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Using your Foot/Leg to clear an obstruction in a chipper
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<blockquote data-quote="tree md" data-source="post: 3691355" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>I have to disagree with the notion of sticking a leg inside of a feed chute to feed a limb/log. That has been discussed at length at every safety meeting I have ever attended and is a big no no. I have worked pretty extensively with 18" chippers in the past as well. Here most of them that I have worked with have had a winch to to pull logs in or were used in conjunction with a crane which aided in positioning large limbs and leaders. Once in position two men will feed the limb well away from the feed chute. Personally, I don't want any body part inside the feed chute. A boot lace, heel or whatever could get caught on a small nob or a foot could become trapped under a limb/log and get pulled in before you can say ####e.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tree md, post: 3691355, member: 1338"] I have to disagree with the notion of sticking a leg inside of a feed chute to feed a limb/log. That has been discussed at length at every safety meeting I have ever attended and is a big no no. I have worked pretty extensively with 18" chippers in the past as well. Here most of them that I have worked with have had a winch to to pull logs in or were used in conjunction with a crane which aided in positioning large limbs and leaders. Once in position two men will feed the limb well away from the feed chute. Personally, I don't want any body part inside the feed chute. A boot lace, heel or whatever could get caught on a small nob or a foot could become trapped under a limb/log and get pulled in before you can say ####e. [/QUOTE]
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