Hey guys, new member and saw owner. We just bought some wooded land a few weeks ago and I needed a saw. After much forum / web searching and reading I stopped by the local dealer and picked up a Stihl MS 261 with an 18" bar. I am just a land owner that will be using the saw for general stuff. Currently the PO had shoved a bunch of trees over in the pond with a dozer and I plan to pull those out with a backhoe and cut them up. Also plan to clear out several (20-30) trees to widen the driveway into the property. Those are probably the biggest jobs I'll use the saw for right off.
This is my first saw and I plan to read and learn about the safe practices of running a saw before I really get to using it.
I've been looking into safety gear and from what I can see the Labonville extreme 10-ply chaps are about the best you can get, so I think I am going to go with them. I called and asked for some advice and the girl on the phone was not really helpful answering the question I had about them. I am 38" from top of belt to the top of my foot. The chaps come in 36" and 40" length and I don't know which length I should get. I don't know if the 36 will be too short and ride up and expose my ankle, but also don't know if the 40 will be too long and much up around my foot and cause a hazard condition - any advice would be great.
Now on to boots.....I have looked at the Husqvarna Rubber Logger Boots the Viking Black Tusk Chainsaw Boots and the Labonville Kevlar Chainsaw Boot and can't decide which would be the best. I want the most protective boot I can get and am leaning toward the Viking as it has the "Green Tree" and CE Class 3 ratings. I asked the girl about the Labonville boots today and they don't have them in stock in my size and she says they no longer make them in 6-ply kevlar, just currently 2-ply. Any advice on boots would be great as well. I need to start on getting these trees cleaned out in the next week or so, so I've got to decide on some PPE and get to practicing on the saw before I jump into that project.
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This is my first saw and I plan to read and learn about the safe practices of running a saw before I really get to using it.
I've been looking into safety gear and from what I can see the Labonville extreme 10-ply chaps are about the best you can get, so I think I am going to go with them. I called and asked for some advice and the girl on the phone was not really helpful answering the question I had about them. I am 38" from top of belt to the top of my foot. The chaps come in 36" and 40" length and I don't know which length I should get. I don't know if the 36 will be too short and ride up and expose my ankle, but also don't know if the 40 will be too long and much up around my foot and cause a hazard condition - any advice would be great.
Now on to boots.....I have looked at the Husqvarna Rubber Logger Boots the Viking Black Tusk Chainsaw Boots and the Labonville Kevlar Chainsaw Boot and can't decide which would be the best. I want the most protective boot I can get and am leaning toward the Viking as it has the "Green Tree" and CE Class 3 ratings. I asked the girl about the Labonville boots today and they don't have them in stock in my size and she says they no longer make them in 6-ply kevlar, just currently 2-ply. Any advice on boots would be great as well. I need to start on getting these trees cleaned out in the next week or so, so I've got to decide on some PPE and get to practicing on the saw before I jump into that project.
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