#2 Brand new axe, and someone didn't check the handle for grain run out before buying. Getting worse...had to pass on a full rack of clearance shovels last fall because not one of them had grain that didn't run out halfway down the handle.
They are made in Italy. As we found out at the beginning of the Pandemic, the Chinese bought out a large piece of the Northern Italian leather and shoe industry in Italy. Shipped in Chinese workers and Chinese managers. That is the reason that Italy was a 'hot' spot for Covid so early on, the Chinese managers flying home for the holidays and then back to Italy, direct.
+1 Shoe Goo is good stuff. Not only for shoes- works on fabric, nylon, rubber, some plastics and other applications too. Handles vibration and impacts better than super-type cement.
#3 - Had that happen to 4 pairs of Danner boots. I bought myself and all 3 sons some at 200 a pop. All of the soles came off while still almost fucking brand new. Danner refused to fix or replace them. FUCK DANNER. Also had it happen to high end combat boots too last year. BTW: Get good boots now while you can. Get some with 'Goodyear Welt Construction' which are old school stitched soles. This sole coming off crap wont happen.
'Goodyear Welt Construction' is not old school stitched. in the goodyear method, the welt is indeed stitched to the upper, but then the other side (of the welt) is stitched to a strip of cloth that is glued to the insole. this is done to save time (machine stitching) , and to save wear and tear on the insoles caused by the hand resoling process. the regular way is to stitch (by hand) the welt to the upper AND then directly to the insole with no cloth glued in between. I wont comment on the superiority of the one method over the other, cause if you cant see it, you probably need flipflops not boots. Also...Spend the money to get "Vibram" soles put on your boots. they will outlast you and yer feet.
4) Just drive faster until centrifugal force dislodges it. If you thought the story of David and Goliath was impressive, imagine the damage this could do when it lets go.
Imagine the damage that would do to the sidewalls of the 2 radial truck tires that would be ruined, to the tune of +/- $800 to $1000.
The cure for rocks between duals is to choke a jump chain around the rock, hook the free end of the chain to a strong point on the truck or trailer and then move the truck gently until the rock pops out. Easy Peazy.
#10 is depressing as heck. I bet there are rigs from 75 years ago that would perform perfectly to this day. Nothing is improving. Improvements are not improving.
That was a preventative maintenance failure. Preventative maintenance as in keeping your eyes open for problems developing and not waiting for your trailer to break in half while it's on the road.
That trailer broke right where one would expect it to, in the exact spot where the frame rails flex the most. The owner should have seen that coming. A CHP inspection station would have, and red tagged it on the spot.
Full discosure: When I ran my Kenworth in the 80's the truck was 20+ years old and my log dolly was 40+ years old. So I agree with you that "they don't make them like they used to". Once when a KW salesman approached me and asked when I was going to buy a new truck I told him "Why would I want a new one when I've got the best one they ever built?"
#1 strikes a little too close to home here in southwest Ohio. Last summer, an older gentleman was mowing with a riding mower, and was killed when he flipped the mower onto himself as he was mowing the sides of a culvert. There was about four inches of water in the culvert, and the weight of the mower pinned his head and shoulders firmly at the lowest point. He's the only person I've ever heard of that drowned while mowing his lawn.
Holy crap! I went looking for the news report of the guy who drowned while mowing his lawn, and found a bunch of different ones, from all over the country! I think I'll start paying some young kid, who can bail out a lot faster than I, to do the lawn.
#3 Deflate the outside tire.
ReplyDeleteOops! #4 Deflate the tire.
ReplyDelete#3 Add another company to the list of American Brand names that moved production to China.
#2 Granted the objective is to split wood. However......
ReplyDelete#2 Brand new axe, and someone didn't check the handle for grain run out before buying. Getting worse...had to pass on a full rack of clearance shovels last fall because not one of them had grain that didn't run out halfway down the handle.
ReplyDelete#3...had that happen to the last 2 sets of Italian made Vasque. $$$ boots, right back as returns.
ReplyDeleteThey only say "Italian made" because the boot from materials to stitching is made in a Chinese shoe factory named "Italian".
DeleteThey are made in Italy.
DeleteAs we found out at the beginning of the Pandemic, the Chinese bought out a large piece of the Northern Italian leather and shoe industry in Italy. Shipped in Chinese workers and Chinese managers.
That is the reason that Italy was a 'hot' spot for Covid so early on, the Chinese managers flying home for the holidays and then back to Italy, direct.
