This is Model W 20-30 Rumely Oil Pull. These were made 1928 to 1930, and were rated for 30 horsepower on the belt. The old tractor does pretty well for about 95 years, peaking at 27 horsepower. Kids are special. The little guy doesn't realize that he is getting a rare treat, riding around with his dad on an old Oil Pull tractor. He will figure that out soon enough. This touching scene happened at Rollag, Minnesota, Labor Day weekend, 2023.
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!
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I appreciated it when Dad moved the young man away from the belt and pulley.
My first job after active duty was a service tech with Clayton Manufacturing. They made boilers, automotive test electronics, and engine and chassis dynamometers.
Some of the dynos were drive onto models and they were used to test the torque in the car and included units large enough that a diesel tractor would be driven onto the dyno, then chained in place so the truck could be tested at road speeds and road load.
During the test the driver sits in the cab and controls the dyno with a pendant.
We got an emergency service call from a truck repair place near Baltimore one day and the highly excited voice on the phone said that when they were testing a tractor under load, the roller brakes applied themselves and the truck launched off of the dyno, and proceeded at a great rate of speed through the shop, exited via the luckily open doors and finally was brought to a stop in the yard by the driver.
No damage, no injuries, and I strongly suspect that a new set of work clothing, and a thorough cleaning of the seat might have been needed.
I was the tech that had to go on site, and when the screaming died down, I produced the numerous previous inspection reports that said the dyno pit tended to flood, and that sooner or later the flooding was going to cause short circuits and problems.
In each case the service manager was both the one screaming and the one whose signature was on the inspection report.
I spent the day moving all the electrical boxes out of the pit and onto the wall near the pit.
I had not remembered that for quite some time.
My minds eye pictured the events quite clearly, and I'm pretty sure that the tires weren't the only screams.
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