my car "eatoned" my finger, a definite must read!

[totenkopf13]

Waiting for pics. . . .

 

[Wishing4Cobra]

waiting for the full story.

 

[pkarol1]

googled it. how bad is it in your case? feel better

 

[03 Indy Cobra]

Wow, I'm sorry I googled it. Hope you are ok and that there is no permanent damage.

 

[mnewxcv]

waiting for pics. . . .

-1

waiting for the full story.

+1

 

[WhiTriCobra]

Damn, sorry to hear. i guess you and your eaton have a serious bond now. did it get caught up in the belt/pulley??

 

[JymBart]

Like, ..."Wow"!

 

[Lights of Speed]

wow, that sucks bro.....

 

[CobraBob]

Ahh, I've done the same thing once. But, not my finger. My whole body into a post hole digger (of course I did not deglove my body, more or less just comparing the process of doing something stupid that causes traumatic injury and leaves you with a single thought "what was I thinking!". It cut me up, stripped me naked out of three layers of clothes and all. Good times.

No joke, I have a carnal fear of anything that spins now, from drill bits, pulleys, drive shafts, you name it.

Wow Jeff, you were really very fortunate. You could have lost your life, right?

 

[HISSMAN]

Wow Jeff, you were really very fortunate. You could have lost your life, right?

Yep. They had a guy a few weeks before I came in that did the same thing and lost both arms. They called for the Helicopter (healthnet) to come, but it just so happened that there was an ambulance just a half mile away. I ended up being ok, and very, very lucky. The morphine they gave me on the ride to the hospital was a huge help.

This was hooked to the back of a Kubota farm tractor and the PTO - Power Take Off (drive shaft) was spinning at just under 3K rpms. The torque that was produced when I jammed up the works bent a 1" pin a complete 90 degrees that was holding the PTO to the Auger. It grabbed me so hard that it broke a leather belt I was wearing in 3 places at the same time, and tore a large sweater, t-shirt, thermal shirt, thermal pants and blue jeans completely off of me and turned them into shreds. We still have all of the clothes in a bag as a memento of the occasion. ;-) I guess I am just tough skinned.

I bet that every time docbutters sees an engine running with the hood up he approaches a little slower than most would. I know I have that tendency with anything that has moving parts now.

-Jeff

 

[HISSMAN]

LOL, we always made fun of this sticker before it happened, but now... not so much.


This = Me

Also, note how it appears that the little guy has his arms outstretched like he is having fun...Weeeeeeeeeeee!

 

[99stanger]

Wow, I bet that hurt. Post up some pics.

 

[Nicky Pass]

I did the same thing...I think. I was detailing me car with th engine on and my ring finger got "bit".

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...went-between-2-76-idler-while-car-idling.html

 

[03mgtermi]

lock out tag out!

 

[boosted2000si]

Genius.

 

[WhiTriCobra]

Damn HISSMAN, that is some scary sh*t. i can only imagine what went through your head at that moment.

 

[Black Talon]

Watch out she'll get ya.

 

[Romans8:28]

You Cobra's not nicknamed Christine is it?

 

[bigdog93lx]

Sounds almost as bad as the guy that was cleaning the sprocket on his bike while it was running and lost a couple finger tips

 

[03Cobrra]

lock out tag out!

+1! lol