chainsaw chaps

[BIGNASTY]

You Woodcutters out there have any experience with this TYPE product, went to town today to get some bar oil for chainsaw and seen the local medic squad RIP OUT OF TOWN. Local Sheriff came by later when I was cutting and splitting wood and showed me some pictures of WHY the med squad left in a BIG HURRY. That was a pretty ugly gash on a leg.



Been looking at Chainsaw Chaps. of course everybody's is the best and have many reasons why, but I don't know any help????



On a side note I asked awhile ago about chainsaw bars and chains, OREGON is the best I have used, Not saying its the BEST just the BEST I HAVE USED. My Husqvarna goes thru this wood like a hot knife thru butter of course its just pine but IT STILL KICKS BUTT.



Another product that I wonder WHY AND HOW I got along without is the DR Rapidfire wood splitter Got one for a Christmas Gift first time I had for a REAL WORKOUT with this, again only pine BUT FAST IS NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO THE SPLIT RATE ON THIS THING. Quite a machine for sure.



BIG

 

[Slow Six]

I used a pair of these for string trimming They saved my jeans from all the green slime and my legs from flying glass, pieces of wire and other debris. They would be a good idea for chain sawing. They should take the brunt of a chain contact.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Ya I kind of thought that its NOT GOING TO STOP THE CHAINSAW, but if it lessened the wound it would be WELL WORTH THE MONEY. I kind of know the people that had the accident I try to avoid them at all cost and it really doesn't surprise me or anyone else that THEY would be the one injured.



Again that COMMON SENSE THING goes a LONG way to prevent things like this

 

[jhenderson]

Chaps don't prevent an injury, but lessen the wound. The fabric inside the Cordura outer layer is stranded and jams the chain in the drive sprocket. Right now. If you even nick them you will see how they work. Husqvarna makes good ones, or go online to Baileys or Madsens. Either co is good. Buy the ones with the heaviest outer shell, they will hold up better. Also, I prefer the type that is refered to as Wrap Around. They cover the calf muscle as well as the shin. I buy a new pair every 6 months due to wear. I've been using chaps for the last 25 years, and pants with safety pads sewn in the front before that. They have saved me several times.

 

[Axtell3]

Big, I would guess there's a you tube video showing how they work, but having seen the scar on a buddies leg was enough for me. I think they are all about the same as chaps, some offer pants too. Pretty hot for weed wacker work.

 

[rscurtis]

Keep in mind that they will not offer any protection for an electric chain saw.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Weed Whacker :-laf With all the fires around the country I got a wild hair up my ??? and pulled out the DR String Trimmer and got to work with it. I think hot or not with that size weed eater ( and I don't think this is classified as a weed eater) that it would be a bad idea. Im not worried about getting dirty that's the fun part to all this, and the wife's job to get things clean again. :-laf but who knows what the heck people throw off to the side of the road, we are always having people slide off the road in winter and smashing into a GIANT pine tree at our drive.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Keep in mind that they will not offer any protection for an electric chain saw.

I don't think our off grid power system could take the use of an ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW for very long, and the extension cord would have to be in Guinness Book of records for the longest in history, I know that the 19v ones AINT GOING TO CUT IT!!! We have a few guys around town that are into the two man crosscut competition thing they wear them but don't know if that's just a requirement for the competition or their idea.

 

[jhenderson]

Actually, they will work with an electric saw. Even electric saws have drive sprockets.

 

[AMink]

I've used Stihl chaps at work and luckily have never had the opportunity to test them. I was told that they will not stop an electric saw by the Stihl dealer.

 

[Blu-meanie]

Another product that I wonder WHY AND HOW I got along without is the DR Rapidfire wood splitter Got one for a Christmas Gift first time I had for a REAL WORKOUT with this, again only pine BUT FAST IS NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO THE SPLIT RATE ON THIS THING. Quite a machine for sure.