#3 Worst boot ever.....
ReplyDelete#3 My wife has a pair of Sperry wet weather boots that did that. A little Shoe Goo fixed them.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that why they call them Sperry Topsiders?
Delete+1 Shoe Goo is good stuff. Not only for shoes- works on fabric, nylon, rubber, some plastics and other applications too. Handles vibration and impacts better than super-type cement.
Delete#3 - Had that happen to 4 pairs of Danner boots. I bought myself and all 3 sons some at 200 a pop. All of the soles came off while still almost fucking brand new. Danner refused to fix or replace them. FUCK DANNER. Also had it happen to high end combat boots too last year.
ReplyDeleteBTW: Get good boots now while you can. Get some with 'Goodyear Welt Construction' which are old school stitched soles. This sole coming off crap wont happen.
I won't buy boots that aren't stitched.
Delete'Goodyear Welt Construction' is not old school stitched.
Deletein the goodyear method, the welt is indeed stitched to the upper, but then the other side (of the welt) is stitched to a strip of cloth that is glued to the insole. this is done to save time (machine stitching) , and to save wear and tear on the insoles caused by the hand resoling process.
the regular way is to stitch (by hand) the welt to the upper AND then directly to the insole with no cloth glued in between.
I wont comment on the superiority of the one method over the other, cause if you cant see it, you probably need flipflops not boots.
Also...Spend the money to get "Vibram" soles put on your boots. they will outlast you and yer feet.
Nicks, handmade in the US. Fully repairable (even when they should be burned).
DeleteYes, the 'Norwegian welt' is what you look for in a quality boot.
Delete4) Just drive faster until centrifugal force dislodges it.
ReplyDeleteIf you thought the story of David and Goliath was impressive, imagine the damage this could do when it lets go.
Imagine the damage that would do to the sidewalls of the 2 radial truck tires that would be ruined, to the tune of +/- $800 to $1000.
DeleteThe cure for rocks between duals is to choke a jump chain around the rock, hook the free end of the chain to a strong point on the truck or trailer and then move the truck gently until the rock pops out. Easy Peazy.
#4 Euclid I drove back in the '70's had long steel bars that hung between the wheels to prevent that.
ReplyDeletere #3 heheheh. sorry...couldnt help myself.
ReplyDelete#3. Coleman boots not even a week old.
ReplyDelete#7, Saw that happen once. Like God's own super balls.
ReplyDelete#9 boat ramp follies, love that show. Hey stooopid is suppose to hurt, right?
ReplyDelete4 Brand new tires. Hope the sidewalls weren't damaged
ReplyDeleteDaryl
#10 is depressing as heck. I bet there are rigs from 75 years ago that would perform perfectly to this day. Nothing is improving. Improvements are not improving.
ReplyDeleteThat was a preventative maintenance failure. Preventative maintenance as in keeping your eyes open for problems developing and not waiting for your trailer to break in half while it's on the road.
DeleteThat trailer broke right where one would expect it to, in the exact spot where the frame rails flex the most. The owner should have seen that coming. A CHP inspection station would have, and red tagged it on the spot.
Full discosure: When I ran my Kenworth in the 80's the truck was 20+ years old and my log dolly was 40+ years old. So I agree with you that "they don't make them like they used to".
Once when a KW salesman approached me and asked when I was going to buy a new truck I told him "Why would I want a new one when I've got the best one they ever built?"
Thumbs up. Just so.
Delete#3 - Should've bought some better boots. Like White's, Nick's, or even Red Wings.
ReplyDelete#1 strikes a little too close to home here in southwest Ohio. Last summer, an older gentleman was mowing with a riding mower, and was killed when he flipped the mower onto himself as he was mowing the sides of a culvert. There was about four inches of water in the culvert, and the weight of the mower pinned his head and shoulders firmly at the lowest point. He's the only person I've ever heard of that drowned while mowing his lawn.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap! I went looking for the news report of the guy who drowned while mowing his lawn, and found a bunch of different ones, from all over the country! I think I'll start paying some young kid, who can bail out a lot faster than I, to do the lawn.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.wsaz.com/2021/04/03/man-dies-in-lawn-mower-accident/
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/man-drowns-in-freak-lawnmower-accident
https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Rowan-County-man-drowns-in-mowing-accident-491532611.html
https://www.twincities.com/2011/09/16/wis-man-87-drowns-in-lawnmower-accident/
https://www.foxnews.com/story/illinois-man-drowns-in-lake-in-lawnmower-accident