Chainsaw gloves

[isuzurover]

I wonder how many of those left hand injuries were from top handles..i bet a majority of em'

Im guilty , i cut one handed all the time .

Stats here:
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/manual/logger/chain_saw/saw_injuries.html

When were the first top-handled saws produced? Before or after 1994?

 

[Deets066]

Well I'm ordering these and probly gettin a set from ted, we'll see how they hold up.

 

[Stock]

Cheaper here....
https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=338&item=3581

 

[Deets066]

Cheaper here....
https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=338&item=3581

Thanks

 

[Ambull01]

Has anyone tried one of those rubber padded mechanic type gloves? It calls my name every time I walk into the Ace Hardware near me. Read somewhere rubber is supposed to protect someone from a chainsaw more than leather since the chain will be unable to grip into the material. Can't seem to find where I read that now though.

 

[redoakneck]

Subscribed!!!!!

 

[gunnusmc03]

I imagine if a chain can rip through frozen oak, a rubber glove isn't going to offer much protection.

 

[Grey]

For cold weather I like the Stihl gloves with the trigger finger. Haven't found a great option for warmer weather.

 

[Rockjock]

Have you used any of these? If so what do ya think about em?

I have and I like them. The anti-vibration padding helps a great deal as well.

 

[lambs]

Someone asked about full wrap chaps a few pages back. I wear Labonville full wraps and wouldn't go without them. If you back away from a falling limb for example, and set your saw down on the ground as you go, you can slice the back of your calf all the way to the bone in an instant. My Dad did. I wear full wraps.

 

[Ambull01]

I imagine if a chain can rip through frozen oak, a rubber glove isn't going to offer much protection.

True. If that's the case though, why wear any type of glove to begin with? If it cuts through frozen oak, what good is proper footwear? Why not just wear my flip flops?

 

[Deets066]

Someone asked about full wrap chaps a few pages back. I wear Labonville full wraps and wouldn't go without them. If you back away from a falling limb for example, and set your saw down on the ground as you go, you can slice the back of your calf all the way to the bone in an instant. My Dad did. I wear full wraps.

I ordered the full wraps as well

 

[gunnusmc03]

True. If that's the case though, why wear any type of glove to begin with? If it cuts through frozen oak, what good is proper footwear? Why not just wear my flip flops?

Besides offering better footing, regular boots that don't offer Kevlar lining or at a minimum a steel toe isn't going to offer substantiantal cut protection.

Google chainsaw foot injuries.

 

[Jaredtreehogger]

Lately ive been using condor kevlar rubber palm gloves when operating my saws, they are super light and highly abrasion resistant (against limbs and breirs not a moving saw chain) the are also great to use while sharpening your chain they protect really well against those little nicks you get when you're in a hurry

Draw backs:
1 they have no insulation so in cold weatherits like you arent wearing gloves at all (this is a plus in the summer)
2 they are kind of expensive ($16 per pair)
3 you have to order them online

 

[Jaredtreehogger]

Also as far as footwear i suggest kevlar lined steel toe boots with met guard
Make sure they are sturdy and always lace them tightly

 

[tntblaster14]

I can't seem to find the yellow backed oregon gloves "Oregon Protective Chainsaw Gloves P/No 295339" anywhere but the UK.. and the shipping is like 25 euros.. which makes them just too much money for me to justify... anyone have a link or way to get these in the states?

 

[firsttofight11b]

You might look at motorcycle gloves as well. They often have kevlar in them.

 

[MCW]

Bit late to this one. Glad you didn't lose any digits
Left hand and left forearm injuries are quite common in my area. Not with experienced or trained users but with tree pruning crews using top handles and single digit IQ labour. Nearly all of the pruning contractors have now gone to rear handled saws as employees simply smoked too much weed then decided to drag a cut limb out the way while continuing to hack away with a top handled saw.
For a while there I was selling Clogger branded left forearm protection (like chaps) to some of the pruning contractors plus chainsaw proof gloves. I wouldn't expect these gloves to be fully resistant to any saw at full noise but without a doubt they'd help with any small cuts at part throttle or on run down.
Personally I do wear gloves, deerskin ones not chainsaw proof ones, but mainly for protection against sticks and bitey things. The best gloves I've worn are the yellow deerskin ones called Golden Eagle. They'll outlast a normal cow leather glove by 10 to 1 with the work I do.

https://stationeryworld.net.au/inde...n=com_virtuemart&Itemid=29&vmcchk=1&Itemid=29

We have an account at work for these so my actual cost is more like AUD$15 a pair. Great gloves.

 

[rwoods]

I am sure critters are like trees - many variations within a type. Nonetheless, I have found elk skin to last longer than deerskin which last longer than cowhide; particularly when wet. I don't know where the critters lived their lives but their hides are now snipped and sewn in China - at least are the gloves available locally. Lately I haven't been able to find any elk skin gloves in my size.

 

[MCW]

Oh and I've used a few pairs of the Stihl gloves to try at $30 a pop and they were absolute garbage. Lasted a couple of days at best before holes appeared.