How NOT to clean a bike chain

[dannymax]

Sometimes you can do everything right and still get bit!! My bro-in-law is totally safety concious....ear protection, hard hat, back belt....you get the pic. A few years ago his snoblower chute plugged up, so he shut it off and attempted to poke the clog out with a piece of ax handle, or something. that didn't work and he shoved his hand thru to break it up, there was pre-load on the impeller and wham!! Half the index finger...gone!!

The last person in the world you would expect this to happen to!! :confused2:

 

[RaWarrior]

I've noticed that a few times even when I'm using the plastic "shovel" thing that comes with them to unclog it a chunk will break loose and the impeller suddenly spins a bit from tension in the transmission. The plastic thing works pretty well unless it sucks up a stick, then I go get a long handsaw to stick in there to just cut it rather than stick my hand in there. Of course, the motor is off.

 

[Jules]

...he shoved his hand thru to break it up, there was pre-load on the impeller and wham!! Half the index finger...gone!!

WTF is this a man thing?! lmao:rofl_200:

 

[dannymax]

WTF is this a man thing?! lmao:rofl_200:

:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:A digitless man thing!! :rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

 

[Jdk203]

HOLY CRAP that had to hurt. The thought of touching a rag to a moving chain scares me let alone the thought of his hand going through it.