studmuffin Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 OK so Lady Studmuffin refers to me as folically challenged!! My kids have been known to mutter something about "bald old coot" under their breath. Personally I tend to describe myself as " solar powered sex god"!!!! although Lady S is always the first to disagree. So -- how come every time I get under my Defender, even when I wear a hat, I manage to remove at least 1 square inch of scalp on a sharp bit of metal???? Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Can't help you as all I can say is welcome to my world. ? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 wear a hat... or get your truck lifted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 get a proper bump hat, not a wooly bobble hat. about time you knew where all the hurty sticky out bits are under there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I have a habit of standing up under the spare wheel carrier. Also the square folded metal that protrudes down from the front radius arm chassis brackets get in the way of my head. Should get myself a bump cap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 We had to wear bump caps at all times when I was at terex. Theoretically they are a good idea but I've yet to see someone manage to keep one on their head for any longer than 10 seconds when on a crawler or the floor. The design of them means any pressure on them just flicks the opposite side off..... You end up throwing them across the workshop. However a ramp will most certainly cure your problems I never bump my head at home under the ramp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Or is it like a bad hand cut or bruised nail where you never ever hit them until they hurt already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Not on my head but I still have a scar a couple of inches long on my back where I caught it on the corner of the open passenger door while getting up from under a Series III I was replacing the clutch on nearly 30 years ago, that one bled like a pig, I was on my own and it took ages to stem the flow. I have another scar on my lip where I dropped a ratchet handle and socket on my face while laying and working under a Lightweight even more years ago, the ratchet was one of the solid steel jobs and smacked hard enough to push a tooth through my lip. I've plenty of other Land Rover induced injuries but will save the bandwidth for Nige 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Not on my head but I still have a scar a couple of inches long on my back where I caught it on the corner of the open passenger door while getting up from under a Series III I was replacing the clutch on nearly 30 years ago, that one bled like a pig, I was on my own and it took ages to stem the flow. I have another scar on my lip where I dropped a ratchet handle and socket on my face while laying and working under a Lightweight even more years ago, the ratchet was one of the solid steel jobs and smacked hard enough to push a tooth through my lip. I've plenty of other Land Rover induced injuries but will save the bandwidth for Nige I don't know, amateurs, the lot of you. It's two years since I: A attempted to weld myself to the Disco (still got the bits of weld I dug outta my sternum) B comprehensively broke my face taking a 1/4 panel of same vehicle - have my last trip to the dentists to fit my new, improved, teeth on Friday! As I'm about to take an engine out of the Disco, on my own, this week, well, watch this space...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Where is nige? Black eye following drilling 17mm hole in axle tube with a drill without a ratchet I can confirm that a 1 horsepower drill does kick like a mule. Walk past landrover and nuckles bleed every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 once gave myself a full on nosebleed whilst disconnecting a 4" waste pipe from underneath a shed, limited space + stiff pipe = massively bleeding nose. might have gotten away with it if my nose wasnt the size of mt. everest. was bleedin cold about -10° too which made it 10x worse. and those special pop up clip releases on the freelander TD4 coolant pipes, great in theorey but jesus theyre stiff and then just let go. not sure what my hand hit but this is my thumb 2 weeks later i had to pull the scab out today as it had gone a funny colour and i thought it might want to be a bit cleaner. haha dropping a bottle jack onto your head off the ramp because you knocked it off with the rather effing heavy gearbox you are holding above your head in open space too isnt the nicest feeling, especially as all you want to do is drop the gearbox too, but that would hurt even more. and theyre just the "sensible" ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 are you trying to get in Nige [HFH] & JeffR's exclusive 'hurt yourself' club 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I've done the door corner in the back trick, though not quite hard enough to draw blood. It's surprising just how much that hurts. I have mostly suffered small cuts on the hands and wrists like Mikey's. Wire brush wheels on grinders can be interesting, though - I have had detached wires hanging out of my lower lip having stuck in like a big splinter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briarston Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 OK so Lady Studmuffin refers to me as folically challenged!! My kids have been known to mutter something about "bald old coot" under their breath. Personally I tend to describe myself as " solar powered sex god"!!!! although Lady S is always the first to disagree. So -- how come every time I get under my Defender, even when I wear a hat, I manage to remove at least 1 square inch of scalp on a sharp bit of metal???? Barry Isn't it another of those "laws of physics", eg. Whichever side of a bonfire you stand, the wind will always blow the smoke in your face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 nearly taking my finger off with a angle grinder is about my worst.. unless you count 6 stitches in my scalp i after walking in to some scaffolding across the top of a doorway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Let someone else climb under it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Isn't it another of those "laws of physics", eg. Whichever side of a bonfire you stand, the wind will always blow the smoke in your face? and toast always landing jam side down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 This all sounds far too familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Seems to be wandering off the Land Rover injuries topic, to injuries in general ...... you're risking me going on about sticking my fingers in a hedge trimmer or trying to remove a finger with a hand axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hat wise wouldn't you want a frizzy hat with slighty stiff frizzes that acted the same as hair for an impact early warning system/slight cushioner ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I live in a house with very low door frames and I'm 6 foot tall... so I am used to ducking under the frames without thinking about it. Every so often the height / ducking algorithm is re calibrated but generally I have no problem with this. If I venture in the house with even a really thin hat on I #£%& my head on the first frame - never fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Lol I know what you mean. My parents' house has low door frames. Growing up it was fine, but now I've lost my sixth sense and leave a chunk of scalp every time I visit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hair is overrated. I'm qualified to say so Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Up until this afternoon I had lots of blonde hair, I now have lots of oily black hair - never lie under a leaky 200 Tdi ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bob Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I once tried to stop a 90 falling off a hi lift by grabbing the jack. My finger has yet to forgive me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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