Peg hazard!

[Mark Bolam]

I know some of the fellas on here are pretty vocal in warning others about the dangers of leaving pegs on a stem (no names Huck!) and here's a classic example why.

 

Chogging down a very dead Macrocarpa stem yesterday, p***ing down of course, and bark coming off in sheets.

 

I'd step-cut a 3 inch diameter limb on the way up, but was rushing and hadn't flushed the 1/2 peg.

 

Moving down the stem I gaffed out and the peg slammed into the side of my neck. Hurt a bit and left a bruise, but could have been much worse. If the peg had been longer and smaller diameter it could easily have punctured my neck.

 

Take heed.

Slow down.

Don't cut corners.

Don't leave pegs.

And STOP BLOODY RAINING!

[Mozza]

Jesus Mark, glad your ok pal, Could of been really bad that one :thumbdown:

[old snake]

Its always the same mate. Its always when your rushing!

Glad your ok bud.

[testcricket01]

sounds like you were lucky there still sounds like your fine so all good.

[geoff]

Glad your OK!

[Stephen Blair]

i have seen you climb you crazy little chap, you spat your dummy out before you got to the top:biggrin:, lol.

 

glad you are ok mate, things can go wrong so quickly from just the tiniest things:001_smile:

[penfold]

could have have gone so wrong so quickly, glad you're ok mate.

[Jon Lad]

The bloke who taught me to climb when I started in tree work, drilled it into me about not leaving pegs or dead stubs. He told me he had been on a job once, where a climber was doing some work in a large spreading oak. He was coming back in from the end of a limb he'd been pruning, fell and swung a hell of a way straight into the main stem. He hadn't been able to turn his body and get his feet up to brace against the impact and impaled himself in his lower back, on one of those short, really strong and sharp bits of deadwood you get on oak. It did a lot of damage internally and the lad never climbed again after that.

[Rich Rule]

pegs Pegs PEgs PEGs PEGS.

 

Glad your ok mate... I bet it looks like a hicky? did your missus give you grief???

[Mark Bolam]

Busted!

 

I never leave pegs....