Came AWFUL darn close to serious hurt today
.........and LUCK is the only reason not
Doesn't look like much, does it, the little annoying irritating scab above my ankle?
I have about an 8' piece of REAL heavy wall 2x2" square tubing. This is heavy enough I have to use both hands and really hang on when moving it. I use it across the two carriages, under the vehicle, when on the 2 post to stabilize the posts, as they tend to "lean in" a small amount as the thing is mounted to a pair of 2x6 rectangular steel tubes across the center. "It bends" just a little
I also can attach it to the front loader on the little Farmall to extend the reach when lifting things.......engines, transmissions, rear axles, etc.
Anyway, I had it leaning up against the shed, and wasn't paying attention, an extension cord got a bit caught and I jerked the cord a little bit to free it. NEXT THING I KNEW the damn thing fell down right past my back, and clipped my leg just above the ankle........just enough to scrap and abrade the skin. If the dam thing would have hit me in the head or arm or whatever else, that would have been SERIOUS
You can see the tubing here on the hoist.........behind the yellow hoist arm
.........and LUCK is the only reason not
Doesn't look like much, does it, the little annoying irritating scab above my ankle?
I have about an 8' piece of REAL heavy wall 2x2" square tubing. This is heavy enough I have to use both hands and really hang on when moving it. I use it across the two carriages, under the vehicle, when on the 2 post to stabilize the posts, as they tend to "lean in" a small amount as the thing is mounted to a pair of 2x6 rectangular steel tubes across the center. "It bends" just a little
I also can attach it to the front loader on the little Farmall to extend the reach when lifting things.......engines, transmissions, rear axles, etc.
Anyway, I had it leaning up against the shed, and wasn't paying attention, an extension cord got a bit caught and I jerked the cord a little bit to free it. NEXT THING I KNEW the damn thing fell down right past my back, and clipped my leg just above the ankle........just enough to scrap and abrade the skin. If the dam thing would have hit me in the head or arm or whatever else, that would have been SERIOUS
You can see the tubing here on the hoist.........behind the yellow hoist arm
