I have always been extremely safety-conscious, which is one reason why, despite using dangerous equipment for many years, I have never suffered any significant injury. I was surprised to learn that these covers are intended to improve safety and do not believe that they actually provide much additional protection. Physically, the only possible value they have is in preventing stringy things from getting caught in the U-joints. I don't wear long flapping scarves while using my tractor, nor do I have extremely long bootlaces that I leave untied. I cannot see any safety benefit from these devices. Indeed, by covering the retaining pin in the shaft, they render MORE likely the one (non-injury) accident that I did have with the brush hog. I frequently cast a quick glance back at the brush hog while operating it, just to make sure that everything back there is OK, and those yellow skirts partially conceal its operation.
Yes, weird accidents do take place; I've got a near-unbelievable tale of cutting down an oak tree that fell in an unintended direction (a possibility I was prepared for), and then bouncing off a nearby tree right back at me. As per my standard safety practices, at the first sign of trouble I had fled down a pre-determined route, throwing the chain saw in the opposite direction. The bouncing-back oak tree hit the chain saw and bounced it directly back at me -- the odds of that were a zillion to one. Here, I had a smidge of good luck to counter all the weird bad luck -- the chain saw flew past my knee, and while it ripped up my jeans and tore off some skin, there was no serious damage and I didn't see any need to get medical attention. A couple of band-aids were sufficient and there's no scar.
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