeping a blade installed and especially tensioned is not good for the life of the blade!

Just sayin'!

Does not do much to the tensioner seals either.
GAB

[terrifictimbersllc]

guys, not like he's hijacking this thread or anything....

[Poquo]

I was tired after cutting all day to finish the job , it was dark and I was in a hurry to get home . Just forgot to take blade off before securing the head .

[Chuck White]

guys, not like he's hijacking this thread or anything....

Nobody said he was!
Just asked a simple question, and he answered!

[tacks Y]

So does WM recommend removing the blade after use or just to transport? I understand removing tension.

[sawguy21]

Man oh man, this thread never ends :D. We just continue to find ways to hurt and embarass ourselves. I backed onto the parking pad and all of a sudden had that sinking feeling. Shoot! : Fortunately my buddy was not far away with a chain. I had a 4x4 post laying there doing nothing constructive so that is now pressed into service. 

[WV Sawmiller]

So does WM recommend removing the blade after use or just to transport? I understand removing tension.

After reading this I went back and reviewed my manual. I almost never transport mine with a blade on and I don't leave a blade on after sawing every day. One point I had read but forgotten was my manual says to engage the clutch to tighten the drive belt and help stabilize the motor during transport. I will be doing that in the future. I am not sure what it says about mills with autoclutch or if you can leave them engaged with the mill off. 

   I appreciate posts like this thread because it reminds me to re-check myself periodically.

[Poquo]

I wrote myself a note on the simple set cover so I don't forget to disengage the clutch before starting .When I first  brought the mill home , the first thing I did was start the motor without disengaging the clutch .

 I mostly cut at home and remove the blade when I finish cutting.Now I need to write another note check blade .