Toro recall for risk of amputation

["D"- Man 827]

On 2/19/2021 at 4:18 PM, BeninCT said:

 

Doesnt common sense tell you not to put your hand into the spinny thing being run by the noisy gas engine that you just pull started?  

 

I thought that we were under a Nationwide shortage of common sense? Or was that common cents?

 

[Lee1977 6,648]

On 2/19/2021 at 4:57 PM, SylvanLakeWH said:

I’ve got my Dad’s 20+ year old toro paddle wheel single stage 2 stroke... always starts, loud, smokes, rattles like hell, paddles never stop... Use it for big storm touch up or just to annoy the neighbors... Ain’t lost any fingers or toes yet...

 

I call it the “Al Gore Ralph Nader Snowerator” 

 

LOVE IT!!!

 

Am I in danger...? 

Only if Al Gore or Ralph Nader come be and sticks their hand in it with it running.

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

I have a piece of 9 wire wrapped around the auger drive on my machine.  I only release it when starting it.

 

I still have all my appendages.

 

My neighbor noticed it and was horrified.

[ebinmaine 67,309]

27 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

I have a piece of 9 wire wrapped around the auger drive on my machine.  I only release it when starting it.

 

I still have all my appendages.

 

My neighbor noticed it and was horrified.

I've done the same but with a heavy duty  ziptie. 

 

Kept it a little loose. Clamp the lever and move the tie onto it. 

 

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Kept it a little loose

 

Exactly how I use the wire.  In fact, if I push down the handle, the wire slides forward by itself so 'emergency' releases are quick and easy.  The only emergency I've had is when I hit a neighbor's landscaping rock and the augers stopped by themselves when the shear pin did it's job.