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  1. #1
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    Who plows their driveway with a Pisten Bully?

    Apparently Jeremy Renner. Sounds like he's pretty messed up.

    https://jalopnik.com/what-is-a-piste...ent-1849948814

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    if yer gonna get run over by something, a cat exerts some pretty low ground pressure... less than 1.5 psi apparently.


    https://litetrax.com/calculating-gro...-on-a-snowcat/



    and don't forget to set that parking brake.





    fact.

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    ^^^ Ski area in UT I was working at, a Cat driver got out of his machine and didn't secure the controls and as he stepped on the track the machine began to move forward on one side so it was making a circle. He was alone and when he was found several hours later there wasn't much left as the cat had been grinding him to a mush under the track.
    I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.

    "Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"

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    what they need is the safetey brake you see on a hoe, no not your mom

    i'm talking about the lever that won't let you get out of the machine with out tripping it
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunion 2020 View Post
    ^^^ Ski area in UT I was working at, a Cat driver got out of his machine and didn't secure the controls and as he stepped on the track the machine began to move forward on one side so it was making a circle. He was alone and when he was found several hours later there wasn't much left as the cat had been grinding him to a mush under the track.
    Jfc

    Mores Creek summit Idaho.yrs back the 6 ft tall snowblower on the huge truck got clogged. Dude got ingested and was scattered everywhere apparently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by m2711c View Post
    if yer gonna get run over by something, a cat exerts some pretty low ground pressure... less than 1.5 psi apparently.


    https://litetrax.com/calculating-gro...-on-a-snowcat/



    and don't forget to set that parking brake.





    fact.
    Less crushing, more mangling.

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    A guy got sucked into an airplane engine Saturday.

    "The NTSB confirmed the parking brake on the aircraft was also set."

    npr.org airport-worker-jet-
    www.apriliaforum.com

    "If the road You followed brought you to this,of what use was the road"?

    "I have no idea what I am talking about but would be happy to share my biased opinions as fact on the matter. "
    Ottime

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    Quote Originally Posted by m2711c View Post
    if yer gonna get run over by something, a cat exerts some pretty low ground pressure... less than 1.5 psi apparently.


    https://litetrax.com/calculating-gro...-on-a-snowcat/



    and don't forget to set that parking brake.





    fact.
    I think the newer PB200 is something like 900 ft lbs of torque. That gonna churn.

    Ouch.

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    I hate it when that happens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel View Post
    A guy got sucked into an airplane engine Saturday.

    "The NTSB confirmed the parking brake on the aircraft was also set."

    npr.org airport-worker-jet-
    Mechanic Dies after being Pulled into a Snow Thrower
    In February 2007, a 63 year-old male mechanic (the victim) sustained fatal injuries after being pulled into a
    snow thrower at a ski resort. The snow thrower was temporarily parked in the Snowmaking Department garage.
    The victim was working alone at the time of the incident and there was no witness. At approximately 8:15 pm,
    two co-workers went to the garage to look for the victim after receiving a phone call from the victim's wife who
    reported that he had not come home. When they arrived at the garage, they saw the victim's pick up truck
    parked outside the garage door, the garage door opened 12 inches, and the victim caught in the auger of the
    snow thrower. The engine of the snow thrower was stalled. It appeared that the victim had tried to move the
    snow thrower out of the garage. He started the engine, engaged the PTO, got off the tractor, and positioned
    himself between the garage door and the auger to open the door. The clearance between the door and the auger
    was 14.5 inches. His flannel shirt was caught by the rotating auger and he was pulled into it. The victim did
    not receive any training on how to operate the snow thrower, nor was he authorized to operate or move the
    machine.
    https://www.health.ny.gov/environmen...cs/07ny013.pdf

    ITD worker killed in snow plow accident in Boise County

    BOISE COUNTY - Idaho State Police and the Boise County Sheriff's Office are investigating a snow plow accident that killed an Idaho Transportation Department employee Tuesday morning.
    ISP Capt. Bill Gardiner said the accident happened at milepost 52 on Idaho 21, at Mores Creek Summit. Boise County dispatch said a passerby came by the sheriff's office to report the accident around 10 a.m. Gardiner said it was reported as a crash involving an ITD snowplow. Instead, the ISP trooper who responded found that a man had been sucked into the blades of the plow. Gardiner said the plow is the type that has rotary blades. Gardiner said the man was identified as Byran Bidegain, and he worked out of the ITD shed in Idaho City. We don't have his exact age, but the sheriff's office said he's approximately 62 years old. Police say no one witnessed the accident, so it's unclear how Bidegain got caught in the blades.
    Big machines can be dangerous. Driving a snowcat for an hour or so every now and then is fun, beyond that, not so much. If I were this movie star I would probably hire someone.
    I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.

    "Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"

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    back in the day i got my tie caught in the print shaft of an IBM typewriter
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunion 2020 View Post
    https://www.health.ny.gov/environmen...cs/07ny013.pdf



    Big machines can be dangerous. Driving a snowcat for an hour or so every now and then is fun, beyond that, not so much. If I were this movie star I would probably hire someone.
    Locals report he was a stand up guy, enjoyed clearing nearby streets and driveways and generally helping people, so not doing it just because he liked big toys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    back in the day i got my tie caught in the print shaft of an IBM typewriter
    Did you wind up with the alphabet on your forehead?

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    Just the XXX's, duh
    Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident

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    I know Ive made it when I need my own piston bully.

    I had a client get an arm sucked into harvester of somekind. He was in the middle of his field, alone for hours until his neighbor noticed.

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    A pisten bully is excessive but maybe not if you have other uses
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

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    Quote Originally Posted by PB View Post
    Locals report he was a stand up guy, enjoyed clearing nearby streets and driveways and generally helping people, so not doing it just because he liked big toys.
    This. By all accounts a really nice guy. His place is up on Mt Rose highway, near Tannenbaum.
    Quote Originally Posted by powder11 View Post
    if you have to resort to taking advice from the nitwits on this forum, then you're doomed.

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    Mid 90’s,I met Barbi McQueen at her Pioneer Moon Ranch, out the east fork of the big wood river. She used the cat for winter travel in and out when conditions warranted or fun was on the docket! She seemed at home behind the stick!
    Neat lady, friendly and fun. Likely picked up some driving tips from Steve!

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    back in the day i got my tie caught in the print shaft of an IBM typewriter
    Quote Originally Posted by John_B View Post
    Did you wind up with the alphabet on your forehead?
    Quote Originally Posted by rideit View Post
    Just the XXX's, duh
    heh

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    Anyone here who says they wouldn’t have a Pisten Bully if they could is lying to themselves.

    And that’s just wrong.
    I still call it The Jake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cono Este View Post
    I know Ive made it when I need my own piston bully.

    I had a client get an arm sucked into harvester of somekind. He was in the middle of his field, alone for hours until his neighbor noticed.
    Growing up in the middle of corn country, there were a lot of old farmers missing fingers, hands, and arms.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Falcon3 View Post
    Growing up in the middle of corn country, there were a lot of old farmers missing fingers, hands, and arms.
    Falcon chiming in on his buddy Hawkeye.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Falcon3 View Post
    Growing up in the middle of corn country, there were a lot of old farmers missing fingers, hands, and arms.
    I still call it The Jake.

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    Killdozer!
    watch out for snakes

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    A pisten bully is excessive but maybe not if you have other uses
    Won’t lie — I would own one if I could afford it. Already know that I don’t need it but would still buy it.


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