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ralphs007 Inner circle 1087 Posts |
I realize most snow blower owners know this, but it wouldn't hurt to read anyway.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/post_185.html
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him".
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magicfish Inner circle 7006 Posts |
A few years back, my neighbor was snow blowing our driveway. Hed been doing it for 30 years.
He is a small engines genius and a retired crane operator. The machine stopped. He reached in to dislodge a little chunk of ice and his fingers landed in the next lot. A few years back, on the first snowfall of the year, there were 11 reported cases of missing digits from snowblowers nationwide. Be careful people. Every year, people lose their fingers. don't let it be you |
ralphs007 Inner circle 1087 Posts |
To be honest , I just learned about people losing fingers when the machine is shut down. I never new about the stored energy that's released when you un jam the snow blower. You would thing the news channels would mention this during their coverage of a snow storm. I wish I had a dollar for everytime I said no $hit while listening to the news reporter state the obvious !
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him".
James D. Miles |
ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2014-02-19 21:34, ralphs007 wrote: There are some stupid people in the world!
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
Some stupid people in the world?
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
I've never used a snow blower (I'm a shoveling fool this year), and didn't know about this problem. Do these things come with warnings to this regard, or do they offer a safe way to un-jam them. It would seem that poking anything in the chute would be hazardous.
~michael baker
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
Make certain the engine is turned off and use a stick.
...and yes, bob. I believe there are only SOME stupid people in the world. There may be a LOT in that "some," but it's hardly all or even the majority. It just feels that way because they get most of the press.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
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On 2014-02-20 04:25, Michael Baker wrote: Yes Michael, they do. Enclosed with every blower and almost every power tool I can think of comes with a user manual. The first few pages ae always dedicated to safety. I've owned several snow blowers and for each one, there was a statement in that manual saying to keep your hands away from the impellars. The problem is noone ever reads those first few pages. My current one came with a special tool to unclog and clear the impellars
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
See my thread entitled RTFM!!!!
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
Went to school with a guy who lost two fingers that way. A lot of times it's not that people don't know something is dangerous, it's that they try to get away with doing something they know is risky, or they get careless, or impatient, and wind up getting hurt.
I don't consider myself to be a stupid person overall, but I have certainly done things in my life where when it was over I said to myself "boy you're lucky, that was stupid thing to do". |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Let me see if I understand this correctly from reading the article... I am assuming that even after the machine has been shut off and everything comes to a standstill, there there is some kind of tension built up in the thing that can release once the jam is cleared? If that is true, wouldn't it still be dangerous to insert anything into the chute where it might be grabbed by the blades?
~michael baker
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
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On 2014-02-20 11:16, Michael Baker wrote: Not really. If the auger snaps back on your fingers it will cut them off, but if it snaps back on a broom handle, or stick, the worst that would happen is it would catch the stick, or you will break a shear pin. Once that happens you can pull or wiggle the stick free and the tension is released. |
MobilityBundle Regular user Las Vegas/Boston 120 Posts |
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On 2014-02-20 06:03, ed rhodes wrote: It's not the majority, but it's close. About half the people in the country are in the 50th percentile or below with respect to intelligence! (As an aside, "50th percentile" is the only acceptable statistical word there. In particular, "average" or "mean" wouldn't necessarily be accurate. Consider, for example, that more than 99% of all people have an above-average number of arms: the overwhelming majority have two arms, a smaller minority have zero or one arm due to birth defect or amputation, and a much much smaller number of people have three or more arms due to birth defect. So the average is a little less than 2.) |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On 2014-02-20 11:47, Marlin1894 wrote: OK. I guess I was wondering if there was a possibility of it slinging the stick back in your face (as someone very familiar with table saw kickback).
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
ralphs007 Inner circle 1087 Posts |
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On 2014-02-20 11:16, Michael Baker wrote: That is correct, and nowhere in the manual does it tell you about this hidden danger. I don't think it's fair to call someone stupid for not knowing about the built up torque caused by a foreign object jamming the snow blower. All they say is always use the supplied tool or a stick for removing a jammed object, never use your hands. Now would it hurt to include an explanation of how you can still be injured by a machine at rest. What would it take maybe an extra few sentences and a picture added to the manual. I realize some people clear the blower shoot out using their hands while the machine is running. That's insane! But I feel sorry for the poor guy who lost his fingers after he shut down the machine, only to learn the hard way about auger torque. I posted this link (snow blower safety) to a golf forum I'm a member of. Today one of the members thanked me when he ran over a news paper and it jammed his snow blower. He said he though of the post I made and then he used a broom handle to remove the paper. I posted this link in the hopes that I could help someone avoid a horrible injury. If you know anyone with a snow blower, you really should forward this link to them. hth Ralph P.S I'd like to go on but I'm in the middle of making flash paper. ;0)
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him".
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