The working man, and chainsaw thread!!!!!!!!!

[NORMZILLA44]

Dude you can have em! You wanna see me jump, you will if a spider lands on me:msp_thumbsup:

 

[jimdad07]

This is a great thread you guys have going, I enjoy popping in now and then check out the pics. Keep them coming guys.:msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

Dude you can have em! You wanna see me jump, you will if a spider lands on me:msp_thumbsup:

...here's one of our "critters" we have up here, pretty scary, :msp_scared: almost took my arm off... hahaha!

We really don't have much worry about up here except for bees and tics(lyme disease :msp_ohmy that's about it,
helps us to concentrate on cuttin'. ::thumbsup::
Splittin' and stackin' tomorrow...:biggrinbounce2:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Glad you drop in Jim! Randy hope to see a few pics of the pile! We cut some more today without the CDF crew, but had the county honor farm type, labor crew to chip. I fell a live oak, not real big or tall. I am always a believer in swamping out, and looking around, and always looking up. Tree was falling all was good, and I got cracked dead center top of the head. Glad I had my Stihl helmet on. In was a good hit, but no injuries hard hat took it all. And I take the blame, all my fault I got in too big of a hurry for a easy tree, and missed looking at one spot, directly behind me was a limb about ten feet long, and 6 inches around resting in the oak. Widowmaker luckily on impact due to rot it broke in a half. Guarantee without a hard hat minimum sticthes.

 

[NHlocal]

Glad you drop in Jim! Randy hope to see a few pics of the pile! We cut some more today without the CDF crew, but had the county honor farm type, labor crew to chip. I fell a live oak, not real big or tall. I am always a believer in swamping out, and looking around, and always looking up. Tree was falling all was good, and I got cracked dead center top of the head. Glad I had my Stihl helmet on. In was a good hit, but no injuries hard hat took it all. And I take the blame, all my fault I got in too big of a hurry for a easy tree, and missed looking at one spot, directly behind me was a limb about ten feet long, and 6 inches around resting in the oak. Widowmaker luckily on impact due to rot it broke in a half. Guarantee without a hard hat minimum sticthes.

...Hey Norm! Glad to here you didn't get hurt. :biggrinbounce2: PPE is so important. :greenchainsaw:
Got the last of the wood pile split and stacked, ::thumbsup:: here's a few pics...

...now we get to start the the whole process all over again, WooHoo!!! :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good stuff! That's a lot of wood! Nice and neatly stacked awesome! And thanks for the concern, and yep very important, hell I am even wearing chaps again.

 

[NHlocal]

Good stuff! That's a lot of wood! Nice and neatly stacked awesome! And thanks for the concern, and yep very important, hell I am even wearing chaps again.

Ayuh, PPE is good stuff. I've recently purchased and am wearing "chain safe" pants (along with all the other stuff). I haven't been cut but, I've seen and heard way too many horror stories of people getting cut. :msp_scared::msp_scared::msp_scared: !!! I gotta get some of those cut resistant gloves, the only PPE I need right now. Ayuh, a lot of wood, now to get cuttin' again...:msp_thumbsup:
Watch out for hangers...
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[NORMZILLA44]

For sure buddy! And speaking of hangers got some hazard tree removing next Saturday. My buddy John the climber, and me one is blown against another we have to take down. And nothing holding it but a small tree. Then the other to come out has some splits at the stump, and root pull not terrible yet but leaning toward my friend house, and another storm may have it on his roof. Four already blew down it was a bad storm last weekend. Rain and wind. I will get some good pics! And we are doing this to help my good buddy Kevin he is also my vet for our dogs, and cats.

 

[Alex D]

Ayuh, PPE is good stuff. I've recently purchased and am wearing "chain safe" pants (along with all the other stuff). I haven't been cut but, I've seen and heard way too many horror stories of people getting cut. :msp_scared::msp_scared::msp_scared: !!! I gotta get some of those cut resistant gloves, the only PPE I need right now. Ayuh, a lot of wood, now to get cuttin' again...:msp_thumbsup:
Watch out for hangers...
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

Yup for me at least caps are a must personally had a run in with the saw wearing chaps i never saw without them from then on. And they did their job perfectly stopped the 044 only after 2 layers the third and fourth where untouched

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[NORMZILLA44]

Alex that's a good hit man. I can not imagine what your leg would have looked like without them. I hit my leg last summer with my 660, and no chaps. Got real lucky just a couple skin tears. Real lucky.

 

[NHlocal]

Alex that's a good hit man. I can not imagine what your leg would have looked like without them. I hit my leg last summer with my 660, and no chaps. Got real lucky just a couple skin tears. Real lucky.

