STIHL® Forestry Helmet System

SmokinDodge · 01-11-2007, 07:21 PM

OK, my entire christmas list is comprised of things I won't bring myself to buy but would really like to have. ( And most is chainsaw related) The stihl helmet was one of the things on my list I got this year and I wanted to use it a bit before I posted about it. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST THING GOING! I haven't used any other systems so I can't compare but the over all premise is a really good idea. It is actually comfortable to wear, I don't get crap in my eyes and the muffs really cut out the muffler mod on the ol 036. With a saw off I can still hear the old lady naggin at 30' so they aren't too quite.

I don't go to the woods without anymore and really is a pleasure to wear. Finally a gift I'll use.

'Cause the chicks dig it.

PepprTreeCutter · 01-11-2007, 07:44 PM

Yep, I got one of them. I don't care whether I look foolish in it or not. Mesh keeps the crud out of my eyes, and stops the limby face slap from the chuck and duck. The muffs allow me to keep my hearing (particularly useful around the chipper) and has kept limbs from crashing into the side of my head on more than one occasion. The helmet? Well, it has protected the 'ol pumpkin as well.

Lakeside53 · 01-11-2007, 07:45 PM

Yep.. It's what I use... Every time I cut wood!

HEAVY FUEL · 01-11-2007, 07:48 PM

Congrats on the helmet. Just be careful of those plastic caps that hold wire hinge to the helmet they snap REAL easy. I haven't found any replacement parts, so I drove a screw through it to hold it together. Once you get used to a helmet you won't go without it! I have heard they are discontinuing that model because of that.

046 · 01-11-2007, 07:49 PM

ya... need to get one of these.

is the stilh model the best one to get?

livewire · 01-11-2007, 07:53 PM

I use one too and I swear within the first 1/2 hour after I put it on I ALWAYS try to spit chew through it. Every friggin' time!!!

good unit, but I think it needs a gutter at the bottom of the screen!

SmokinDodge · 01-11-2007, 07:53 PM

Don't put it off 046, I think it was right at $41 after tax at my dealer. She really shouldn't leave receipts laying around................................

Pablo26 · 01-11-2007, 07:56 PM

Ditto for me on the stihl helmet for Christmas! I pasted a little picture into my xmas email list, and told folks right where the saw shop is.

Lakeside53 · 01-11-2007, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by livewire

I use one too and I swear within the first 1/2 hour after I put it on I ALWAYS try to spit chew through it. Every friggin' time!!!

good unit, but I think it needs a gutter at the bottom of the screen!

Yep -spitting sucks, even without chew!

SmokinDodge · 01-11-2007, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by livewire

I use one too and I swear within the first 1/2 hour after I put it on I ALWAYS try to spit chew through it. Every friggin' time!!!

good unit, but I think it needs a gutter at the bottom of the screen!

Takes a brave man to own up to that! I bet I loaded up my screen with Cope within 30 seconds of having it on my head.

livewire · 01-11-2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokinDodge

Takes a brave man to own up to that! I bet I loaded up my screen with Cope within 30 seconds of having it on my head.

Yaaaa....you and lake already saw it before I could edit...aww well

Cedarkerf · 01-11-2007, 08:13 PM

Got the wife one for Christmas with her saw. She loves the ear muff and I don't think she will ever experience the fun of digging wood chips out of her eyes. I can't use it because shes always cutting when I am and shes selfish. Comfortable to wear tho.

wdchuck · 01-11-2007, 08:17 PM

Just got mine last week, just in time to cut that hairy a$z willow tree down, very helpful in that spaghetti. $32 at my Stihl dealer. $10 cheaper than the Husky at Lowes.

I wear plugs with all the muff styles though.

Greenthorn · 01-11-2007, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokinDodge

I don't go to the woods without anymore and really is a pleasure to wear. Finally a gift I'll use.

'Cause the chicks dig it.

Got one too! Had mine for about 4 years, probably different mod number, but I will not leave home without it! Most people around here I've seen never use them, so whose the goofy bass turd me or them...
At least I can say...not only do they protect me, they make the BUD much more enjoyable after 5-6 hours of cutting. What is so funny...there are to many "macho men" to NOT wear them! I personally think you are a fool not to use! Just IMO.
Jay

TooTall999 · 01-11-2007, 08:25 PM

I've had the Husky version which is really a Peltor with the Husky name on the front for about 10 years now.I wouldn't think of cutting wood without it.I don't chew,so I'm spared the inconvenience of the screen blocking the spit stream.....

