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We aint Weboles
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That right we aint Weboles, cause when we wobble we do fall down, and with a style that would make old Charlie Chaplin jellous!

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[black][black]The compounding of ignoring several safety precautions can become deadly.[/black] [/black]

Tomc reports....


This is something I never gave a though about, until I saw what happened a few years ago.

A guy with his wife, and daughter were heading out on the ice. The ice was 3 feet thick, so no worry about breaking through.

I was 200 feet off the boat ramp when they came out, the first 30 feet at the boat ramp was very smooth, with small snow bumps that had frozen over. Very, very slippery with out creepers he had his new power auger on his shoulder, pulling a little sled with the rest of his gear along with his daughter in it, the wife had the chairs.

They made it out about 10 feet onto the ice, and then it happened. His legs went out from underneath him, auger went up in the air, when he landed I never seem someone’s head bounce so high before, the auger came down on him.

When I rushed over to them, he was out cold, with a gash from the hair line on his forehead, down between this eyes, down to the corner of the mouth, I called 911,on the cell it took them 10 min to get there, the guy still out cold. I heard from them a couple of months after, he ended up with a sever concussion, and 61 stitches. After that I never carried my auger on my shoulder





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I see a few things wrong with that scenario....
(Recipe for disaster)
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People laugh when they see others walking out on the ice bundled up like what their momma's did to them as a kid, there is a lot to be said for all that extra padding....

Those three dollar cleats that strap over your boots might have been a good investment, or well worth the effort taking out of the Christmas stocking and worn.

Just thinking about some one carrying something over their heads on bear ice really astonishes me. They wouldn’t do it on a wet waxed floor. I still haven’t decided for my self, which is more slippery!

And how about those sheaths (blade covers on the auger)?

I am not trying to be demeaning here; I am just plain astonished the man is still living.

I am sure this young man wore his seat belts, straps his youngin in, and wouldn’t drive his car out on the road with bold tires with out working breaks. But what happened from the time he stepped out from behind the wheel to the time he stepped out on the ice can be said for a good number of people every year.

It doesn’t seem to matter that they are going to walk down an icy slope to get to the lake, I still see them treading fool heartedly on the ice like they are Heman’s ready for the elements, I see those same people leaving the ice early, cold beaten, fishless dragging their gear behind them. They would have lasted much longer if they had not carried that auger over their shoulder working up a sweat. (Every one knows that once you start to get wet out side in the middle of winter you are going to soon be vary cold. doesn’t matter if it is from falling in or sweating, its all the same, WET!)

I can’t count the number of times I have seen this scenario in my life time, but I do see it every year.

Still the question remains,
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What is the proper method of carrying a power auger or any auger for that matter out on to the lake and back off?[/indent] [ol] [li]
Make sure your sheath is properly placed on your auger blades.
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When carrying your auger by hand be sure to have the blade forward, (in front of you) Yes this sounds awkward[/li] [ul] [li]You are most likely to slip and fall on you behind. In the event of your falling forward you have a better chance of avoiding the blade if you can see it coming. When falling backwards you have no controls, no way to cushion the fall with your hands.[/li][/ul] [li]
Placing your auger on a sled is the best method of hauling your auger out. Be sure that when placing the auger on the sled that the blade is to the back of the sled, and you have a rope longer than you are tall to prevent you from falling back on the sled.[/li] [ul] [li]
Remember when getting out on to the ice that there is usually a slope and often they can be steep to the point your sled can side in to you. (Especially around boat ramps) You will want to be sure to stand clear of the sled coming down, or even considering allowing the sled to go down on to the lake in front of you.[/li][/ul][/ol]
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