Got the three wheeler going now it is time to cut firewood.
Now that i can get to the point. It is time that i start getting some safety gear to protect myself. I have ear muffs right now but the damage is already,done ringing in the ears.
I dont know what is gooder the pants or chaps?? I already have had two close calls with the saw.
I will be ordering the tendon maker for baileys so i thought that i would get some leg protection.
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
I want to make a coment about the use of the word "gooder", but am afraid you won't take my good natured ribbing the right way. So I won't say anything. ;D
I have Husky chaps, won't run my saw without them.
Let us know how the tenon maker works, I have been thinking of getting one.
Mike
mooserhunter i dont use that word alot but thought that i would put it in for fun ;) ;) ;).
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
I dont know wich one would be gooder ;D Each have there advantages , I myself prefer the pants. Not that I wear them every time I havea saw in my hands , but when out in the bush they are on me . I find that the chaps get in the way when climbing in and out of the skidder ,
Alls I'm gonna saye is get one or the other and wear them while using your saw . ;)
Depends on if you want to protect or show off your sexy tush. :D :D
I just got the full wrap chaps... I was ordering a bull line from Wesspur and figured it was time for me as well.
I think the advantage of chaps is they are a little cooler to wear and quicker to get on and off which I hope will make me more likely to take the time and put them on.
Raphael.............no sexy tush here just alot of padding to keep the bones form hurting.
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
Hey Mr Mom, Chaps are cooler and easier to put on and take off. I`ve found with pants that I put em on in the morning and wind up wearing em all day. I get hot and sweaty and the pants get wreaked. Either way, wear em always.
cheers!
I like the chaps better. With my larger build I found the pants did not move as well. To binding, It is easier for me getting in and out of the skidder with the chaps. My.02. I agree with the others what ever you get wear em.
I was leaning to the chaps for easy on and off.
Now there is a bunch of diffrent safety standard what is the diffrent?? I know that the more the better but there all close in price.
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
Get both and let us know which ya like better ;D ;D ;D
Just make sure you wear pants under them chaps. :o
For my situation, chaps are gooder. I have a pair of Husky chaps and they have saved my leg twice. If I were cutting timber for a living, I think I'd wear pants and then they would be gooder.
I wear pants in the winter which is when I use a chainsaw the most. And chaps in summer.
I have both and wear both , if your buying , the newer pants with kevlar and wrapped around the leg are a good choise ( kevlar is a little cooler in the heat ) .
I have both, The pants itch if I wear them in summer, so I wear them in the winter with longjohns and insulated coveralls. Get them a little larger than regular pants. I use chaps in summer, the problem with these is the straps will catch on brush. Just remember, if you need to move more than 2 steps put the chain brake on. I hear their real cool with thongs ;D.
I still cant understand that if all the chainsaw manufacturers and whoever else is in the logging safety business that promotes all the safety this and safety that , why in the heck cant any company make safety chaps and safety pants for big dudes ? Do they think its ok for big dudes to go to the woods unprotected ?
When Cabelas was almost ready to go broke they use to sell clothes up to a size x-large until someone realized to sell nice thick lumberjack style shirts up to 5x and I was happy !
I am not happy one bit with these safety companies or some little fart sitting at the drawing board designing safety chaps and pants !
I want ! I need ! ;D
Do you need bigger than 46" waist and 40" leg? ???
kevlar chaps from Bailey's.....
Fat olde elf.....yep...there are four different kinds and i see that they have different safety ratings or standers.
One has a note that says that it meets BNQ/CUL Class B standards and UL approved. What does that mean??
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
58 waist , 68 chest , lets call it a new size " super x tent" :D
I have had two pair of Labonville chaps and one pair of Husky. I think that the Labonville are gooder.
Will
I want a pair of chainsaw safety pants so bad I could just scream but even my husky dealers cant even make it up to my ankles . If anyone ever comes across any in big guy sizes please send me a message ok . Thanks
worst case , buy chaps and find a seamstress to modify & sew them and sew them to a pair of workpants that fit .
