Road sign corner??! Piece of a concrete cutting disc ??? Not a chainsaw part
Using top corner of bar safely
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KYLogger
Professional Tree Assassin
Don't think my hard hat woulda' helped much there. Mighta caught the brim. That's why I won't wear plastic!
saw would have split the jaw, or done more damage to the forehead... anyway PPE is for people that are scared of death or injury, and to give the gubamint something to ***** about...
Hat, Boots, pants and a T shirt I'm good to go, if the situation calls for it I might throw on some safety glasses, other wise **** em, only the brave can live forever.
Hat, Boots, pants and a T shirt I'm good to go, if the situation calls for it I might throw on some safety glasses, other wise **** em, only the brave can live forever.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
add gloves or not.
hseII
Addicted to ArboristSite
SS is your man for any kinda Stumpin'Northy, can you do a video demonstration of this Swedish Stump Dance?
hseII
Addicted to ArboristSite
Or 9 1/3rd Fingas?...
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
I have very soft, delicate hands. Gloves (the $5 for a 3pk at lowes gloves) are a must
RandyMac
Stiff Member
I should be the last one to say anything, to anyone about PPE of any kind.
treeslayer2003
Addicted to ArboristSite
me too.......i do wear drivers gloves........i should prolly wear the tin hat......ain't found one that fits right yet.
hseII
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Did you ever get your chain?
treeslayer2003
Addicted to ArboristSite
yes sir, 103 is tight but it will work. prolly never have to take out a link. Jasha sure can grind um.
KYLogger
Professional Tree Assassin
I hate gloves, if it's really cold then I will wear those white cotton "fallers gloves" (ropers gloves if you're a cowboy) I wore my old chaps out and have been too cheap to buy another pair, no hearing protection (can't keep up with the little foam buggers) and almost never glasses. Hard hat and calks about sums up my safety gear. That and stagged off britches.
treeslayer2003
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when i was young and green, i sliced my knuckle to the bone fileing a chain.........always gloves since. leather......them jersy gloves is slipery.
oh and cold, yea i guess i got nerve damage or white finger or what ever.....insulated gloves when its cold and wish i had a fire in the fingers lol.
oh and cold, yea i guess i got nerve damage or white finger or what ever.....insulated gloves when its cold and wish i had a fire in the fingers lol.
SliverPicker
ArboristSite Guru
Tin hat. Safety spectacles. Ear plugs (rubber ones so I can still hear the "oops"). 99¢ gloves for vibration. That's it. Chaps are too dangerous. Of course I will change my tune if I ever give my thigh a 13,000 RPM filet job. I won't wear a neon, reflective vest. If I wanted to look like clown I would have gotten some oversized shoes and joined the circus. That vest won't keep you safe, they are so common no one even sees them anymore. Besides I work alone all day, who's to see it? It might help in a body recovery situation, but what do I care about that? In this neck of the woods during the summer months the green neon vest actually acts as camo. No matter the color it will snag on any thing it gets near.
ts, there might be a cure or what ails you...
ts, there might be a cure or what ails you...
PPE, is for people that think they can't move faster than a 3000 fps moving chain! !!NON-PPE WEAR'ERS, are people who think they can move faster than a 3001 fps slow chain!! ???? it all comes down to attitude instead of aptitude as we all get our chance at both once. lol
treeslayer2003
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requires a doctor? surgion?
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
Heated handle?
Gloves. That's one I have mixed feelings over. For fire we are required to wear leather, but that's not really always appropriate. Leather, when wet, can get slick as hell, and that's no good, and uninsulated leather is not much better than no gloves at all in the cold. Fallers tend to prefer cotton gloves for their "feel". I usually wear the thin Atlas nitrile palm ones for general use and the cheap orange synthetic ones with the waffle pattern grip stuff for cutting, because they don't slip easily. I like to throw wool over nitrile sometimes when it's cold to preserve dexterity but I don't run a saw that way. When it's really nippy out, I like the Atlas "Therma Fit" gloves. So, yeah, I carry 4 or 5 different kinds of gloves in the truck. I don't believe that any one glove can do it all, nor should they be expected to.
SliverPicker
ArboristSite Guru
300o fps. That's 2045 miles per hour. Yeah, I can move that fast, at least.
so to underscore a previous post, today while limbing a tree, I decided to under buck some vine maple that was in my way, sure enough it pinched the top side of the chain, saw shot back and chucked me into a pecker pole that was luckily right behind, other wise it was a longer drop then I care to fall...
