Had a post hole digger shear a pin and drop a full load of clay right on my boot in Tacoma last Tuesday.

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Those shear pins always fail at the worst possible moment. I had one snap and drop a load of gravel on my shin, left a bruise for weeks. That dense clay must have felt like a ton of bricks, right?

brianhill1mo ago

That "shear a pin" part is the worst. I read once that those shear pins are supposed to be the weak point on purpose, so something cheap breaks instead of wrecking the whole gearbox. Doesn't make it any better when it lets go at the exact wrong second and dumps heavy wet clay on your foot. Hope your boot took the worst of it and your toes are okay. That dense Tacoma clay feels like a bag of cement when it hits.

emma_dixon701mo ago

A bag of cement seems like a stretch. It's just dirt. The pin did its job and saved the machine, that's the whole point. Getting some mud on your boot is just part of working outside. Sounds more annoying than actually dangerous.