Chaps anyone?

[Lobo]

Been using saws for ever, well 35 - 40 years anyways. Last fall I cut a calf, this was the first time ever for this kind of incident. It scared the daylights out of me, now I wear chaps that protect not only the front but the complete calf areas also..

 

[runninghot]

"Last fall I cut a calf"

Gee, I thought you were going to show us pictures of the cut....
My chaps are looking a bit heady, all the oil and sap and sweat mixed in em, they can stand up by themselves. I might auction them off, maybe a "hells angel" will want them?

 

[Lobo]

They always look great when new and just out of the package don't they !

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hahahaha. I was hoping for a gory or clean stitched up shot, myself!

 

[runninghot]

Agreed, and if it looked nasty enough I might start wearing my protectors all the time.

 

[2Coilinveins]

Lobo-

Thanks for knocking a few kb's off those pics! Us dial up users appreciate it.

 

[tony marks]

never bought any . but ive some homemade protection.. it is rite tho that your most dangerouse time is when you are real tired.. something i now try to avoid.

 

[JJackson]

Never needed them but I do wear them. Anything less would be foolish.

 

[Justin Garrison]

I have them and wear them most of the time. I am lucky enough to have never got cut yet.

 

[Lobo]

I have them and wear them most of the time. I am lucky enough to have never got cut yet.

They easily cost less than a hospital bill for a clean up and sutures !

 

[Stihl #1]

Had on a pair of Stihl chaps last year while cleaning up from the hurricane. Made the notch cut, came around to make the felling cut and as the tree started to go I stepped back and my heel hooked on a root, and down I went. I had cleared the area, but just missed that root, and the bar came across my left knee. This was a MS 361 with full chisel chain, and it was just coasting down when it got me. I felt a bee sting on my kneecap, and when I looked about 6" of the chaps were wrapped up in the saw. All I ended up with was a scratch. I have no doubt that I would have been severly injured if I didn't have them on. Stihl chaps are available in 5 and 9 ply, and in wrap or open back for the legs. They can be hot and are a hassle to wear, but you can bet i wear then every time a crank a saw. I also wear a helmut with facesheild, so I don't get hit on my bare head with a widow maker, or so the saw has something to hit first in case of a kickback. BTW, chaps do not provide much protection for electric saws.

 

[Stihl #1]

Had on a pair of Stihl chaps last year while cleaning up from the hurricane. Made the notch cut, came around to make the felling cut and as the tree started to go I stepped back and my heel hooked on a root, and down I went. I had cleared the area, but just missed that root, and the bar came across my left knee. This was a MS 361 with full chisel chain, and it was just coasting down when it got me. I felt a bee sting on my kneecap, and when I looked about 6" of the chaps were wrapped up in the saw. All I ended up with was a scratch. (And a pair of dirty underwear!) I have no doubt that I would have been severly injured if I didn't have them on. Stihl chaps are available in 5 and 9 ply, and in wrap or open back for the legs. They can be hot and are a hassle to wear, but you can bet I wear then every time a crank a saw. I also wear a helmet with faceshield, so I don't get hit on my bare head with a widow maker, or so the saw has something to hit first in case of a kickback. BTW, chaps do not provide much protection for electric saws.

 

[Lawn Masters]

Yeah, electric saws, well at least the remington I had, was equipped with a gear reduction system from the motor, to the sprocket. it had WAY more torque than I knew what to do with. felt like running an 066 with a 14" bar on it.

 

[clearance]

I try to wear them all the time on the ground. Men have bled to death after cutting thier femoral artery. Learned about the femoral at the 1st aid course, like your jugular, but in your thigh. I one hand all the time but I'm not totally retarded. (I think)

 

[Woodman 454]

Always wear them, I almost feel naked without them. Plus they really do a great job of keeping clothes underneath clean from saw dust and even the occasional kneel on muddy ground.