BIG

I got a splitter a few years ago when I didn't have time to split before winter. (Mild by MT standards). I used to swing a "Monster Maul" 16 pounder. After around 60 it wasn't so fun anymore. I love it, even use it for kindling and making chips for a smoker. Wife said I was getting soft. True enough.

 

[BIGNASTY]

I got a splitter a few years ago when I didn't have time to split before winter. (Mild by MT standards). I used to swing a "Monster Maul" 16 pounder. After around 60 it wasn't so fun anymore. I love it, even use it for kindling and making chips for a smoker. Wife said I was getting soft. True enough.

Blu

We were in the mountains this last week, its kind of hard to take a chainsaw with us (its been done but not all the time) one of the Packers that went on this trip with us had an axe that I HAVE TO HAVE. Its a Fiskars I will leave a link to it at the end of this post. It is without question the best and most easy ive used. I also like to get a WORKOUT by cutting wood with a Crosscut saw and split wood with an axe but I to am getting to that point that I cant swing an axe like I use to and have to get on my wood pile, the winter will be here before I know it and have to take the easy way sometimes. Im 6ft 6in tall so the long handle makes for a more powerful swing with less chance of a miss, but they have others that work for shorter folks.



http://www2.fiskars.com/Gardening-a...iking-Tools/X27-Splitting-Axe-36#.Uc5OiJ3n-cw

 

[mfurrh55]

In the disaster relief work we only use stihl chaps, I have seen them save legs numerous times, the kevlar jams the chain instantly, I would wear nothing else, I made my son in law put a pair on when he was cutting some of my woods, about 30 minutes later they saved his leg too, Go with the best, I can guarantee Stihl is

 

[Dl5treez]

Chaps. If you need fire protection, make sure they have that. The USFS has a design & materials spec that most fire resistant chaps are built to. The UL listings, etc for safety and the USFS design specs are different. Many chaps are dual listed, meeting both. My chaps are Labonville and don't meet the USFS fire resistant specs, but I'm not a wildland firefighter.

Bars. Cannon.

The DR woodsplitter is pretty cool.

 

[Bill Stockard]

In the disaster relief work we only use stihl chaps, I have seen them save legs numerous times, the kevlar jams the chain instantly, I would wear nothing else, I made my son in law put a pair on when he was cutting some of my woods, about 30 minutes later they saved his leg too, Go with the best, I can guarantee Stihl is

Yep, I always use my Stihl chaps (along with my Stihl chainsaws), a hard hat with a face screen and ear muff hearing protection, and steel toe boots. So far and fortunately, I haven't "tested" the chaps effectiveness. Like a post above, after about 60 years old, I quit swinging a maul and bought a wood splitter. It's amazing how much more wood I can split using a gallon of gasoline instead of muscle power.

Bill

 

[mwilson]

My wife is a woodpile freak...



She built the grandkids a fort with next years firewood so they can play in it...





Rear Wall

First Gunslot

Second Gunslot

Secret Entrance D)

Frontwall (Under Construction)

 

[mwilson]

More shots.....







Inside View Of Gunslot

Picnic Table Installation (Troops Gotta' Eat)

Another Front Wall Construction Shot

More Detail Of Rear Walls

Finished (Third Gunslot Added During The Final Construction Phase)

She is a remarkable woman and the world's best Grandmother... .



Mike.

 

[rscurtis]

Actually, they will work with an electric saw. Even electric saws have drive sprockets.

You are of course, correct; However, electric chain saws do not have a clutch that can slip. An electric saw has its maximum torque at 0 RPM and can be started with a load already on the chain where on a gas powered saw, the clutch will just slip. There is a specific warning in my Stihl dealer manual that chaps will not provide protection with an electric saw.

 

[mfurrh55]

Can i borrow her for a week, i have alot of firewood that needs stacked, Just joking, Monte

 

[Bill Stockard]

Mike,



WOW!! That would be a 10 year supply of wood for us, but thankfully, we don't have a winter like you and our wood stove is only for supplemental heat.



Bill