Foot safety for the homeowner - aka "Boots".

[SAWMIKAZE]

Whether your a Weekend warrior or professional user i dont think saw chain discriminates , your toes get cut off all the same..id get the best protection you can afford !

 

[nmurph]

Whether your a Weekend warrior or professional user i dont think saw chain discriminates , your toes get cut off all the same..id get the best protection you can afford !

Put another way, I'd get the best protection, period. I couldn't really justify spending $275 on CS boots. But looking back, it's probably the best money I've EVER spent. Besides having a nub of a foot, I would have had at least $50K in bills. It makes me cringe when I think of what a close call I had that day.

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

I bear a ugly scar across my knee along with chunks of my knee cap gone from my "****** wear chaps " phase...i try to beat it into the guys i cut with and remind them its not "if" working with a saw it's "when" your gonna get knicked at the very least..some learn the hard way..i did !

 

[dl5205]

I don't buy this argument, and I hope others give serious consideration.

Though my wife might argue with me about using my brain, but I'm pretty safety conscious. I grew up on a farm and have worked around machinery all of my life.

Here's what a ported 346 running full-tilt does when it gets spit out of the cut by a limb under tension. A steel toe-only boot would have meant that I lost first third of my foot.

Thankfully I didn't lose any toes, but I did have a blue toe for weeks. It's unbelievable how violent that impact was.

Before - Matterhorn CS boots w/steel toe and 7-layer Kevlar
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Notice how the chain impacted the steel toe first and found its way to the soft meat.
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I think I'm about ready to pull the trigger on a pair of these matterhorns.

I will have to mail order them.

Do they offer them in wide widths? No where I've found yet seems to offer Wides. I wear 9E whites, 9 1/2 EE danners.

 

[Philbert]

That's always a problem I have with ordering boots by mail - you really need to try them on. Don't have an answer to that for you though.

Philbert

 

[dl5205]

That's always a problem I have with ordering boots by mail - you really need to try them on. Don't have an answer to that for you though.

I often have to order two pair that fit "close" to correctly, and pay to return the more ill-fitting pair of the two. Part of the joys of being rural.

 

[alderman]

I wear boots to also keep from twisting my weak ankles on the uneven ground and ground squirrel holes.

 

[dancan]

They are warm. No way around chaps/pants or kevlar and rubber boots being warm.

Get Bama socks , they're air-conditioning for rubber boots

 

[dancan]

What do you guys think of these? Hope it's ok to post a link (if not I can remove). They are called S3 Chainsaw Boots (http://workwearsavings.sportsmansgu...E-WWS-15-PLA&gclid=CIP-6Km8570CFaw-MgodUHoAFQ). Second picture and specs below the S2 Foresters.

No mention of kevlar , cut proof material or chain speed rating on the site for these boots .

 

[zogger]

No mention of kevlar , cut proof material or chain speed rating on the site for these boots .

Ya, doesn't say much about the chainsaw part. You could try emailing them or calling and ask for more detail.

 

[Philbert]

They have a store near here - I will try to stop by if I can and see if they have them 'in person'.

Philbert

 

[dancan]

Philbert, if they have kevlar will you get me a set. If I send you the funds?

 

[nmurph]

No mention of kevlar , cut proof material or chain speed rating on the site for these boots .

I doubt very seriously they have Kevlar.

 

[Little Al]

No mention of kevlar , cut proof material or chain speed rating on the site for these boots .

I have no knowledge of the US safety ratings; but here they would be law breaking(false description/advertising)as chainsaw boots they would have to meet the relevant EC code & have a full description as to the safety features + a chain speed class rating, there is no mention of anything other than a steel toe cap.I would check very carefully & have in writing the safety features or god forbid you may be lulled into thinking all is good when it is not & something happens.

 

[Philbert]

The things I do for you guys…

'That vendor' has an outlet store not too far from my house. I looked at a couple of pair of the 'S3 Chainsaw' boots.

They did not look like the photo (see my photos). They did not say anything anywhere about chainsaws, only the crush resistance of the toe (and we can't always be sure they meet these without third party certification).

They looked more like $90 boots than $300 boots reduced to $90.

Only width was 'Medium' (too narrow for my wider feet) but length (sizes 9 and 10) seemed accurate.

I did not come home with a pair. If you still want them, there are some discount coupons on line if you search for them.

Philbert

 

[zogger]

Here is what those ratings terms mean for that boot

s3



wr Insulating against cold

sra Slip resistant on ceramic tiles with 0.5% SLS solution

hi Penetration Resistance

ci Insulating against heat

hro Water Penetration and Absorption

 

[Philbert]

Here is what those ratings terms mean for that boot

IF they actually meet any of those ratings.

Philbert

 

[zogger]

IF they actually meet any of those ratings.

Philbert

That is true. Same as any other claimed ratings for products, who knoweth what is true or not any more.

 

[RandyMac]

How about not being an idiot and learn to keep sharp steel away from your body parts.