Chainsaw mishap (pics)

[Ruffneck]

Just got my Labonville full wrap chaps and Redwing boots to break in. My old chaps will be there for anyone wanting to run a chainsaw that doesn't have a pair. They will be required on my place.



 

Stay Safe!

[thecfarm]

I might look at another pair when I go the the expo in Bangor Maine. I don't like the snap that is just about on my side or hip. i have a real hard time time trying to snap it. When I put them on I jsut put the snap just about in front,than I turn them to put the snaps on for the legs. The hard part is when I have to go. I really have to take them off and put them back on. Same way with my carpenters leather apron. I like it,but a bother to put on,. Something about stretching off to the side,gives me a wicked pain in my side. I have seen the ones that go through a belt. No snaps off to the side.

[Sonofman]

I have all the safety gear and wear it all the time. If I feel myself starting to get in a hurry, I stop, sit down a few minutes, and think about how I do not need to hurry and what could go wrong if I do. Do not take this the wrong way guys, but I perfer to learn from other people's mistakes, rather than making them on my own. It is much less painfull and less expensive.

[grweldon]

I have all the safety gear and wear it all the time. If I feel myself starting to get in a hurry, I stop, sit down a few minutes, and think about how I do not need to hurry and what could go wrong if I do. Do not take this the wrong way guys, but I perfer to learn from other people's mistakes, rather than making them on my own. It is much less painfull and less expensive.

Very wise.  I started this thread after tearing up the knee area of my left leg.  I am reminded every time I take a shower of my stupidity and the fraction of a second it takes for things to go wrong.  About a year later, the scars are still red.  If anybody would care to see how the cuts healed, I can post a picture...

[isaacpopp]

Thank you so much for posting this. I hadn't heard of these kevlar type chaps before but I will definitely be purchasing some and I sent this thread to my dad. His reply was: "I think I should get a pair. Thanks!"

He doesn't use saws that much right now but as you all have said, it only takes a second to make a huge mistake.