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Fjorden t1_iu13ri2 wrote

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Hahaha your poor dad! My coworker had almost the same reaction when my fingers got caught in the log splitter!

The dummy freaked out, turned the machine off, and sprinted to the work truck to drive me to the hospital. What he seemed to have forgotten was that although my hand wasn't still in the splitter, my fingers were dangling in the glove tips underneath the blade. xD

I had to rip start the damn thing, move the blade up, then peel my fingers off the log. What a day!

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NotAMeatPopsicle t1_iu14ny8 wrote

LoL, I was recently taught how to use an old log splitter. The machine is probably from the 70s. Awesome retired CalFire trainer was very clear about not putting my fingers near the splitter... For that exact reason.

He also preferred to build callouses over wearing gloves.

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Fjorden t1_iu158fh wrote

Those are the scary ones haha. If the logsplitters on its side, you're losing fingers and hands, if its vertical, you're losing that plus toes. Scary machines.

I ran one for 'bout eighteen years, all it takes is one slip, and its life-changing. In my case, I slipped on some ice, caught myself on the log with my left hand and unfortunately, the down lever for the hydraulics with my right.

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NotAMeatPopsicle t1_iu17r9o wrote

The hydraulic control lever fell off at one point. I had to find the rod that held it in and it was still missing the pin that kept it from slipping out 😅

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