BotetourtBoy3
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I am going to start to clear some land and fell some trees. Which kinda hard hat would be better A full brim or standard or does it matter?
Hard Hats
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Out here on the left coast, fashion standards dictate that one needs to wear a full brim. Full brim is better in our rain, and also we hope that it deflects branches and bad things better. I don't think you can hook up one of those face shields to them though. Then you have to have the aluminum vs. plastic debate. Aluminum is lighter but dents easier, and the labor and industries people out here don't like to see dents. I miss being able to write with a pencil on my hat, I put a lot of cruise notes on my old one. My employer insists I have to wear plastic. Plastic won't dent but is hotter and heavier. I'm sure you'll find out what is favored in your area.
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personal preference... hard hats a hard hat... try a couple on.
if you get one with muffs and a face shield, check how it balances on your head with the visor and muffs in different positions... nowt more annoying than a helmet that flops down over your face once you flip your visor up.
if you get one with muffs and a face shield, check how it balances on your head with the visor and muffs in different positions... nowt more annoying than a helmet that flops down over your face once you flip your visor up.
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As long as it meets ANSI standards (Z89.1) you will be fine. I know on the plastic ones it is stamped on the bill.
Slope, certain kinds of tape can be penciled on. seems like a white 3M was the best. Stick a piece on your brim.
Might be that Warshington humidity but in this part of the country I can't wear a tin hat in the summer sun, could probably fry an egg on it though. If I set a tin hat and a white plastic one in the sun, you need gloves to pick up the metal one. The plastic is hot, but nowhere near the same.
Full brim for me too.
Might be that Warshington humidity but in this part of the country I can't wear a tin hat in the summer sun, could probably fry an egg on it though. If I set a tin hat and a white plastic one in the sun, you need gloves to pick up the metal one. The plastic is hot, but nowhere near the same.
Full brim for me too.
I like the kind which comes with ear muffs and a face screen shield. All in one, just grab it and go.
I'm forever losing earplugs when I use them.
A clear plastic face shield or safety glasses gets dirty quickly, so you spend a lot of time cleaning them. Not a problem with a screen.
And when bucking, sawdust and small chunks of wood will fly up and hit my mouth / lower face (I use a long bar), so the face shield keeps this stuff out of my mouth.
I like it that I can easily raise the face shield when not sawing.
Some of these hats are "delicate" though. Don't throw them in the back of a pick-up as parts can break. They also tend to be warm with the ear muffs.
I'm forever losing earplugs when I use them.
A clear plastic face shield or safety glasses gets dirty quickly, so you spend a lot of time cleaning them. Not a problem with a screen.
And when bucking, sawdust and small chunks of wood will fly up and hit my mouth / lower face (I use a long bar), so the face shield keeps this stuff out of my mouth.
I like it that I can easily raise the face shield when not sawing.
Some of these hats are "delicate" though. Don't throw them in the back of a pick-up as parts can break. They also tend to be warm with the ear muffs.
Hmmm, 3M eh? I'll try that because I'll have to start keeping track of trees soon and seem to lose or forget rite in the rain paper. We have to wear orange hats, which studies have shown to be the warmest of the colors. (We had a safety meeting in which hard hats were the topic). Fortunately, it doesn't get or stay hot here long. Throwing tin hats in the back of the pickup seemed to be the main way they got dented too. I find my LAVENDER colored
earplugs in the dryer, and usually throw them back in my pants pockets from there. Then I also have a stash in the rig. I was hoping people had them in yesterday but it turned out ok. I started to tumble right near the rigging crew and the f word started to come out but turned into a benign fahhhghaah
creation. Then, they dropped a tree on the skyline, and limbs and stuff flew about and.....that is why we wear hardhats and pay attention.
