Saw lanyard in bucket?

[prentice110]

More importantly, do you wear your saddle and use a safety lanyard while operating the lift?

I knew a guy that used to do that but that was because he was using a 69 skyworker and he didnt trust it...

 

[prentice110]

More importantly, do you wear your saddle and use a safety lanyard while operating the lift?

I worked with a guy who ran a ratty old lift from the sixties who did that because he didnt trust the boom.

 

[prentice110]

When I started climbing I didnt use one. After 5 or 6 years I started using them and will never climb without one again. When Im decending on a log in a situation where I can drop em in sections, Ill make the cut, throw the saw, drop down, yank it back up and cut again and so forth. Alot faster than hooking it up and unhooking it from the saddle. But, in the bucket it just gets in the way. I worked for a guy years ago that wanted us to use one but it was just a hassle. It gets caught on everything, including the bar. It would get cut so I figure, why spend the $ on something thats just gonna get ruined?

 

[outofmytree]

I use a break-away lanyard clipped to the bucket. If I drop the saw, I can retrieve it unless it's hung up in a cut limb which, in that case, down goes the saw.

:agree2: In either wet or dry hire bucket its always the same.

 

[outofmytree]

I guess i voted no. Good to see so many of you keeping the saw lanyard industry booming though.

200t costs the same as 15 break away lanyards. Good to see you supporting the chainsaw industry Dan.

 

[Job Corps Tree]

saw landyard in Bucket

I have lost 2 saws over 29 years from not having one,We make our students use them, climbing or in the bucket. For myselfe I have to have a long one I do a lot reaching out of any Bucket and climbing never unless it JUST has to be there. I do wear the Safety harness I have fell out once and jumped out once, reaching too far and to get away from Bees. The Bees he!! I jumped from the Knuckel on the boom 25' or so landed in the middle of Grand ave. and hit the road running. had some guy from North Shore Gas co. try to help but he could not keep up got stung 24 times around the hard hat sweat band never counted the rest.