I have never seen a professional wearing chaps, chainsaw pants, or a hard hat.
It's not common that's for sure.I have never seen a professional wearing chaps, chainsaw pants, or a hard hat.
All the time.I have never seen a professional wearing chaps, chainsaw pants, or a hard hat.
I used to wear chaps, and did so up until 2-3 years ago.I have never seen a professional wearing chaps, chainsaw pants, or a hard hat.
Come visit Florida some time. Sounds like Minnesota is very different. I gear up better than the pros around here.All the time.
Helmets are seen in all the classic logging videos.
Chaps and pants worn by most of the arborists and utility crews that I see: exceptions are those that appear ‘non professional’.
Philbert
I used to wear chaps, and did so up until 2-3 years ago.
There are still times when I do.
Working on steep ground, chaps become cumbersome.and restrictive of movement. FOR ME it's less safe to wear chaps with restricted motion, especially when every step matters on your escape routes, then the gain of safety from the chaps.
Is it taking a chance? ABSOLUTELY!
Is that my choice to make? ABSOLUTELY.
It's okay. I'm pretty horrified at some of the things I see here too.My first step into the homeowner helpers forum is....horrifying.
A lot of the guys who wear (and sell) chainsaw protective pants agree with you. Especially, climbers.Working on steep ground, chaps become cumbersome.and restrictive of movement. FOR ME it's less safe to wear chaps with restricted motion, especially when every step matters on your escape routes, then the gain of safety from the chaps.
As I mentioned, my local timber buyer has been doing tree felling for 50+ years, and so was his father before him. The only PPE he uses is eye protection. I have seen him work, and he is very skilled with the saw. But even one with great skill can screw up once, with devastating consequences. So far, he has been lucky. I always use full chaps, steel-toed boots and a logger helmet when cutting, but until reading this thread, I have not been using chainsaw safety gloves. I am still puzzled how those hand injuries occur if the saw has a fully functional chain brake.Do you have any idea how many "professionals" have no business running a saw? I've met and seen lots of them, and they usually aren't "professionals" for more than a handful of years before they find something else to go be "professionals" of
My uncle had been working with chainsaws for 35 years before he cut into his chainsaw pants for the first time. He seemed a bit shaken but otherwise fine.
Here in Germany folks usually wear protective pants instead of chaps. I always wear protective boots (steel toed plus Kevlar tongue), protective pants, helmet with face shield and ear muffs. Plus a hi-vis shirt/jacket, so they can locate my dead body easier in the forest. (My girlfriend gets angry when I say that.)
When you watch chainsaw videos on YouTube, you can usually tell within the first seconds if this is a chainsaw fail video or shows impressive skills. Full PPE, competent work. Shorts and flip flops, going horribly wrong. The people who know best what they are doing seem to wear the best protection, despite or because of their experience.
But you don’t know the injury rates for those guys.Check out them boys in the jungles.
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