Hmmm, 3M eh? I'll try that because I'll have to start keeping track of trees soon and seem to lose or forget rite in the rain paper. We have to wear orange hats, which studies have shown to be the warmest of the colors. (We had a safety meeting in which hard hats were the topic). Fortunately, it doesn't get or stay hot here long. Throwing tin hats in the back of the pickup seemed to be the main way they got dented too. I find my LAVENDER colored
earplugs in the dryer, and usually throw them back in my pants pockets from there. Then I also have a stash in the rig. I was hoping people had them in yesterday but it turned out ok. I started to tumble right near the rigging crew and the f word started to come out but turned into a benign fahhhghaah
creation. Then, they dropped a tree on the skyline, and limbs and stuff flew about and.....that is why we wear hardhats and pay attention.
LOL...go ahead and say what you want to say. The F-bomb isn't so bad compared to a few other things I can think of. If anybody minds a little rough language they probably haven't been in the woods very long. Or shouldn't be there at all. Try a big scab of masking tape stuck to your hardhat to write on. When you're done you can just peel it off real easy and stick it on something else.
And why were the fallers working within a tree length of the skyline, anyway?
That's the trouble, it isn't a faller, both times it has happened (this year) a hooktender or crew guy has done it. The first time was last winter and I was in the vicinity. The crew and I had to take a dive. That's when I miss having big stumps to hide behind. I mark the corridors before they cut the area but sometimes the yarder gets set up different so the rigging crew has to fall some trees. Or the layout was crooked and I missed it. Yesterday, the owner of the yarder was yelling at the operator to slack the lines but he didn't do it in time. Nothing broke, nobody hurt. Then I went to brush out a road, and was yelling at Twinkle, but nothing too bad, turned it off and there was a tourist standing right behind me. It was one of those days....
LOL...again. Why were you yelling at your saw? And what were you yelling?And...did it do any good? Remember, it doesn't qualify as a good old-fashioned riggin' fit unless you also drop kick your hard-hat. Distance counts more than accuracy.
Try the masking tape. It works really well.
:biggrinbounce2: Yea, kicking is probably the best, stomping is really hard on them. Sometimes fatal.
And to get this thread back on topic...wear whatever fits your situation. I usually wear my old Mac T. It's dented and scraped and would probably make an OSHA inspector faint dead away but every nick and ding tells a story...and gives a lesson about why we wear them in the first place.
Yup...all the little holes from your caulks let the rain in and don't do the caulks any good either.
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ive had a few logging fits....threw the hard hat and suck......drop kicked a husky 385 one day....wouldn't run.....ran fine after i did that though......kinda hard on the foot when it was 12 degrees tho
ropensaddle
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Well I wear a cowboy hard hat I thought they looked funny until
I put one on the rain just funnels off and I look right wearing it
I put one on the rain just funnels off and I look right wearing it
Yup. I often score the fits I see. I wait a while (obvious reasons) before telling the contestant what their score is. One would have been a 10.0 except no hardhat was thrown or kicked. A perfect score requires throwing of the hardhat.
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I have two, full brim that I can wear glasses and plugs with to keep the sun off in summer, which allows use of the saw for quick cutting tasks and a small brim forestry helmet with face sheild and muffs I wear most rest of the year. Just bought a new Stihl helmet to mount the muffs and visor on when I bought my new 361 last weekend.
ropensaddle
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Yeah I wear it to help global warming as sun will reflect off my head
and heat atmosphere
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Around here it's mandatory to wear hard hat with screen and muffs the labor guy's seem to be around alot now adays.I cut some road on Tue and had just got back from holidays so forgot to put my helmet in my truck.After wearing it all these years i sure don't like to run a saw much with out it.My face dosen't like all the scratches either.
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Delicate Peltor Tits
That's it: those Peltor tiny plastic tits that hold the face shield on break too easily. My helmet rant.:bang:
Any other muff/face shield "system" that stands up better ? I've had too many shields break off in heavy brush and blowdowns; the muff metal supports also. Duct tape works as a temp fix, Gorilla Glue =nothing.
That's it: those Peltor tiny plastic tits that hold the face shield on break too easily. My helmet rant.:bang:
Any other muff/face shield "system" that stands up better ? I've had too many shields break off in heavy brush and blowdowns; the muff metal supports also. Duct tape works as a temp fix, Gorilla Glue =nothing.