...I would say extremely fortunate, to a chainsaw your body is softer than pine. Just a bump can can do SERIOUS injury! :msp_ohmy:
I got a pair of Husky chainsaw pants last summer, I don't cut without wearing them. Not bad for the price. :msp_thumbup:
I definitely need to to get some cut resistant gloves!!! Any suggestions? What's good? :dunno:
Work safe! ::thumbsup::

 

[jimdad07]

...I would say extremely fortunate, to a chainsaw your body is softer than pine. Just a bump can can do SERIOUS injury! :msp_ohmy:
I got a pair of Husky chainsaw pants last summer, I don't cut without wearing them. Not bad for the price. :msp_thumbup:
I definitely need to to get some cut resistant gloves!!! Any suggestions? What's good? :dunno:
Work safe! ::thumbsup::

Good thing you had those. I really need to take the $$$ and get a set. I work in the woods quite a bit and it's only a matter of time.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Yep I have to say wise practice on the safety gear. I agree with what was said hard hat a must! Chaps I guess should be too. I wear one of the stihl full face helmets. Became a believer about 6-7 years ago. I was pole sawing in our yard when we bought the house. I cut the small knot that was left after I cut a limb. Thing hit me in the top dead center of the head. Was not very big but man I was seeing stars. The face screen is great while doing pole saw work because you look up into everything, and it falls in your face, or on your head. It is also nice for chipping had things spit back from the chipper, and give me cuts on the nose, or bloody noses before. The gloves I am not sure seen them in Baileys I believe, and Sherrill tree. I have never tried them. But MTsamlogit, brought up a thread earlier about anti vibration gloves. Good point too, and would not be surprised if they made a glove that combined both.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good thing you had those. I really need to take the $$$ and get a set. I work in the woods quite a bit and it's only a matter of time.

What up Jim, how are ya? I agree would not be a bad idea, I may look in to it as well.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

All I did was rest up, and lay low this last weekend. The hardest I think I have ever cut for the county. Been at it 5 days a week at work, and Saturdays for one of our hunt ranches. Man My body was worn out Saturday I just laid back on the couch. Lots of polesaw work, and that beats you up a little more I think. Been up to my ears in poison oak, and I am mostly immune but get an occasional itch spot or two like this weekend, but no biggy.

 

[David (saltas)]

I use these gloves when using my saws

Norm I have a pair of vibration gloves the insides of the fingers and palms are gel lined.
The gell is also on the big elastic bit the wraps around the wrist
The insides are leather and the outers are synthetic knit.

Vibration Dampening Gloves

Full-finger glove, anti-vibration protection in palm, thumb and wrist. These gloves are padded with a layer of 60 gram vibration-dampening polymer. Good for protection from repetitive impact and work with pneumatic vibrating tools. Soft and pliable goatskin leather palm. Cool, comfortable stretch-nylon backs.
Full finger glove, stretch nylon mesh back

Vibration Resistant Gloves - GLOVES N ALL

 

[NHlocal]

Norm I have a pair of vibration gloves the insides of the fingers and palms are gel lined.
The gell is also on the big elastic bit the wraps around the wrist
The insides are leather and the outers are synthetic knit.

Vibration Dampening Gloves

Full-finger glove, anti-vibration protection in palm, thumb and wrist. These gloves are padded with a layer of 60 gram vibration-dampening polymer. Good for protection from repetitive impact and work with pneumatic vibrating tools. Soft and pliable goatskin leather palm. Cool, comfortable stretch-nylon backs.
Full finger glove, stretch nylon mesh back

Vibration Resistant Gloves - GLOVES N ALL

Nice gloves for a good price...are they available as "cut resistant"? :dunno: How are they for climbing/working with rope? :Eye::Eye:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks buddy! Nice looking gloves, going to try and get some ordered. Definately a good idea.

 

[David (saltas)]

I have size 12 hands
I cant say what they would be like for climbing not my thing.
The gel lining makes everything bigger in your hand by about 3/8ths
I wash my chaps but have never washed these gloves.
The gel is about 5/32 thick now after 18 months of work, the leather is all dark brown now and there is a small cut tear but not full thickness on the end of the first finger on the right hand, most likely from pulling brush out of the way.
The elastic is starting to stretch on the wrap around the wrist but they still do up.
The wrist wrap helps stop arm pump and it does an excelent job of keeping dust, chips sticks and stuff out of the inside of the glove.

Cut resistance not much to a saw but I should not be one handing the saw

I think cut resistance would be more important if I was using a top handle saw were I might be holding the branch I was cutting :msp_scared: or I was holding a branch in front of me out of the way while I cut another one one handed :msp_scared: both are bad practice but It does happen like that.

My last job was as an instrument fitter, lots of tiny fiddly precision parts, and as a fixer of broken things I need my fingers to be not pristine looking but in working order.

 

[NHlocal]

I have size 12 hands
I cant say what they would be like for climbing not my thing.
The gel lining makes everything bigger in your hand by about 3/8ths
I wash my chaps but have never washed these gloves.
The gel is about 5/32 thick now after 18 months of work, the leather is all dark brown now and there is a small cut tear but not full thickness on the end of the first finger on the right hand, most likely from pulling brush out of the way.
The elastic is starting to stretch on the wrap around the wrist but they still do up.
The wrist wrap helps stop arm pump and it does an excelent job of keeping dust, chips sticks and stuff out of the inside of the glove.

Cut resistance not much to a saw but I should not be one handing the saw

I think cut resistance would be more important if I was using a top handle saw were I might be holding the branch I was cutting :msp_scared: or I was holding a branch in front of me out of the way while I cut another one one handed :msp_scared: both are bad practice but It does happen like that.

My last job was as an instrument fitter, lots of tiny fiddly precision parts, and as a fixer of broken things I need my fingers to be not pristine looking but in working order.

That's a lot of good information, thank you, I appreciate it. Sounds like they are well worth the money. :msp_thumbup:
Working in the Aerospace industry going on 27 years, I can appreciate working with "precision parts". Thanks again! ::thumbsup::
Work safe.