chads
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I guess I am a sissy, at 45 I really don't care too much about that or how I look working.
Yes chaps and shorts do seem cooler than wearing jeans on a hot day cutting, I actually like that combo.
I thought it was ridiculous at first but it grew on me.
These rounds were from yard trees and full of knots etc. Impossible to split with a maul or ax.
I tried wedges but after 14 hits with a 12# sledge for just one split and still having to take the ax to cut the strings loose if I could get in there. I figured noodling was easier.
I have never used a log splitter before I always split by hand.
Actually I never owned chaps before this season either and been cutting since middle school.
The splitter is a vertical type the foot is about 25" off the ground so you didn't have to bend over to load/catch the splits.
We were splitting some 30"+ rounds and once in a while they would get away from ya.
Also we had a temporary table made out of a pallet and rounds to set the pieces on once in a while one would fall off and land on my leg or foot.
Fortunately we had a cool 56 deg. morning so it was not too hot even with them on.
I wear gloves to protect my hands.
I wear a mask when I paint lacquer etc.
I wear knee pads when I do floor work.
I always wear glasses but should wear safety glasses for a lot of things.
I wear ear plugs when I am working on something loud. I don't like staying awake all night waiting for my ears to quit ringing.
I do sometimes weld in shorts but I always use a helmet. Got plenty of burn marks to prove that.
I generally split in the winter with carharts on but these needed split to get them stacked and a friend let me use the splitter.
I do wear a helmet on my bicycle as it is a club rule if your in a club event.
I have scars all over my legs from unfortunate events along the way I am not afraid of blood but don't generally prefer to bleed if it is not necessary.
Call me whatever you want but I like to think if I feel better at the end of the day and can get more work done I'm all for it.
I have found that if I wear ppe I generally work more recklessly/faster and a get more work done in a day.
Not screwing around putting Band-Aids or black tape on a cut saves some time away from the job.
Yes chaps and shorts do seem cooler than wearing jeans on a hot day cutting, I actually like that combo.
I thought it was ridiculous at first but it grew on me.
These rounds were from yard trees and full of knots etc. Impossible to split with a maul or ax.
I tried wedges but after 14 hits with a 12# sledge for just one split and still having to take the ax to cut the strings loose if I could get in there. I figured noodling was easier.
I have never used a log splitter before I always split by hand.
Actually I never owned chaps before this season either and been cutting since middle school.
The splitter is a vertical type the foot is about 25" off the ground so you didn't have to bend over to load/catch the splits.
We were splitting some 30"+ rounds and once in a while they would get away from ya.
Also we had a temporary table made out of a pallet and rounds to set the pieces on once in a while one would fall off and land on my leg or foot.
Fortunately we had a cool 56 deg. morning so it was not too hot even with them on.
I wear gloves to protect my hands.
I wear a mask when I paint lacquer etc.
I wear knee pads when I do floor work.
I always wear glasses but should wear safety glasses for a lot of things.
I wear ear plugs when I am working on something loud. I don't like staying awake all night waiting for my ears to quit ringing.
I do sometimes weld in shorts but I always use a helmet. Got plenty of burn marks to prove that.
I generally split in the winter with carharts on but these needed split to get them stacked and a friend let me use the splitter.
I do wear a helmet on my bicycle as it is a club rule if your in a club event.
I have scars all over my legs from unfortunate events along the way I am not afraid of blood but don't generally prefer to bleed if it is not necessary.
Call me whatever you want but I like to think if I feel better at the end of the day and can get more work done I'm all for it.
I have found that if I wear ppe I generally work more recklessly/faster and a get more work done in a day.
Not screwing around putting Band-Aids or black tape on a cut saves some time away from the job.