stupid things you do!

[Rentachimp]

Undoing tight side nuts so that your palm slips off straight into the bottom of the returning chain.

 

Cipping your landyard into your Petzl Caritool instead of your side D's

[Jamie]

stupid things i've done? Joined arb talk and the treehouse....wham there goes a huge chunk of free time.

 

i've made a few, one from the top of my head, did a step the worng way in a big bit of poplar, the chunk nipped the saw and bent the nose 90 degrees. for once the boss didn't seem to pissed.

 

Jamie

[Simonsnr]

I've done this twice in the past fortnight, never had a problem with it before. Fill the saw up with juice, put the cap back on the filler spout, pick up saw and pour petrol all down my leg and on patio because I haven't put the cap on the saw.

 

I mentioned this at a party last night funnily enough. Dead wooded an ash, didn't make a very accurate step cut on a long thin branch, pulled hard and it didn't separate, so instead of re-cutting, pulled EXTRA hard, BAM right into my nose, blood everywhere LOL!!!

 

Just rememberd a great one. We were working near a posh six form girls school, the kids were collecting money for something or other, long time ago, can't remember what for, and it really doesn't matter. Anyhooo, these too stunning 16 year olds dressed in st Trinians outfits, came up to us asking for money, as my mate was putting his spikes on. Any way, very flustered, he gave them a few quid, finished getting his kit ready, climbed up the ladder got near the top of the tree we were about to start sectioning down before he realised the spikes were on the wrong way round, both spikes facing outward hahah DONUT!!

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

when taking a 15ft top out a tree..i was making the backcut when i reaslised i was still tied in at the top.

I had felled myself about 15ft foot out a tree onto a stone wall. noticed what i had done just after making the back cut and ground guy started pulling on the rope...which was just enouhg time to slam the chainbrake on and brace for impact. ..OUCH!

 

( WAS MY FIRST YEAR OF CLIMBING ) aged 18.

 

only had scratch on chin though..very lucky!

[patrickosborne]

Forgot to tighten the wheel nuts on the chipper.

As we were slowing on the by pass towards a roundabout the wheel came off, overtook us glanced off a bmw on the roundabout and slammed into the railings just in front of quickfit !

Now check them every morning.......

[vduben]

cutting the side with compression on too deep and jamming the saw!!!!

my mate ''forgot'' to tie the lowering rope on a limb befor he cut it!!!!!

[skyhuck]

when taking a 15ft top out a tree..i was making the backcut when i reaslised i was still tied in at the top.

I had felled myself about 15ft foot out a tree onto a stone wall. noticed what i had done just after making the back cut and ground guy started pulling on the rope...which was just enouhg time to slam the chainbrake on and brace for impact. ..OUCH!

 

( WAS MY FIRST YEAR OF CLIMBING ) aged 18.

 

only had scratch on chin though..very lucky!

 

This is one of the main killers of climbers.

 

If you only had one tie in it could not happen! just a thought Tim!

[atree]

i've made a few, one from the top of my head, did a step the worng way in a big bit of poplar, the chunk nipped the saw and bent the nose 90 degrees. for once the boss didn't seem to pissed.

 

lol i did this the other day felling alarge pole half way with the 66,perfect scarf/back cut then just as it started to go i pull the sawout didnt move then just let go as the pole went over,soon came out with a bet nose as the slack of the strop got takin up

[pablo]

pulling my pruning saw out of the sawpod by accident and nearly catching my climbing line. Done it about 10 times this week in some dense limes, i'm gonna catch the rope sooner or later...!!

[Will Hinchliffe]

Today I pulled away with the chipper detatched but the draw bar handle under the bit the towbar is bolted to on the landy. Cheap crappy draw bar handle bent and crumpled. Had to bend it all back with an adjustable so we could get it on again.