You can see where the water pump was leaking down the return side. I am glad I caught it. It had pulled all the antifreeze out of the overflow tank, but no harm was done. The old truck now has a new water pump, new serpentine belt, new idlers, a new lower radiator hose, and new antifreeze. If you drive an old truck you always have something to do!
13. Clear your work area and your escape path of brush, vines, and other hazards that can trip you or catch your saw.
14. Escape from the bullseye when the tree tips. 90% of accidents happen within 12 feet of the stump. Go more than 15 feet, and stay out of the bullseye until things stop falling.
15. Keep spectators away more than twice the height of the tree in the direction it will fall.
16. Don't cut alone.
17. Keep your body and the swamper's out of the line of the bar in case of a kickback.
18. Set the brake when taking over two steps or when moving through tripping hazards. Keep your trigger finger off of the throttle when you are moving.
19. DO NOT operate a chainsaw from a ladder! Operating with your feet off the ground requires special training.
20. Do not cut above your shoulders.
21. Springpoles must be shaved on the inside of the apex between the ascending and descending sides. If the apex is higher than you shoulders, stand under the springpole and cut it low on the descending side. It will release upward, away from you.Leaning and heavily loaded poles that are too small to bore cut for a hinge should be shaved on the compressed side until they fold.
22. Do not cut a tree that is holding up a lodged tree. Do not work under a lodged tree. Think about a mouse trying to steal the cheese out of a trap.
23. Instruct your swampers and helpers to NEVER approach you from behind or the sides to within the reach of your saw when you are cutting. If you pull out of a cut with the chain running, or have a severe kickback, the swamper can be killed if he is coming up behind you!
24!! Quit When You Are Tired!
2 comments:
Yep, and by doing it yourself you know it was done right.
Changing all the wear items at the same time is very good planning, and not doing that is false economy.
Years and years ago we changed the clutch on a VW Rabbit and I chose to save money and not change the engine or transmission seals.
Not long after that we were changing the oil soaked clutch again and the seals were changed.
You can clean a clutch disk with gasoline and yes, my wife was standing by with a pressurized water hose.
I would choose a much safer method now that I am a lot older and have more sense.
My dad spent part of his WWII service as an armorer at Randolph Field and had he talked about cleaning Cosmoline from fifty caliber machine guns by using a 55 gallon drum of aviation fuel and bubbling it with an air hose.
Enjoy Thanksgiving.
Whoa! Bubbling av gas and they got away with it! That makes me sweat to think of it. My Grandpa's hired man was in the Pacific during WWII. He said that someone was smoking while they were fueling a P-38, and it burned down. If you want bolts to stay put, wash everything with gas, and they won't move. I have used kerosene and mineral spirits for cleaning, and found that mineral spirits will cause a nasty rash. While I was in the oil field I heard about a local pumper who used drip gas to clean his greasers. His coveralls lit up on him one day. I don't remember how that ended....
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