Hmmm ... designer chainsaw pants . I'm off to paris ! Lookout Calvin Klien . 8)
Unclebuck, call Labonville in Gorham,N.H.. They make some of the stuff right there. Maybe they would make some custom chaps.
Quote from: UNCLEBUCK on June 15, 2006, 11:03:15 PM
58 waist , 68 chest , lets call it a new size " super x tent" :D
Call Gransfors Bruks
http://www.gransfors.us/swedepro.html
843-875-0240
Summerville SC.
They dont list that size. But When they were part of the Game Of Logging. They custom made my saw pants.
Dale Hatfield
mr mom, chainsaw pants and chaps have to meet different standards depending where they are used and what that industry demands. They are usually measured in threshold speed, that is, the maximum chain speed they are designed to withstand. Stihl has chaps that are rated at 2600 fpm, inexpensive but not enough for compensation rules. They are good for the weekend warrior, light and not uncomfortable to wear. Most loggers here use the ones rated for 3600fpm but they are pricey. The heaviest are rated at 3900fpm, expensive, heavy, and hard to move in but give the best protection. The seismic exploration companys I worked with insisted on these.
Thanks alot sawguy21... I am just a weekend and sometimes a weekday warrior.
I think i will get the middle priced ones.
I get to order all my stuff on friday from baileys as a late fathersday gift.
Thanks alot to all for the help 8) 8) 8).
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
Quote from: Ed_K on June 15, 2006, 09:25:10 PM
Just remember, if you need to move more than 2 steps put the chain brake on. I hear their real cool with thongs ;D.
Especially important when crossing over a downed trunk as you can't always see what you are about to step on. I learned this early on while working with a saw that tended to spin the chain on idle once it got hot. I found myself in a deep knee bend with the blade spinning less than an inch above my achilles tendon and a half inch below my freshly notched wallet. I think the thong would have been a problem in this circumstance. ;)
I'm still getting used to the chain brake concept as my 4yr old Stihl 066 is the first saw with reliable chain brake I've ever had and I tend to forget it's there. I instinctively turn the saw off before moving (or putting it down, I opened a boot once with a saw idling on the ground), when felling my saw is usually off before it's out of the kerf.
i've found my chaps tend to come unsnapped at times, and snag in the brush alot worse.... i really prefer my pants.... when i could squeeze into them :D ... the chaps are nice, cause you are more likely to use them. only takes a min to toss them on.
when i was workin' full time loggin' i got in the habit of snaping the chain brake when ever i move, and i still carry that habit to this day... my father hates it, everytime he grabs my saw, the brakes on 8)
Thank you to everyone who has give me places to contact for safety clothing and the ideas of sewing them to my second skin"bibs" .
Chain brake gets slapped on by me like a habit . Want to hear a good one ?
About ten years ago me and two others sawing a spearing hole in the ice with a old chainsaw and no brake , I was along for the ride that day as I was invited to go fishing so we drove out on the lake and the 2 other men started sawing , they didnt keep the chain spinning and it froze up just a bit, the one man wearing the cheap yellow cotton work gloves grabs the chain with both hands , top and bottom tugging on chain while other man is gunning the throttle , I blew the pickup horn to make them stop !
Told them start the woodstove in the fishhouse or bring the stinky saw in the cab of pickup , they said hey good idea and next thing I hear is kaboom and smoke rolling out of fishhouse , they lit the fire with gas smiley_fused_bomb
Gee UB I guess my two brothers must of moved up your way...sounds like them to a T. :D
It's second nature to me to pop the brake on the chainsaw if I'm moving any distance. I've been using a new 372xp for trimming the ends on logs before I slice em up. That baby would have no problem cutting me just as easily.
These 2 brothers are my cousins , I never turn my back when I am around them :D . They have story after story like that for the last 25 years , well I better try and sleep , went to bed at 10pm tonight :-\ Goodnight Norm zzzz_smiley
UB,
You might want to look into the Husky bibs - they got full wrap legs, are easy on and off even over boots and the biggest size fits me (56 Chest, 46 waist. They are even pretty cool - depending on what you got on underneath ;).
They were expensive though - over $100 if remember, but it was either this or no cutting per my wife; since nothing else fit.
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