01-11-2007, 07:21 PM	#1
SmokinDodge Powered by Cummins Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,006	STIHL® Forestry Helmet System OK, my entire christmas list is comprised of things I won't bring myself to buy but would really like to have. ( And most is chainsaw related) The stihl helmet was one of the things on my list I got this year and I wanted to use it a bit before I posted about it. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST THING GOING! I haven't used any other systems so I can't compare but the over all premise is a really good idea. It is actually comfortable to wear, I don't get crap in my eyes and the muffs really cut out the muffler mod on the ol 036. With a saw off I can still hear the old lady naggin at 30' so they aren't too quite. I don't go to the woods without anymore and really is a pleasure to wear. Finally a gift I'll use. 'Cause the chicks dig it. __________________ When all that you have is a hammer, all your problems become nails.

01-11-2007, 07:44 PM	#2
PepprTreeCutter Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 11	Yep, I got one of them. I don't care whether I look foolish in it or not. Mesh keeps the crud out of my eyes, and stops the limby face slap from the chuck and duck. The muffs allow me to keep my hearing (particularly useful around the chipper) and has kept limbs from crashing into the side of my head on more than one occasion. The helmet? Well, it has protected the 'ol pumpkin as well. Last edited by PepprTreeCutter; 01-11-2007 at 07:48 PM.

01-11-2007, 07:45 PM	#3
Lakeside53 Stihl Wrenching Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Woodinville, WA Posts: 24,740	Yep.. It's what I use... Every time I cut wood! __________________ “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C. Clarke,

01-11-2007, 07:49 PM	#5
046 Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,978	ya... need to get one of these. is the stilh model the best one to get? __________________ Stihl 084, 064, 046, 026, 200T, HT 75, HT 131... Simington square grinder, Silvey round grinder

01-11-2007, 07:53 PM	#6
livewire Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right of center in "Obama-nation" Posts: 1,009	snoose I use one too and I swear within the first 1/2 hour after I put it on I ALWAYS try to spit chew through it. Every friggin' time!!! good unit, but I think it needs a gutter at the bottom of the screen! __________________ . `_______` ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _

01-11-2007, 07:48 PM	#4
HEAVY FUEL Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Grantsburg, WI, Gateway to the swamps of Minnesota Posts: 576	Congrats on the helmet. Just be careful of those plastic caps that hold wire hinge to the helmet they snap REAL easy. I haven't found any replacement parts, so I drove a screw through it to hold it together. Once you get used to a helmet you won't go without it! I have heard they are discontinuing that model because of that.

01-11-2007, 07:56 PM	#8
Pablo26 Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N. California Posts: 540	Ditto for me on the stihl helmet for Christmas! I pasted a little picture into my xmas email list, and told folks right where the saw shop is. __________________ Stihl 026, Husky 357xp, Dolmar 6401, Mac7-10auto

01-11-2007, 08:13 PM	#12
Cedarkerf User Formerly known as bks044 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Enumclaw WA Posts: 2,929	Wife loves hers Got the wife one for Christmas with her saw. She loves the ear muff and I don't think she will ever experience the fun of digging wood chips out of her eyes. I can't use it because shes always cutting when I am and shes selfish. Comfortable to wear tho. __________________ Brian or Whatever the heck ya wanna call me. -------------------------------------------------------- Mntgal23 If a man cant handle a chainsaw hes got no business west of the Rocky mountains.

01-11-2007, 08:17 PM	#13
wdchuck Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: se wisconsin Posts: 2,782	Just got mine last week, just in time to cut that hairy a$z willow tree down, very helpful in that spaghetti. $32 at my Stihl dealer. $10 cheaper than the Husky at Lowes. I wear plugs with all the muff styles though. __________________ . When I die, embalm with bar oil and fill in the hole with sawchips. At the bar, the first round of oil is my treat. WT....Worlds Toughest.

01-11-2007, 08:25 PM	#15
TooTall999 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: northern Minn Posts: 277	I've had the Husky version which is really a Peltor with the Husky name on the front for about 10 years now.I wouldn't think of cutting wood without it.I don't chew,so I'm spared the inconvenience of the screen blocking the spit stream..... __________________ Dolmar120si

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