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[Gray git]

Found a reason, momentary lapse of concentration, squish!

[woody paul]

Here is the easiest way to make it one handed and easy changed back if lent to someone. 

 

 

[nepia]

3 hours ago, william127 said:

The 2 handed splitter rule makes no sense to me what so ever!! If anything I would say it makes them more dangerous to use- can't use 1 hand to hold the log while you slowly lower the blade onto it, which means it can be shot out at you when the blade does touch it, if the log is oversized for the table there's a good chance of it falling on you as you can't steady it, it's more tiring and there's more twisting and reaching involved. 

You could say that any tool should only be usable with both hand to prevent any risk to the operator- put dead man's handles on chainsaws, nail guns, chopsaws and angle grinders for a start?? 

Or just let the operators of machines use their judgement? 

 

Not having a pop at anyone that's pointed out the rule, I know they are just trying to help people avoid a world of grief if they let someone else use an unsafe machine 👍👍

Thor thought of that!  At least some models - I had a Mignon - have a foot pedal that brings the blade down until it touches something, e.g. a hand; then it stops.  To effect splitting you need both hands on the handle.  In practice you use the pedal to get the blade to hold the log in place before using both hands to effect splitting but I found it painfully slow

[Dan Maynard]

Found a reason, momentary lapse of concentration, squish!

Ow!

[Gray git]

Ow!

That's exactly what I said at the time while spraying blood everywhere.

[nepia]

Many years ago on here a guy put up a pic of him holding his thumb in his opposite hand that he'd beheaded that morning 😬

[drinksloe]

On 20/02/2022 at 21:25, Tom D said:

Look at her go!

Our new addition. 

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That looks some bit of kit.

 

Does no one bother forestry guarding tractors now?

Seen another couple of photos of crane tractors and no roof /cab/bonnet guarding?

And are u not worried u get a branch throu the roof window?

Be bloody handy when ur squeezing under BT cables thou.

 

Final question, wots the benefit of the jake mount over roof mounting? ( i persume it is a jake mount?)

I can't imagine many folk ever take them off with the jake mount or is it a stability thing with the weight lower down

 

[difflock]

3 hours ago, drinksloe said:

 

 

That looks some bit of kit.

 

Does no one bother forestry guarding tractors now?

Seen another couple of photos of crane tractors and no roof /cab/bonnet guarding?

And are u not worried u get a branch throu the roof window?

Be bloody handy when ur squeezing under BT cables thou.

 

Final question, wots the benefit of the jake mount over roof mounting? ( i persume it is a jake mount?)

I can't imagine many folk ever take them off with the jake mount or is it a stability thing with the weight lower down

 

I wonder is tractor cab glass now laminated as standard, could this cause buyers or users to imagine they do not need guarding?

[david wood]

having had a stray lump of rotten wood break off a log i was lifting with grab and take out small side window on our valtra i wish work had it guarded even some basic stuff,      glass doesnt take that much to pop it

[gdh]

Don't think I've posted this before.

 

Two of our tractors, only 50 something years between them...